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Sublingual immunotherapy tablet safe in asthma patients
Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—For individuals with asthma and allergic rhinitis with/without conjunctivitis (AR/C), treatment with a Timothy grass sublingual immunotherapy tablet (SLIT-tablet) seems safe, according to research published online Dec. 14 in Allergy. |
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Study shows epinephrine auto-injectors and asthma inhalers used incorrectly
Medical Xpress Millions of Americans with severe allergies and asthma are prescribed medical devices to help relieve symptoms and sometimes, to treat potentially fatal allergic reactions. Unfortunately, very few people use their prescribed medical devices properly … |
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Most people with asthma or severe allergies do not use medical devices …
News-Medical.net For people with asthma or severe allergies, medical devices like inhalers and epinephrine autoinjectors, such as EpiPen, can be lifesaving. However, a new study by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston indicates that a majority of … |
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Asthma risks 'may be boosted by energy efficient homes'
Medical News Today However, the new study – published in the journal Environment International – argues that behavioral changes are needed to avoid this drive toward energy efficient homes boosting asthma risk. The UK, the researchers remind, has one of the highest … Energy Efficient Homes Linked to Greater Risk of Asthma Energy-efficient homes may trigger asthma Energy efficient houses could increase risk of developing asthma, researchers … |
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Scientists to study causes of asthma in organisms without lungs
Medical Xpress Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, will research the biology of human asthma by using a slime mould, an organism which has no lungs but could hold the key to new treatments. Scientists to explore biology of human asthma by using slime mould |
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Bed-sharing toddlers 'more likely to develop asthma in later childhood'
Medical News Today But the researchers found that bed-sharing at 24 months was associated with increased risk of wheezing between the ages of 3 and 6 years old, and toddlers who bed-shared at this age were also at higher risk of being diagnosed with asthma at age 6. Higher rate of asthma seen in toddlers who share a bed with their parents Raised Asthma Risk Seen for Toddlers Who Share Bed With Parents Toddlers who share bed with parents 'have a higher risk of asthma' |
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Energy efficient homes linked to asthma
Medical Xpress Obstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma. Credit: Yale Rosen/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 2.0. The drive for energy efficient homes could increase … Energy efficiency linked to asthma |
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Higher rate of asthma seen in toddlers who share a bed with their parents
Medical Xpress This finding could suggest that, rather than bed-sharing causing asthma, parents may take the decision to share a bed with their child if they notice asthma symptoms as a way of monitoring their children. However, this hypothesis was not confirmed by … Bed-sharing toddlers in asthma link Toddlers sharing a bed with parents 'risk asthma' Asthma linked to bed-sharing by toddlers |
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Vitamin D deficiency ups odds of asthma exacerbation
Medical Xpress Ronit Confino-Cohen, M.D., from the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel, and colleagues examined the correlations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) level and asthma in a cohort of Israeli adults aged 22 to 50 years. Participants with … |
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Smartphone game helps children to improve asthma inhaler technique
Medical Xpress Researchers at The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a new interactive smartphone game can help children use a key asthma inhaler ('a spacer') far more effectively, allowing them … |
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