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Air pollution from trucks and low-quality heating oil may explain childhood …
Science Codex Where a child lives can greatly affect his or her risk for asthma. According to a new study by scientists at Columbia University, neighborhood differences in rates of childhood asthma may be explained by varying levels of air pollution from trucks and … |
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Bronchoscopy can guide effective treatment for refractory asthma
Science Codex Using a bronchoscope to visually examine the airways and collect fluid and tissue can help guide effective therapy for difficult-to-treat asthma patients, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. Reporting in the March 2012 issue of the … |
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Antibiotics Use in Children Linked to Severity of Allergic Asthma
UBC Faculty of Science Widely used antibiotics may increase incidence and severity of allergic asthma in early life, according to new research from UBC microbiologists. The study, published in the journal EMBO reports, shows that certain antibiotics that affect intestinal … Antibiotic treatment increases the severity of asthma in young mice Exposure to antibiotics linked to severity of allergic asthma: UBC research (PR) Kids Exposed To Increased Antibiotics Prone To Allergic Asthma |
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Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change
Science Codex Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban areas, the spread of … |
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St. Michael's doctor uses wiki to empower patients and help them to develop …
Science Codex TORONTO, Ont., March 13, 2012—Imagine that you have asthma, and rather than give you a set of instructions about what to do if you have an attack, your doctor invites you to help write them? Would that make patients feel more engaged and empowered in … |
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Hygiene Hypothesis And Why Amish Kids Have Less Asthma
Science 2.0 "In the general population as many as 50 percent will have evidence of allergic sensitivity," says Dr. Mark Holbreich, an allergist with Allergy and Asthma Consultants. In Amish kids? 7 percent. About what I grew up with in the general population. |
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Standardized outcome measures proposed for asthma clinical research
Science Codex A consortium of federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations has published a report proposing a set of common measures and data-collection methods for use in asthma clinical research. Asthma Outcomes in Clinical Research: Report of the Asthma … |
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NIH asthma outcome measures aim to maximize research investments, reduce …
Science Codex WASHINGTON, DC, March 2, 2012 – Newly proposed asthma outcome measures will help standardize and improve results from the hundreds of millions of dollars the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends annually to study asthma, according to the Merck … Standardized outcome measures proposed for asthma clinical research |
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Scientists collaborate in discovery of new targets for the treatment of asthma
Science Codex The discovery has the potential for new strategies to treat asthma and other allergic diseases. The research findings have just been published in the leading international journal Nature Immunology. The work was performed by Professor Padraic Fallon, … |
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Asthma workshop at World of Wonders Science Museum this weekend
Lodi News-Sentinel The World of Wonders Science Museum in Downtown Lodi will host Asthmanology this weekend, where kids and parents will get to learn hands-on all about asthma. The event will be held from 10 am to 3 pm and will include information on what triggers asthma … |
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