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ABC Online |
Keeping asthma symptoms in check could prevent large number of deaths, study …
ABC Online The first national snapshot of asthma control has found a significant number of deaths could be prevented if sufferers kept their symptoms in check. The Australian study found almost half of all adult asthma sufferers had poor control over their … Aussies need more asthma symptom control |
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Poorly managed asthma leading to deaths that can be prevented, Australian …
ABC Online Asthma Australia chief executive Mark Brooke said in Australia, poorly managed asthma has tragic consequences and a better treatment plan is needed in the country. In Australia, about one in 10 people suffer from asthma. Last year it was the main cause … Many asthma deaths preventable: UK report Complacency on asthma leads to preventable deaths |
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FOX 21 Online |
Managing Exercise-Induced Asthma
FOX 21 Online “So exercise induced asthma is when you have asthma-like symptoms you have shortness of breath, coughing, tightness of the chest when you exercise or when you exert yourself,” said Dr. Thomas Chacko, an allergist. “A lot of times it's due to the air … Symptoms of exercise induced asthma Health Minute: Feeling short of breath on your run? It could be exercise … |
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ABC Online |
Child more likely to get asthma if father smoked in teens, researchers say
ABC Online New research has found babies are more likely to develop asthma if their father smoked as a teenager. Medical experts said the information should be used to educate young men about the dangers smoking could have on their unborn children. The Thoracic … |
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Brisbane Times |
Asthma attacks to be induced in patients to test new gene-inhibiting treatment
ABC Online In a world first, Queensland researchers will induce asthma in patients to try and revolutionise the treatment of the condition. Researchers at QIMR Berghofer in Brisbane are trialling a drug that inhibits a gene found to be more active in people with … Arthritis drug may help treat asthma |
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Quad-Cities Online |
RI's Overton tackles asthma, eyes 3A state meet
Quad-Cities Online Overton is better handling his chronic asthma. "It's pretty bad," Overton said on Thursday. "I probably have it at least once a match, but I can fight through it." Each time the asthma hits, Overton says he experiences a "loss of energy" and obviously … |
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Researchers Find New Asthma Trigger
The UCSD Guardian Online A new biological mechanism related to an immune response that triggers asthma was discovered by UCSD researchers in collaboration with scientists from Korea University and the University of Aberdeen. This mechanism, if selectively controlled, could be … |
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Independent Online |
Asthma and exercise: Can they coexist?
Independent Online Washington – Asthma: It's that first breath that always seems the worst. The chest tightens and the airways spasm. A cough, a wheeze and an attack. Especially when it's exacerbated by the cold of winter, asthma is a discomfort for some and a medical … |
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TheHealthSite |
Malaria Drugs Eyed As Asthma Treatment, Liver Cancer Prevention Tactic
Pharmaceutical Online (press release) Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that two, traditional anti-malaria drugs could be used to treat asthma and prevent liver cancer. Artesunate for injection is manufactured by Guilin Pharmaceuticals and … Artesunate drug can be used to control asthma, finds NUS study Herbal-Based Anti-Malarial Drug Artesunate Also Helps Control Asthma – Study Herbal anti-malaria drug may help in controlling asthma |
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Headlines & Global News |
Asthma rates drop but experts not breathing easier
Online Athens NEW YORK | A new survey suggests asthma in the U.S. may finally be on the decline. But the results are so surprising that health officials are cautious about claiming a downturn. "I wouldn't say it's good news — yet," said the study's lead author … Asthma On The Decline In The US? New Data Could Be 'Statistical Blip' |
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