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Overweight children face increased risk of asthma
News-Medical.net As to the use of inhaled corticosteroids, particular attention should be paid to using the lowest sufficient dose to maintain adequate asthma control," says Ms Virpi Sidoroff, MD, who presented the results in her doctoral dissertation. Growing evidence … |
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Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities
News-Medical.net Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions. The findings also confirm that comorbidities among asthma patients are common, with … |
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Perinatal probiotic supplements do not prevent childhood asthma
News-Medical.net medwireNews: There is insufficient evidence to support the use of probiotic supplements during pregnancy or infancy to prevent the development of asthma in infants, Canadian researchers report. Among 3257 infants enrolled in nine randomized clinical … |
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Asthma link to mood disorders strengthened
News-Medical.net Results from a prospective study support a relationship between asthma in adolescence and future diagnosis of mood disorders. The Taiwanese data indicated that children aged 10 to 15 years with asthma were over twice as likely to develop bipolar … |
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Childhood asthma secondhand smoke education vital
News-Medical.net Among 738 smokers interviewed, those who looked after children with asthma were significantly more likely to report having a smoking ban at home than caregivers of children without asthma. However, when the research team objectively measured … |
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Cardiovascular disease in asthma needs attention
News-Medical.net Researchers say that there should be a greater emphasis on preventing cardiovascular disease in people with asthma after finding that it was the leading cause of death in hospitalized asthma patients. And, in contrast to those with chronic obstructive … |
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Fat mass not linked to lung function in children with asthma
News-Medical.net They studied 21 girls (mean age 13.6 years) and 27 boys (mean age 11.9 years) with asthma who underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) to measure body composition, as well as spirometry. In boys, there was a significant positive correlation … |
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Research suggests new way of treating asthma in obese people
News-Medical.net Research conducted at Boston Children's Hospital indicates that obesity might cause asthma via factors in the immune system and suggests a new way of treating asthma in obese people—who often respond poorly to standard asthma medications. The study … Obesity May Cause Asthma by Altering the Immune System |
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Early antibiotic use linked to asthma, not atopy
News-Medical.net Research from the UK has found a “robust and dose-dependent” association between antibiotic use in the first 2 years of life and subsequent asthma at the age of 7 and a half years. But the data, from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, … |
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AANMA partners with AAE and AAPA-AAI to build network focusing on allergy …
News-Medical.net "Asthma educators and physician assistants offer a wealth of knowledge and expertise to help educate and advocate for patients with asthma and allergies," says Tonya Winders, AANMA Chief Operating Officer. "We welcome the chance to work with these … |
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