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New guidelines for severe asthma provide an updated definition of the disease …
Science Codex Although severe asthma is estimated to account for less than 10% of all asthmatics, these patients have the greatest burden and require a disproportionate amount of healthcare costs to be spent on treating their condition, which is harder to control. New severe asthma guidelines issued |
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New guidelines for severe asthma provide an updated definition of the disease …
Medical Xpress Although severe asthma is estimated to account for less than 10% of all asthmatics, these patients have the greatest burden and require a disproportionate amount of healthcare costs to be spent on treating their condition, which is harder to control. |
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Appropriate exercise programs can provide benefits to people with asthma
News-Medical.net Appropriate exercise programs can provide valuable benefits to people with asthma, helping to reduce the severity of attacks or prevent them entirely, finds a new evidence review in The Cochrane Library. The review also showed that, contrary to fears … |
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Two Tests in Combination Can Provide Better Asthma Diagnosis
Science Daily (press release) Sep. 24, 2013 — It was previously thought that the two test methods signalled the same type of asthma. But a new study, led by researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that the methods actually signal two different inflammatory processes. With … |
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Two tests in combination can provide better asthma diagnosis
Medical Xpress It was previously thought that the two test methods signalled the same type of asthma. But a new study, led by researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that the methods actually signal two different inflammatory processes. With the tests used … |
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Experimental Asthma Drug May Provide Major Relief–But For a Limited Group of …
TIME A promising new drug for treating asthma could not only reduce asthma symptoms but also improve lung function in patients, according to a new study. The results of the trial involving dupilumab, which is being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and … Experimental asthma drug helps untreatable patients in study New asthma drug promising in trials New Drug May Decrease Asthma Attacks By 87% |
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Vitamin D could provide new and effective treatments for asthma – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress)—Scientists at King's College London have discovered that Vitamin D has the potential to significantly reduce the symptoms of asthma. The study, led by Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz from the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic … Vitamin D might cure your asthma, so get out in the sun Soaking up sun may help treat asthma Vitamin D and ginger show potential in treating asthma, new studies suggest |
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New inhaler may provide better treatment for asthma
CBS42 (WIAT) — A new asthma inhaler is giving doctors the ability to create a more accurate treatment plan. The disease affects 25 million adults and 8 million children nationwide. The new inhaler went through a cyclical trial period in which a wireless … |
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Could a bitter compound provide clues about how to treat asthma?
Boston.com (blog) Even more bizarre, scientists found them in cells that line the airway, and in the muscles that contract during an asthma attack. Basic scientific research began to suggest that bitter chemicals had potential as a new class of asthma treatment. That's … How foods that leave a bitter taste in the mouth could prevent asthma attacks UMMS scientists discover new mechanisms for relaxing airways using bitter … New mechanism for relaxing airways using bitter tasting substances |
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Nurses and Physicians Provide Equal Care for Asthma Patients
Medscape A recent review of studies comparing the quality of asthma care provided by physicians vs nurses found no significant difference between them. The study specifically looked at asthma management by specially trained asthma nurses working relatively … |
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