Cord-Blood 25(OH)D Levels Inversely Related to Risk for Respiratory Infection – Medscape

Cord-Blood 25(OH)D Levels Inversely Related to Risk for Respiratory Infection
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We hypothesized that cord-blood levels would be inversely associated with risk of respiratory infection, wheezing, and asthma.
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Albuterol (Salbutamol) Found In Paris Hilton Purse During Arrest – Health Related Infos (blog)


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Albuterol (Salbutamol) Found In Paris Hilton Purse During Arrest
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It is often used to treat acute asthma, and also provides protection against exercise-induced asthma. While the substance is not used as any sort of
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Studies on combat related substance use and abuse to be funded by NIH and VA

Eleven research institutions in 11 states will receive more than $6 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2010 to support research on substance abuse
and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes
of Health, is collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to award
grants that will examine substance abuse related to deployment and combat related
trauma. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) are also NIH partners in this endeavor. NIH is
awarding more than $4 million in grant funding; the VA, around $2 million.

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Was Harold Dow’s death Asthma related? – Examiner.com


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Was Harold Dow's death Asthma related?
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Well now news is emerging that Dow was hospitalized earlier in the month on August 16th for complications resulting from a diagnosis of adult onset asthma.
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Harold Dow Cause of Death Likely to Be Asthma Related – CMR


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Harold Dow Cause of Death Likely to Be Asthma Related
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However, it is known that Dow was in the hospital on August 16 due to a severe asthmatic attack, and that he was suffering from adult-onset asthma.
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NIH Genomic Mapping Study Finds Largest Set of Genes Related to Major Risk Factor for Heart Disease

Scanning the genomes of more than 100,000 people from all over the world, scientists report the largest set of genes discovered underlying high cholesterol and high triglycerides — the major risk factors for coronary heart disease, the nation’s number one killer. Taken together, the gene variants explain between a quarter and a third of the inherited portions of cholesterol and triglyceride measured in the blood. The research, representing scientists from 17 countries, appears in two papers in the Aug. 5 issue of Nature.

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