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STAT6 may explain mortality associated with some asthma drug
Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) The “black box” warning on some long-acting beta agonists – drugs used to ward off asthma attacks – mandates that such medications be sold as combination agents that contain a steroid to prevent the rare episodes of medication-associated deaths. |
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UCLA, USC partner on mHealth projects to help young asthma patients
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release) Scientists from University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California are embarking on a $6 million research effort to use smartphones and smartwatches to help young asthma sufferers improve thier health, according to an … App for Kids to ID Asthma Attack Triggers |
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GSK, Propeller Health partner to study smart inhalers for asthma, COPD drugs
FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration) Fierce 15 company Propeller Health has announced an R&D collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK), under which it will design and manufacture a custom sensor for the Ellipta inhaler to be used in GSK clinical studies of asthma and COPD. The goal is to … GSK, Propeller Health Ink R&D Deal For Custom Respiratory Device Propeller Health Announces Development Agreement and R&D Collaboration with … Propeller Health, GSK to Develop Digital Sensor for Ellipta® Inhaler |
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Assessing impact of asthma and eczema on children's lives
EurekAlert (press release) CHICAGO — A new Northwestern Medicine project, "Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis Validation of PROMIS Pediatric Instruments" (AAD-PEPR), will focus on two common childhood diseases that affect almost 25 percent of American children under age 18. |
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Beware, asthma sufferers: Migraines may worsen
EurekAlert (press release) CINCINNATI–Pre-existing asthma may be a strong predictor of future chronic migraine attacks in individuals experiencing occasional migraine headaches, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC), Montefiore Headache Center, Albert … |
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New clinical trial to improve diagnosis of asthma
HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog) A research team at The University of Nottingham is calling on people diagnosed with mild asthma to take part in a clinical trial to see whether a simple new breath test can improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. Asthma UK recently … |
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Vitamin D does not reduce colds in asthma patients American Thoracic Society
EurekAlert (press release) 23, 2015 – Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the number or severity of colds in asthma patients, according to a new study published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care … Vitamin D does not reduce cold severity, frequency in adults with asthma |
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Early childhood bronchiolitis increases asthma risk in adulthood
EurekAlert (press release) Persons who have had bronchiolitis in early childhood have an increased risk of asthma at the age of 28-31 and a weaker health-related quality of life than their peers. In lung function tests, they also demonstrate changes indicative of irreversible … |
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High levels of physical activity may worsen asthma control in young females
EurekAlert (press release) Among 526 adolescents and young adults who were asked about their exercise habits, those with asthma tended to report more physical activity than those without asthma. Compared with moderate physical activity, high physical activity levels were linked … |
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STOP & LISTEN: Asthma forum set for Thursday
Imperial Valley Press There are several factors for the fact Thursday's 2015 Stop and Listen Asthma Forum will bring together researchers, community leaders, planners, government officials, environmentalists and concerned citizens to discuss the environmental and other … |
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