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'Not Sexy' diseases like asthma need more public – and medical – attention
Telegraph.co.uk Each year there are more than 1000 deaths from asthma. The charity Asthma UK estimates that 90 per cent of these are preventable Photo: Alamy By Max Pemberton There are many ways of categorising disease, either by the anatomical changes that are … |
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Positive results trial for new asthma treatment
Medical Xpress This pioneering trial investigated the potential for SNG001 to protect asthmatics from respiratory virus infections, principally the common cold, that can spread to the lung, which are a major cause of worsening asthma symptoms. Synairgen reports positive Phase II asthma trial data Synairgen no wheeze as asthma drug trial boosts shares |
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Mental Illness Linked To Chronic Physical Illness Risk
Medical News Today In addition, 10.6% of adults without mental illness in the past year also had asthma, compared to 15.7% of adults who had any mental illness. In addition, the researchers found that individuals who suffered from a serious mental illness (ie a mental … Adults Experiencing Mental Illness Have Higher Rates of Certain Chronic … |
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Starhaler® Device Finalist at Medical Design Excellence Awards
MarketWatch (press release) MUMBAI, India, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — SPARC Ltd's Combitide Starhaler® for asthma and COPD is a finalist at the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) to be held in Philadelphia this May. MDEA is the premier awards program for … |
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Death rate for children with asthma is rising
Medical Xpress Parents of children with asthma are urged to be more vigilant. Credit: AAP/Simon Renilson Health experts have warned parents of children with asthma to take the condition more seriously as new data reveals that in recent years asthma-related deaths … Rise in child asthma deaths concerning Asthma Secretly Growing in Children Asthma warning over Tasmania fires |
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Reducing hospital admissions for asthmatics
Medical Xpress Children with moderate or severe asthma attacks who are treated with systemic corticosteroids during the first 75 minutes of triage in the Emergency Department (ED) were 16% less likely to be admitted to hospital. This highlights the importance of … |
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Asthma: A vaccination that works using intramuscular injection
Medical Xpress Asthma is a chronic inflammatory and respiratory disease caused by an abnormal reactivity to allergens in the environment. Of the several avenues of exploration that are currently being developed, vaccination appears to be the most promising approach. Asthma vaccine created in Nantes |
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Changes in asthma treatment improve wait time and patient care in emergency
Medical Xpress Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children requiring a visit to Emergency. Every year, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) sees more than 2500 patients with asthma. Two thirds of these asthma patients present with more than … |
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Asthmatic Children Had Lung Function Deficits As Newborns
Medical News Today According to a new study from researchers in Denmark published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, children who develop asthma by the time they are seven years … Lung Function Deficits in Babies May Lead to Future Asthma Children who develop asthma have lung function deficits as neonates |
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Children who develop asthma have lung function deficits as neonates
Medical Xpress Children who develop asthma by age seven have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates, a new study from researchers in Denmark suggests. "Previous research on the relationship between neonatal lung function and the … |
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