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OTC asthma inhaler endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment
News-Medical.net An over-the-counter (OTC) asthma inhaler up for approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment, according to Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), a leading nonprofit … Seasons change, so do asthma triggers |
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Children exposed to cigarette smoke may have lesser response to asthma …
News-Medical.net Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found. Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid … Passive Smoking Lowers Treatment Effectiveness in Children with Asthma Passive smoking dangerous for asthmatic kids Passive smoke hits kids' asthma treatment |
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Passive smoking worsens asthma symptoms, impairs children's response to …
News-Medical.net Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found. Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid … |
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Mother's illness, allergen exposure during pregency may predict child's risk …
News-Medical.net The study, published in the February issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found a mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the in utero environment, thus increasing a baby's risk of developing allergy and asthma … |
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Mother's illness, allergen exposure may predict child's risk of asthma
News-Medical.net The study, published in the February issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found a mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the in utero environment, thus increasing a baby's risk of developing allergy and asthma … |
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Quality improvement initiative may enhance asthma control, outcomes for high …
News-Medical.net Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have successfully carried out what is believed to be the first initiative conducted exclusively among teenagers to show significant improvement in their asthma outcomes. The quality … |
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Salmonella infections can reduce incidence of asthma, say researchers
News-Medical.net Researchers from Germany have identified the mechanism by which Salmonella infections can reduce the incidence of asthma in mice. The research, which appears ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity, opens up new avenues of research that … |
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AccentHealth buys Caervision's Asthma and Allergy waiting room television …
News-Medical.net AccentHealth, the leading patient education company at the Point-of-Care, announced today it has purchased the Asthma and Allergy waiting room television network of Caervision Corp. The new doctor office locations will become part of the AccentHealth … AccentHealth Grows Point-of-Care TV Network with Acquisition of Caervision's … |
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Low gut microbial diversity in infants' intestines can increase risk for asthma
News-Medical.net Low gut microbial diversity in the intestines of infants can increase the risk for asthma development. These are the findings of the age 7 follow-up in a multi-year study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. In 2011 the results of a … |
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Diet high in fibre may ward off asthma
News-Medical.net The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment the dietary fibres contained in them and fatty … |
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