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Public Release: 5-Aug-2015 Exploring 'clinical conundrum' of asthma-COPD …
EurekAlert (press release) The study published today in the journal CHEST Unraveling the Pathophysiology of the Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome reported that both nonsmokers and smokers with chronic asthma share features of COPD. This conundrum, often referred to as … |
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Public Radio Tulsa |
Cherokee Families Are Needed for Asthma Study
Public Radio Tulsa "Asthma is one of the leading causes of absence from school for kids," Khan said. "Unfortunately, the prevalence is slightly higher among Native Americans compared to the racial groups." Khan said the Cherokee health care system sees 800 to 1,200 … |
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Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Stress-fighting proteins could be key to new …
EurekAlert (press release) Investigators have discovered the precise molecular steps that enable immune cells implicated in certain forms of asthma and allergy to develop and survive in the body. The findings from Weill Cornell Medical College reveal a new pathway that … |
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St. Louis Public Radio |
Missouri to start offering asthma home assessments to children on Medicaid
St. Louis Public Radio It takes John Kraemer about two hours to finish an asthma home assessment. He interviews the family, checks each room for allergens and records air quality data with a particulate counter. By identifying potential triggers for a patient's asthma in … |
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Public Release: 26-Jun-2015 Children with asthma likely born in Toronto area …
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers identified a number of "clusters" where higher numbers of children who developed asthma were born, including Parkdale-Little Portugal, west of downtown Toronto; the neighbourhood where the Don Valley Parkway connects to the westbound … |
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St. Louis Public Radio |
Asthma, Ticks and Heatstroke: Here's what climate change could mean for your …
St. Louis Public Radio Sure, climate change means average temperatures are getting higher and sea levels are rising. But here are some repercussions that hit closer to home: how these changes affect public health. In St. Louis especially, those concerns include intensified … |
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Arizona Public Media |
Could Amish Farm Dust Provide Relief from Asthma?
Arizona Public Media Millions of children have asthma in the United States but the rates of asthma and allergies have been found to be much lower among the Amish, who are often exposed to livestock, hay and silage when very young. The Amish are tight-knit communities that … Arizona Asthma Research Focuses On Dust In Amish Community |
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Public Release: 12-Jun-2015 Older asthma patients at increased risk for …
EurekAlert (press release) Older patients with asthma are at increased risk for treatment failure, particularly those patients being treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study. "Asthma morbidity and mortality are known to be increased in middle-aged and older … Older asthma patients at increased risk for treatment failure Asthma Meds Linked to Tx Failure in Older Patients Asthma Treatments Fail Older Patients More Often: Study |
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Public Release: 10-Jun-2015 Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity …
EurekAlert (press release) Aerobic exercise seems to curb the severity of asthma symptoms and improves quality of life, finds a small study published online in the journal Thorax. It should be routinely added to the drug treatment of moderate to severe asthma, suggest the … Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity and improves quality of life Aerobic Exercise May Reduce Asthma Severity Asthma sufferers should be given prescriptions for exercise, say experts |
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Public Release: 8-Jun-2015 Study finds weight loss in obese adults can reduce …
EurekAlert (press release) Glenview, Ill. (June 8, 2015)– A Canadian study published in the June issue of the journal CHEST found weight loss reduced asthma severity as measured by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in obese adults. The incidence of asthma is 1.47 times higher in … |
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