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Childhood respiratory infections rather than analgesics usage linked to risk …
News-Medical.net A new study conducted by Boston researchers reports that the link between asthma and early childhood use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these analgesics, rather than the drugs … |
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University of Utah receives $1.9M research award to study asthma in children
News-Medical.net The e-AT helps engage parents in weekly monitoring of their child's chronic asthma symptoms and guides parents to recognize warning signs of asthma attacks in order to prompt appropriate interventions and, if necessary, visits to primary care providers. |
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New report highlights factors that contribute to asthma – from News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.net There is still no cure for asthma, so for 22 million people in the U.S., this chronic disease continues to be a daily burden no matter where they live. But it's not just air pollution they should be worried about. Factors such as pollen, secondhand … |
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Study: Chalk may cause allergy and asthma symptoms in students with milk allergy
News-Medical.net Many of today's school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But according to a study published in the May issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma … |
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COPD-asthma overlap 'needs greater recognition' – from News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.net The authors found that patients with overlap COPD-asthma were more likely to be women (55.2 vs 24.2%), to never have smoked (56.7 vs 19.5%), and have a significantly higher body mass index (29.1 vs 27.8 kg/m2) than non-overlap patients. However … |
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Atopy's immunologic properties change with age in asthma
News-Medical.net Overall, statistically significant synergistic interactivity on an additive scale between atopy and elevated eosinophil level in current asthma was present among patients aged 6-17 and 18-40 years with an excess prevalence of 15.3% and 10.8%, respectively. |
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Smokefree laws reduce adult asthma admissions – from News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.net "There is already evidence that smoke-free legislation in England is associated with reductions in secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking adults and fewer emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks and childhood asthma," commented Sims … |
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Overweight exacerbates air pollution symptoms in childhood asthma
News-Medical.net Elizabeth Matsui (Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) and colleagues recruited 148 children with persistent asthma, aged 5-17 years, to assess the influence of weight on the effects of indoor exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine … |
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Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions allies …
News-Medical.net The need for costly health care services was reduced in six low-income communities that had participated in a special initiative to improve pediatric asthma control, led by faculty and staff at the Center for Managing Chronic Disease at the University … |
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Researchers examine impact of Allies Against Asthma initiative on health care use
News-Medical.net The need for costly health care services was reduced in six low-income communities that had participated in a special initiative to improve pediatric asthma control, led by faculty and staff at the Center for Managing Chronic Disease at the University … |
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