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World Asthma Day 2016: Why We Need To Reduce Air Pollution, Environmental Toxins More Than Ever – Medical Daily


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World Asthma Day 2016: Why We Need To Reduce Air Pollution, Environmental Toxins More Than Ever
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Asthma rates have increased significantly in recent decades, with the number of people diagnosed with asthma in the United States growing 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009. In some cases, the rise could be a result of overdiagnosis; it could also be …
Call for Action on World Asthma DayPublic News Service
City doctors to wheel out anti-pollution drive todayTimes of India
Awareness campaign launched against air pollutionBusiness Standard

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Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits – Medical Xpress

Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits
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For the study, "The Twitter Asthma Pulse: Using Real-Time Twitter Data to Prospectively Predict Asthma Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions in a Population," researchers collected tweets posted between October 2013 and June 2014 and …

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Extreme heat and precipitation linked to more severe asthma requiring hospitalization – Medical Xpress


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Extreme heat and precipitation linked to more severe asthma requiring hospitalization
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Based on over a decade of asthma hospitalization data (115,923 cases from 2000-2012), researchers observed higher risk of asthma hospitalization after extreme heat or extreme precipitation events. The increases in risk were particularly high during …

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Yoga may have health benefits for people with asthma – Medical Xpress


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Yoga may have health benefits for people with asthma
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A new Cochrane Review summarizes the results of randomised trials and has found evidence that practicing yoga might be able to improve asthma quality of life and symptoms to some extent. However, researchers also warned that higher-quality studies with …
Can yoga really help to fight asthma?Mirror.co.uk

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Outcomes of immunotherapy tablet for house dust mite allergy-related asthma – Medical Xpress


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Outcomes of immunotherapy tablet for house dust mite allergy-related asthma
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Bronchial asthma is a serious global health problem with increasing prevalence in many countries. House dust mite sensitization is present in up to 50 percent of patients with asthma, and exposure to HDM allergen has been related to asthma severity.
Dust Mite SLIT Promising Add-On to Asthma Maintenance MedsMedPage Today
Journal of the American Medical Association Publishes Phase III Data from Allergic Asthma Trial with ALK's House …PR Newswire (press release)

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Medical staff accused of failing to take simple steps to cut asthma death toll – Express.co.uk


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Medical staff accused of failing to take simple steps to cut asthma death toll
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A new campaign is being launched next week by British Thoracic Society, which represents respiratory specialists, and the charity Asthma UK to make doctors and nurses aware of the measures needed to reduce the death toll. The campaign highlights …

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New Biodegradable Nanoparticles May Become ‘Universal Treatment’ For Allergies, Asthma – Medical Daily


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New Biodegradable Nanoparticles May Become 'Universal Treatment' For Allergies, Asthma
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Researchers have developed a potential new method to treat asthma and allergies by sneaking allergens into the body, masked behind biodegradable nanoparticles. This method would prevent the immune system from attacking them, and possibly even cure …

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