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Mutant genes found for asthma, point to possible therapy
Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help asthma patients, scientists said on Friday, as they identified two mutant genes that may predispose a person to asthma. Over 235 million people worldwide suffer … Asthma genetics discovery made in Queensland |
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Obese kids have more asthma flare-ups
Reuters The work is the first to show that even after taking race and social factors into account, heavier kids use more drugs to control their asthma and curb flare-ups than their slimmer peers. "Improving nutritional status, preventing obesity, and stressing … Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal Weight Identifying triggers key to controlling asthma Longer Allergy Season Means More Misery |
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Air cleaner helps asthmatic kids living with smokers
Reuters The devices are no cure-all and parents of children with asthma should always strive for a smoke-free home, researchers stress. But in cases where that's not yet a reality, they say, air cleaners may lessen the ill effects of secondhand smoke. … Air cleaners can help kids who live with smokers Indoor Air Cleaners Ease Asthma Symptoms in Children Living With Smokers Air Cleaners Do Not Thwart Most Effects of Secondhand Smoke |
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Nycomed and Orion Corporation to collaborate on Easyhaler® for asthma and COPD
Reuters (press release) Nycomed / Nycomed and Orion Corporation to collaborate on Easyhaler® for asthma and COPD . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Nycomed announced today that it has … |
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Study on magnetic fields, asthma is flawed: critics
Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) – Critics say a controversial new study that linked high exposure to electromagnetic fields during pregnancy to asthma in children is flawed and ignores many prior studies that suggest such exposures are harmless. … Asthma tied to moms' exposure to magnetic fields Could the Microwave Oven Be Associated With Children's Asthma? Asthma Linked to Electromagnectic Field Exposure |
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Magnetic field exposure linked to asthma risk
Reuters CHICAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Children whose mothers had high exposure to electromagnetic fields while pregnant may have an increased risk of developing asthma, US researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to an ongoing debate. … Electromagnetic Fields Linked to Asthma in Kids Rise in Asthma Risk Linked to Exposure to Magnetic Fields During Pregnancy Possible Association Between Maternal Exposure to Magnetic Fields and … |
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No more bad surprises as tiny preemies reach teens
Reuters But they have a number of health problems, which appear to stay with them throughout childhood, such as higher rates of learning and behavioral problems, low IQ, cerebral palsy and asthma. Hack and her colleagues first assessed the kids when they were … |
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Treatment, not medicine, helps asthma patients feel better:study
Reuters All of the 39 patients, each of whom had mild-to-moderate asthma, thought the placebos were just as effective as the real therapy. Those who got albuterol reported a 50 percent improvement in symptoms. The ones who got phony albuterol said they … The Placebo Effect, This Time in Asthma Study: In Asthma Patients, Placebo Treatments Feel Just as Good as the Drug Powerful Placebo Effect Revealed by Asthma Study |
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Vitamin A may not prevent asthma: study
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite the important role of vitamin A in lung development, researchers have found that giving the nutrient to pregnant women or preschoolers in Nepal doesn't protect kids against asthma. … |
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Parents underestimate kids' asthma symptoms
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Parents of kids with asthma don't always realize when their children's treatment is inadequate, a new drugmaker-funded survey suggests. While more than seven out of every 10 parents interviewed described … Asthma Rates Rising Across U.S. Greater Communication Needed Between Parents And Schools About Asthma Care |
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