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Hayley Lepps: Number of Scottish adults with asthma on the rise
Scotsman Is asthma becoming more prevalent than it has been in previous years? The most recent Scottish Health Survey from Scotcen Social Research examined this question in detail. While the proportion of all Scottish adults who have ever been diagnosed with … |
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Scots scientists offer fresh hope in treatment of asthma
Scotsman “Double agent” cells, which both fight infections and damage tissue in various inflammatory conditions, could offer a new approach to treating conditions such as asthma, Scottish scientists have said. Researchers made the breakthrough when they … Hopes raised over new asthma treatment |
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Simple asthma screening test could improve care for children
Scotsman SCREENING children with asthma for a common genetic change could help prevent asthma attacks and lead to more effective treatments, according to Scottish scientists. A study by the University of Aberdeen, of 4000 children with asthma, found that those … |
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Asthma attack teen dies despite rush to hospital
Scotsman TRIBUTES poured in today for a city schoolgirl who died after a suspected asthma attack. Kelsey Hogg, 15, collapsed at home on Sunday night and was rushed to hospital but later died. Social networking sites were flooded with messages expressing … |
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Inhaler advice fear for asthma patients
Scotsman MANY health workers do not know how to use inhalers properly and are, therefore, unable to teach asthma patients to care for themselves. a medical journal has claimed. A report in the Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin said: “Many patients cannot use … Healthcare professionals as bad as patients at good respiratory inhaler technique Inhalers 'not being used correctly' |
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Busy roads take asthma toll
Scotsman Researchers found young sufferers living near traffic are also more likely to develop severe asthma and be hospitalised as a result of their condition. Doctors at the University of Southern California looked at the effects of air pollution on children … |
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Asthma link that plagues developed world
Scotsman COMMONLY used antibiotics may increase the incidence and severity of allergic asthma in early life, according to a new study. Scientists said it was the first proof that use of antibiotics can increase children's likelihood of suffering from the … |
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Lives of pupils with asthma 'put at risk by inhaler rules'
Scotsman By SHÂN ROSS THOUSANDS of children with asthma across Scotland face difficulty accessing lifesaving inhalers during emergencies at school due to needless red tape, a health charity said today. Asthma UK said schools are prevented from keeping a spare … 'Red tape' risk to asthma children School ban on inhalers 'risks lives' |
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School mourns girl, 8, after asthma attack
Scotsman THE devastated family of a schoolgirl who died of a suspected asthma attack yesterday paid tribute to their "popular and caring" daughter. Chloe McCowatt, eight, of Springfield Gardens, Inverness, died in the city's Raigmore Hospital on Tuesday after … |
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Starfish slime could hold key to new treatments for asthma and arthritis
Scotsman SLIME from starfish found in Scottish waters could provide a cure to inflammatory conditions such as asthma, hayfever and arthritis. … Starfish Could Be Key to Treating Asthma and Arthritis Asthma Cure: Starfish Goo? Could starfish inspire new cure for asthma? |
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