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Children who develop asthma have lung function deficits as neonates
PhysOrg.com Children who develop asthma by age seven have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates, a new study from researchers in Denmark suggests. "Previous research on the relationship between neonatal lung function and the … |
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Late preemie birth may be linked to higher asthma risk
PhysOrg.com (HealthDay) — Babies born just a few weeks early appear to face a greater risk of developing asthma when compared with children born at full term, new research reveals. The observation applied to infants born between the 34th and 37th week of … AAAAI: Asthma Patients More Tolerant of Food Challenges Allergy Collaborative Turns First Focus on Food Allergy Many Asthmatics Do Well on Food-Allergy Tests |
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Many asthmatics do well on food-allergy tests, study finds
PhysOrg.com (HealthDay) — People with asthma fare better on a type of food-allergy test called a "food challenge" than non-asthmatics, new research suggests. Food challenges involve people suspected of having a food allergy eating small amounts of the food orally … Treating symptoms of allergic rhinitis improved asthma outcomes Seasonal Allergies: Symptoms, Causes and Coping Heavy rains from summer, mild winter set stage for springtime attacks and … |
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Smoke exposure late in pregnancy might boost baby's eczema risk
PhysOrg.com The study authors pointed out that it is already known that children whose mothers were exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy are at a higher than normal risk for developing asthma or respiratory infections. However, previous studies regarding the … |
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Pregnant asthmatic women warned of health risks
PhysOrg.com (Medical Xpress) — Many pregnant women who suffer from asthma are putting their unborn child's health at risk by failing to use the right medication, according to a University of Adelaide researcher. Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Annette Osei-Kumah says … |
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New molecule discovered in fight against allergy
PhysOrg.com The molecule can be found on the surface of the immune cells which play a key role in the recognition of a major allergen from house dust mites called Der p 1, a leading cause of asthma in northern Europe. The recognition of the allergen by the immune … |
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Asthma rate and costs from traffic-related air pollution are much higher than …
PhysOrg.com A research team led by University of Massachusetts Amherst resource economist Sylvia Brandt, with colleagues in California and Switzerland, have revised the cost burden sharply upward for childhood asthma and for the first time include the number of … Asthma Rates Due to Traffic Related Air Pollution Are Higher Than Expected Breaking Down the Cost of Asthma Asthma costs from air pollution costs Long Beach and Riverside $18 million a year |
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Work in cells, animals, patients reveals toxin's role in asthma
PhysOrg.com (press release) Dr. Baseman leads studies of whether a common respiratory bacterial pathogen and the toxin it makes are initiating and intensifying asthma and other allergic diseases. Credit: UT Health Science Center San Antonio Five years ago, microbiologists at The … |
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Asthma rates double for WTC first responders
PhysOrg.com The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population as a result of their exposure to the toxic dust from the … |
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UIC researchers test effects of vitamin D on asthma severity
PhysOrg.com Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are recruiting volunteers with asthma for a study of whether taking vitamin D can make asthma medication more effective. The study is called VIDA (Vitamin D add-on therapy enhances corticosteroid … |
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