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Schoolgirl, 13, who died from massive asthma attack 'would still be alive if
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The mum of a girl who died from a massive asthma attack told an inquest today that she would still be alive if she had been given the opportunity to see a specialist doctor. Tamara Mills was described as a “wonderful girl” with her whole life in front
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Asthma drug to make “massive difference” to thousands of Midland youngsters – Birmingham Mail

Asthma drug to make "massive difference" to thousands of Midland youngsters
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A wonder asthma drug could help thousands of children in the West Midlands breathe easier after health experts recommended it be used to treat under 11s for the first time. Dr Adel Mansur, consultant physician at Heartlands Hospital, said the treatment

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Asthma and the Enviorment

Environmental Triggers may Contribute to the Development of Asthma says New Study

The Times of India is reporting that a new study by the Shanghai Women’s Health Asthma and Allergy has suggested that an impaired ability to handle oxidative stress that arises from exposure to secondhand smoke and other environmental triggers may contribute to the development of asthma.

The results suggest regulating the body’s antioxidant defense system may play an important role in asthma prevention.

“We found that the host antioxidant defense system is compromised among those destined to develop asthma, and therefore these individuals may be less able to handle environmental exposures that may cause asthma,” said study author Emma Larkin, research assistant professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The researchers collected data from 65,732 women with no history of asthma who completed standardized questionnaires about asthma diagnoses and symptoms on two occasions following enrollment.

From this group, the researchers selected 150 women with confirmed new development of asthma and 294 healthy controls. Levels of antioxidants and other enzymes associated with oxidative stress were measured from blood and urine samples prior to asthma development.

Questionnaire data indicated 96 per cent of the women were never-smokers and 44 per cent were exposed to secondhand smoke through husbands or workplace exposure.

“Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of asthma, and we believe that our ability to combat the detrimental effects of environmental exposures such as secondhand smoke through antioxidant enzyme defense is very important,” Larkin said.

The researchers found that increased host antioxidant defense enzyme activity measured prior to disease onset was associated with a reduction in risk of asthma. Specifically, high levels of an enzyme that prevents the formation of platelet-aggregating factor (PAF), which is linked with asthma, were associated with a decreased risk of asthma.

The study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference said the Times of India report.

University of Michigan will get $22.5 million for role in massive study that … – AnnArbor.com

University of Michigan will get $22.5 million for role in massive study that
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to adulthood in order to shed light on the mix of environmental and other factors that may lead to conditions ranging from asthma to infant mortality.
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