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Attack asthma: Kids are shown to suffer from bad air quality
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nearly 29 percent of fifth-graders in a study involving several elementary schools were found to have asthma. Another 11.7 percent of the 267 students in the study were determined to be at risk of developing it. And researchers with Allegheny Health … |
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Lung Disease News |
Tiotropium Therapy Shown As Safe and Effective Treatment for Adolescents with …
Lung Disease News Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory lung disease characterized by airflow obstruction that causes wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing. The respiratory disorder is estimated to affect 27 million individuals in the United States. |
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Airway Resistance Measurements Shown to Help Effectively Differentiate …
Lung Disease News To examine the contribution of RAW and sGAW to a diagnosis of obstructive airways disease and their role in differentiating asthma from COPD, in the study titled “Airways resistance and specific conductance for the diagnosis of obstructive airways … |
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Vitamin D shown to have limited benefit for asthma
News-Medical.net Adding vitamin D to asthma treatment to improve breathing only appears to benefit patients who achieve sufficient levels of the supplement in the blood. Overall, the ability to control asthma did not differ between a study group that received vitamin D … Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Ease Asthma The VIDA trial: Vitamin D3 does not improve outcomes in asthma patients Vitamin D has limited benefits in asthma treatment |
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Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt Growth
WebMD Sept. 4, 2012 — Children with asthma who take inhaled steroids end up slightly shorter than their peers when they grow up, a government-funded study shows. Inhaled steroids are known to slow growth in children during the first years of use, but the … Inhaling steroids stunts growth, but not much Child health | Certain asthma drugs may have slight impact on height Asthma drug may stunt growth permanently |
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Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacks
Medical Xpress A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks. Researchers say using long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) in fixed-dose combination with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) … |
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Approach Shown Successful for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, High …
Newswise (press release) 23, 2012) — The experience of daily positive affect — a mild, happy feeling — and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and asthma, make better decisions about their health … |
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Herbal medicine shown to reduce asthma symptoms
European Lung Foundation A traditional herbal medicine has been shown to reduce inflammation in people who suffer from asthma caused by allergens. Half the mice were given the SCRT treatment and half received a dummy treatment. Their lungs were then tested for common asthma … Herbal medicine treatment reduces inflammation in allergen-induced asthma … |
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