Five simple steps could reduce future life-threatening asthma attacks and hospital admissions – News-Medical.net

Five simple steps could reduce future life-threatening asthma attacks and hospital admissions
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A national care check list (or 'care bundle') is launched today for NHS hospitals discharging asthma patients who have recently received treatment for an acute asthma attack. Experts believe that successful implementation of just 5 simple steps by

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Medical staff accused of failing to take simple steps to cut asthma death toll – Express.co.uk


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Medical staff accused of failing to take simple steps to cut asthma death toll
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A new campaign is being launched next week by British Thoracic Society, which represents respiratory specialists, and the charity Asthma UK to make doctors and nurses aware of the measures needed to reduce the death toll. The campaign highlights …

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A simple asthma blood test may be in the works – CBS News


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A simple asthma blood test may be in the works
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Penn State researchers previously showed that chemicals in the lungs and blood called microRNAs — miRNAs for short — which may regulate proteins involved in allergic inflammation, could be used as asthma biomarkers. But the researchers didn't know if …
This biomarker can sort out asthma from allergiesFuturity: Research News

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Turn your phone into an asthma attack early warning system with this simple … – Digital Trends


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Turn your phone into an asthma attack early warning system with this simple
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According to the team behind this interesting new Indiegogo campaign, nearly every death, ER visit, or hospitalization in the U.S. due to asthma is preventable. Because it can be difficult for sufferers to recognize the signs of an impending attack, an

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Simple test can predict asthma attacks in children – Daily Mail


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Simple test can predict asthma attacks in children
Daily Mail
A simple test could help ensure asthmatic children get the right amount of medication to help prevent future asthma attacks. The test can accurately measure levels of inflammation within the urine that give warning signs of an imminent attack. Research
Urine test could warn of asthma attacksThe Times (subscription)

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A simple molecule inhibits asthma-related inflammation at an early stage – Medical Xpress


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A simple molecule inhibits asthma-related inflammation at an early stage
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A promising new candidate for an asthma drug has been found: a simple synthetic molecule based on a sugar effectively inhibits the bronchial inflammation that arises with respiratory disease – moreover, at an earlier stage than the current, widely

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