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Attack asthma: Kids are shown to suffer from bad air quality – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Attack asthma: Kids are shown to suffer from bad air qualityPittsburgh Post-GazetteNearly 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 … View full…
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Tiotropium Therapy Shown As Safe and Effective Treatment for Adolescents with … – Lung Disease News
Lung Disease News Tiotropium Therapy Shown As Safe and Effective Treatment for Adolescents with …Lung Disease NewsAsthma 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. View full post…
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Airway Resistance Measurements Shown to Help Effectively Differentiate … – Lung Disease News
Lung Disease News Airway Resistance Measurements Shown to Help Effectively Differentiate …Lung Disease NewsTo 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 … View full post…
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Vitamin D shown to have limited benefit for asthma – News-Medical.net
Medical Xpress Vitamin D shown to have limited benefit for asthmaNews-Medical.netAdding 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…
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Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt Growth – WebMD
Telegraph.co.uk Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt GrowthWebMDSept. 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…
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Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacks – Medical Xpress
Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacksMedical XpressA 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) … View full post on asthma – Google News
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Approach Shown Successful for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, High … – Newswise (press release)
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 … View full post on…
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Herbal medicine shown to reduce asthma symptoms – European Lung Foundation
Herbal medicine shown to reduce asthma symptomsEuropean Lung FoundationA 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…