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Rewiring DNA circuitry could help treat asthma
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress) — Reprogramming asthma-promoting immune cells in mice diminishes airway damage and inflammation, and could potentially lead to new treatments for people with asthma, researchers have found. |
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Handling of confounding in diet and asthma, allergy studies poor
Medical Xpress (HealthDay) — Studies investigating the effect of diet on the development of childhood asthma and allergies generally have substantial shortcomings with regard to how they handle confounding and effect modification, according to research published … |
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No link found between asthma drugs, suicide attempts
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress) — Treating asthma with leukotriene-modifying agents does not pose an increased risk of suicide in children, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. |
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Asthma rates higher near busy highway
Medical Xpress (HealthDay) — Residents of homes that are located near congested highways have higher rates of asthma, new research finds. |
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Obese asthma patients have reduced treatment response
Medical Xpress (HealthDay) — Compared with lean patients, obese patients with asthma have higher neutrophil counts and a reduced response to corticosteroid treatment, … |
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'Asthma Risk In Kids Lowered By Having Pets'
Medical News Today According to a new study, conducted by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and presented by the 2012 General Meeting of the American … Having a dog may protect children from developing asthma Dogs can help prevent childhood asthma Dogs: Saving Your Family From The Dangers Of Asthma |
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Web-based tool helps parents improve on kids' asthma treatment
Medical Xpress Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma have a three-fold greater … |
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Children with asthma marginalized in movies, researcher says
Medical Xpress A Rutgers–Camden professor says that children with asthma are the real-life superheroes, facing down breathlessness and operating life-saving devices whenever and wherever asthma attacks strike. Cindy Dell Clark, who teaches anthropology at … |
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Vanderbilt first medical center in Nashville to offer bronchial thermoplasty …
News-Medical.net Hannah Andrews, 23, who has suffered from severe asthma since she was a child, is breathing easier now thanks to a new procedure offered at Vanderbilt known as bronchial thermoplasty. Vanderbilt is the first medical center in Nashville to offer the … |
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Study: Why hot, humid air triggers symptoms in patients with mild asthma
Medical Xpress May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June … |
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