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September 25, 2015

Dr Khurshid Guru saves toddler suffering asthma attack with makeshift medical … – Daily Mail

Dr Khurshid Guru saves toddler suffering asthma attack with makeshift medical …
Daily Mail
When Dr Khurshid Guru heard there was a child suffering an asthma attack aboard his transatlantic flight last week, the quick-thinking physician came to the rescue armed only with a plastic water bottle, a cup, some tape and an oxygen tank. As director …
Doctor Makes Makeshift Nebulizer for Ill Child Aboard Air Canada FlightTravelPulse
Doc saves toddler by ingeniously using makeshift nebulizerAOL News
Doctor Rigs Device to Help Child on PlaneNewser

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September 24, 2015

Time for a new language for asthma control: results from REALISE Asia – Dove Medical Press

Time for a new language for asthma control: results from REALISE Asia
Dove Medical Press
Purpose: Asthma is a global health problem, and asthma prevalence in Asia is increasing. The REcognise Asthma and LInk to Symptoms and Experience Asia study assessed patients' perception of asthma control and attitudes toward treatment in an …

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September 9, 2015

Major European study moves a step closer to treatments for severe asthma – Medical Xpress

Major European study moves a step closer to treatments for severe asthma
Medical Xpress
Over 30 million adults and children in Europe suffer from asthma and it is estimated that of these, 4% (approximately 1.2 million people) have severe asthma. People with the disease experience daily symptoms despite receiving high doses of medical …

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September 9, 2015

Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma – Medical Xpress

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Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma
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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. Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 …

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September 7, 2015

New research finds ozone in smog may cause asthma – Medical Xpress

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New research finds ozone in smog may cause asthma
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It's completely invisible, but the distinctive smell of electrical discharge after photocopying is a tell-tale sign of ozone in the air. Ozone is a component of what we refer to as 'smog' and on hot sunny days, in cities with high traffic volumes, more …

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September 1, 2015

Mothers’ diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma – Medical Xpress

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Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma
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In one of two related studies lead by Professor Graham Devereux and Dr Steve Turner, maternal dietary deficiencies in vitamins D and E during pregnancy have been linked to increased asthma risk in school-aged children up to the age of 10 years.

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August 28, 2015

Sublingual Immunotherapy Not Currently Recommended For Asthma Control – Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com (blog)

Sublingual Immunotherapy Not Currently Recommended For Asthma Control
Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com (blog)
Response: Asthma is a common, long-term, respiratory condition which affects over 300 million people worldwide. It is a burden not only for the individual with asthma but also for the health services that care for them and the wider economy, due to …

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August 19, 2015

Study reveals new insights into how asthma ‘pathways’ could be blocked – Medical Xpress

Study reveals new insights into how asthma 'pathways' could be blocked
Medical Xpress
Asthma affects about five million people in the UK. Not all patients respond the same way to current treatments, suggesting that asthma is more than a single disease. Drugs that target specific molecules in the lungs suggest that the typical symptoms …

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August 13, 2015

Asthma cells scramble like ‘there’s a fire drill’ – Medical Xpress

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Asthma cells scramble like 'there's a fire drill'
Medical Xpress
In people with asthma, the cells that line the airways in the lungs are unusually shaped and "scramble around like there's a fire drill going on." But according to a study at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an unexpected discovery …

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August 5, 2015

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Summer Tips for Dealing with Asthma – Camel City Dispatch

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Summer Tips for Dealing with Asthma
Camel City Dispatch
When summer rolls around, many of us look forward to taking vacations and relaxing poolside. But for some of the millions of Americans who suffer from asthma, the rising temperatures and longer days signal a time to be on guard and prepared for …

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