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Study could point the way to new treatments for people with severe asthma – News-Medical.net


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Study could point the way to new treatments for people with severe asthma
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The immune response that occurs in patients with severe asthma is markedly different than what occurs in milder forms of the lung condition, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Those unique features could …
Study: Current treatments are not effective to treat severe asthmaTheHealthSite
Severe asthma fails to respond to treatmentTimes of India

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UC Davis pediatricians describe challenges faced by children with asthma in … – News-Medical.net


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UC Davis pediatricians describe challenges faced by children with asthma in …
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Low flu vaccination rates, medication compliance and limited access to primary care providers have contributed to the high pediatric asthma rates in California, say UC Davis pediatricians Ulfat Shaikh and Robert Byrd, who have published an extensive …
New Strategies to Fight Pediatric AsthmaHealthNewsDigest.com
UC Davis Study Guides Efforts to Find New Strategies, Solutions to Fight …PR Web (press release)

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Unsafe prescribing increases risk of life threatening asthma attacks – News-Medical.net


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Unsafe prescribing increases risk of life threatening asthma attacks
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Last year's National Review of Asthma Deaths highlighted prescribing errors in nearly half of asthma deaths in primary care (47%). Now new analysis from Asthma UK, based on data from over 500 UK GP practices, reveals evidence that over 22,000 people …

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Atopix raises additional development capital to investigate OC459 for … – News-Medical.net


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Atopix raises additional development capital to investigate OC459 for …
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Atopix Therapeutics Limited ("Atopix"), a UK biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of medicines to treat atopic dermatitis and severe asthma, today announced that it has raised additional development capital to advance its lead product …

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Study seeks to determine environmental factors that protect against asthma …
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The project's goal is to identify compounds present in dust in the farm environment that may be protective against asthma. Findings from this study could lead to the development of medicines to prevent the disease. While asthma is known to have a …

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Weight loss reduces asthma severity in obese adults, finds study – News-Medical.net


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Weight loss reduces asthma severity in obese adults, finds study
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A Canadian study published in the June issue of the journal CHEST found weight loss reduced asthma severity as measured by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in obese adults. The incidence of asthma is 1.47 times higher in obese people than …
Weight loss can reduce asthma severity in obese adultsEconomic Times

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Researchers discover new pathway that may be vital for understanding allergic … – News-Medical.net


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Researchers discover new pathway that may be vital for understanding allergic …
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There has been a great deal of interest in the research community around ILC2 cells and the newly recognised role they play in atopic diseases such as asthma, eczema and hayfever. ILC2 cells produce a molecule called IL-13, which is responsible for …
The role of immune cells in asthmaAustralian Life Scientist

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Global market for asthma treatment expected to reach $21.7 billion by 2020 – News-Medical.net

Global market for asthma treatment expected to reach $21.7 billion by 2020
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Despite generic erosion facing several of the leading asthma brands, such as Advair (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate), Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) and Xolair (omalizumab), the global market for asthma treatment is set to …

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UC Davis researchers show feasibility of using statins to treat asthma – News-Medical.net


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UC Davis researchers show feasibility of using statins to treat asthma
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Statins continue to show that their benefits extend beyond their original focus of lowering high cholesterol. With the increasing prevalence of asthma, scientists are studying the effects of statins in the lungs. In a new study in Physiological Reports …

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Prediagnostic lung function impairment common in older asthma patients – News-Medical.net


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Prediagnostic lung function impairment common in older asthma patients
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Older adults with newly diagnosed asthma are not only more likely to have pre-existing lung function impairment than younger adults, but they also experience a more rapid decline of lung function, a Danish team reports in Respiratory Medicine. “Our …

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