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Anxiety, depression linked to poor asthma control
Healio Giorgio Ciprandi, MD, of the department of medicine at IRCCS — Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino in Italy, and colleagues analyzed 263 patients with asthma by performing a clinical examination that included testing lung function and … |
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MedPage Today |
Poor Sleep May Exacerbate Asthma in Urban Kids
MedPage Today In a group of young children living in an urban setting, digital sleep and pulmonary function trackers showed children with asthma were waking up at least once a night, and 40% were waking five times per night, even though 41% of kids and 43% of … |
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City looks to reduce asthma rates in poor neighborhoods
Capital New York In an effort to reduce asthma in low-income neighborhoods, the de Blasio administration will work to pass a law requiring owners of multi-unit housing to have a smoking policy, and disclose it to current and prospective residents. The proposal was … |
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Medical Xpress |
Genetic variance explains poor response to common asthma medications
Medical Xpress Asthma affects close to 26 million people in the United States, 7 million of them children. Although people suffering from asthma share similar clinical symptoms, it is triggered by multiple genetic and environmental factors. This makes asthma a series … Study opens door to new treatment for hard-to-treat asthmatic children Why Does Asthma Put a Food-Allergic Child at a Higher Risk of Anaphylaxis? |
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Public Release: 21-Apr-2015 Genetic variance explains poor response to …
EurekAlert (press release) CINCINNATI – Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatment – currently the most effective treatment for chronic asthma and acute asthma attack. Conducted at Cincinnati Children … |
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Genetic Variance Explains Poor Response to Common Asthma Medications
PR Newswire (press release) CINCINNATI, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatment – currently the most effective treatment for chronic asthma and acute asthma … |
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Lansoprazole Could Worsen Asthma Control in Children With Poor Metabolizer …
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) — Children with poor metabolizer phenotype based on CYP2C19 have worse asthma control after six months of lansoprazole treatment, according to a study published online April 6 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Jason E. Lansoprazole Worsens Asthma Control in Poor Metabolizers |
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Lung Disease News |
Central Obesity in Women Found to Be Associated With Poor Asthma Control
Lung Disease News Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory, respiratory disease that is still uncontrolled in a considerably high number of patients. Comorbidities like obesity have been reported to negatively influence asthma control, and the harmful effects of these … |
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Reduced airway lumen area, poor symptom control linked in smokers with asthma
Healio Neil C. Thomson, MD, of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study on 93 participants with asthma, including 46 smokers, to determine if symptom control in … |
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Lung Disease News |
Patients with Asthma and Xerostomia Have Poor Levels of Controlled Disease
Lung Disease News COPD Exacerbations According to recent study, patients that suffer from asthma and a condition called xerostomia (or dry mouth syndrome), have poor levels of controlled disease. The results of the study entitled “Xerostomia relates to the degree of … |
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