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Five simple steps could reduce future life-threatening asthma attacks and hospital admissions
News-Medical.net 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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Express.co.uk |
Medical staff accused of failing to take simple steps to cut asthma death toll
Express.co.uk 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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CBS News |
A simple asthma blood test may be in the works
CBS News 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 allergies |
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Scotsman |
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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A simple intervention to help manage asthma patients
The Pharmaceutical Journal In asthma, prevention is vital to successful management of the condition. Preventer inhalers should be the mainstay of treatment and relievers should only be used if the patient is suffering symptoms. To health professionals this simple point is the … |
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Digital Trends |
Turn your phone into an asthma attack early warning system with this simple …
Digital Trends 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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Daily Mail |
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 attacks |
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Medical Xpress |
A simple molecule inhibits asthma-related inflammation at an early stage
Medical Xpress 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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Chron.com |
Simple asthma diagnosis became a medical mystery
Chron.com Counterintuitively, the solution to Bishop's asthma issues was a gastric bypass operation. The surgery allowed food and medication to flow into the small intestine, bypassing the stomach and halting the entry of stomach fluid into her lungs. "It was a … |
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Simple tips to prevent asthma attacks
Zee News Although there's no asthma cure, you can take steps to control the disease and help prevent its symptoms from worsening. However, asthma patients should reduce exposure to asthma triggers as they can aggravate the symptoms such as-coughing, … |
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