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Asthma surgery working for hard-to-help patients
Columbus Dispatch Ruth McFarland and her doctor had tried everything to control her asthma. Singulair (a pill), a regular inhaler, a rescue inhaler, a nebulizer and Xolair (an injection for people with allergic asthma) weren't enough to keep the 59-year-old out of … |
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Study finds IL-13 stimulates airway fibroblast invasion in asthma patients
News-Medical.net Changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called fibroblasts, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke … |
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Protein associated with allergic response causes airway changes in asthma patients
EurekAlert (press release) Changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called fibroblasts, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke … |
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AAAAI: Asthma Patients More Likely to Have Diabetes
MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO — Patients diagnosed with asthma are more than twice as likely as nonasthmatics to also be diagnosed with diabetes, researchers said here. In addition, researchers working with a Mayo … Link between asthma and higher risk of diabetes reported |
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AANMA survey details the impact of asthma and allergies on patients and their …
News-Medical.net Today Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) released a first-of-its-kind survey detailing the impact of asthma and allergies on the people who cope with it every day. The survey confirms what many already know: asthma and allergies … |
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'Asthma patients celebrate Holi but with precautions'
Indian Express The festival of colours, Holi, could pose a threat for those suffering from asthma if they do not take precautions, warned Dr Meenu Singh, Assistant Professor of the Advanced Paediatric Centre, PGIMER at a press conference on Thursday. … Don't let Holi leave you breathless |
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Inactivated H1N1 vaccine safe, immunogenic in patients with asthma
American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com Key points: A single 15-µg dose of inactivated H1N1 vaccine is safe and induces a strong immunogenic response in most patients with asthma, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. … |
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Asthma patients going herbal
6minutes More than one in three women with asthma turn to alternative therapists such as naturopaths and herbalists after conventional care fails to adequately address their healthcare needs, a 10 year study from Newcastle … |
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UK: Millions of patients set to benefit from a modern NHS
7thSpace Interactive (press release) Almost one in three of the population have a long term condition – such as asthma, heart and lung disease, arthritis, hypertension and diabetes – and half of people over the age of 60 have one. They are the biggest users of the NHS accounting for … NHS 'must change to meet demands' REFORM 'WILL SAVE THE NHS' |
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Shortage of medicines hits patients
The Bostwana Gazette It is understood that a number of clinics across the country have been hit by shortage of medicines including those that are commonly used to treat chronic ailments such as hypertension, diabetes and asthma. A nurse in Gaborone said since the end of … |
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