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Major role for body weight in COPD, asthma risk
News-Medical.net Results from a large study in Italy show that increasing body weight is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma risk, independent of smoking history. The research team, led by Mario Cazzola (University of Rome Tor … |
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Specialty asthma care no benefit to adherence in underserved children
News-Medical.net Results of a study of underserved children with asthma in the USA suggest that they may be losing out on the benefits of specialty care. Researchers from the University of Maryland in Baltimore found that Medicaid-insured children being treated by an … |
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Inhaled corticosteroids increase pneumonia risk in asthma
News-Medical.net Research from the UK indicates that the use of inhaled corticosteroids is independently associated with an increased risk for pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in patients with asthma. The findings, reported in Chest, show that … |
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Asthma experts united to tackle Europe's high asthma prevalence and death rates
News-Medical.net Asthma experts from across Europe are uniting as part of a new partnership launched this week to tackle Europe's high asthma prevalence and death rates. The European Asthma Research and Innovation partnership (EARIP) aims to reduce asthma deaths in … |
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Alert to CAM use in asthma
News-Medical.net Researchers from Canada say that physicians should be aware of the high prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among patients with asthma. Their study, published in the BMJ Open, shows that over one-third of patients with … |
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Improved lung function in patients with moderate asthma severity observed with …
News-Medical.net Boehringer Ingelheim will present a pooled analysis of new data from the Phase 3 UniTinA-asthma® program at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress 2013 in Barcelona. The data from the individual MezzoTinA-asthma® Phase 3 studies … |
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Mental health–asthma link heightened by obesity
News-Medical.net Data from Norway suggest that anxiety and depression interact with obesity to increase the risk for adult-onset asthma. The findings, which came from the Nord–Trøndelag Health Study, show that individuals with anxiety or depression on the Hospital … |
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Asthma exacerbates PE risk
News-Medical.net Data from Taiwan show that asthma is associated with a significant increase in the risk for pulmonary embolism (PE), particularly in patients who experience exacerbations. The research team analyzed data on 31,402 asthma patients who were newly … |
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Inhaled steroids linked to improved school performance in asthma
News-Medical.net Researchers from Greece say that the use of steroid inhalers in elementary school children with asthma may improve school performance over other forms of therapy. Writing in BioMed Research International, the team suggests this could be due to the … |
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Asthma sufferers exposed to heavy traffic pollution or wood smoke experience …
News-Medical.net Asthma sufferers frequently exposed to heavy traffic pollution or smoke from wood fire heaters, experienced a significant worsening of symptoms, a new University of Melbourne led study has found. The study is the first of its kind to assess the impact … Pollution worsens asthma symptoms Traffic pollution and wood smoke worsens asthma symptoms |
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