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MGH study suggests that bariatric surgery can reduce risk of asthma attacks
News-Medical.net A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators suggests that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks – also called exacerbations – in obese patients with asthma. Their report, published online in the … |
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Medical Xpress |
Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events
Medical Xpress Both obesity and asthma are serious public health problems at historically high levels in the U.S., the authors note, and many researchers have associated obesity with the development of asthma and with an increased risk for asthma exacerbations. Public Release: 13-Mar-2015 Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious … |
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Public Release: 13-Mar-2015 Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious …
EurekAlert (press release) A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators suggests that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks – also called exacerbations – in obese patients with asthma. Their report, published online in the … |
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Risk of ED, visits hospitalizations for asthma decrease after bariatric surgery
Healio Kohei Hasegawa, MD, MPH, of the department of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues, conducted a self-controlled case series study of 2,261 obese patients with asthma aged 18 to 54 years who underwent bariatric … |
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Sleep Apnea Surgery: A Remedy for Childhood Asthma?
HCPLive University of Chicago (UC) investigators examined the records of 13,506 asthmatic children who underwent adenotonsillectomy (AT) from 2003-2010. Investigators looked for outcomes involving acute asthma exacerbation (AAE), acute status asthmaticus … |
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Surgery for sleep apnea improves asthma control
UChicago News Researchers from the University of Chicago found that in the first year after the operation, children who had the surgery had a 30 percent reduction in acute asthma exacerbations and a 38 percent decrease in acute status asthmaticus—a medical emergency. |
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Surgery for sleep apnea improves asthma control
Medical Xpress Asthma is a common and costly respiratory disease. It is the third-most prevalent chronic pediatric disease in the United States, affecting an estimated 7.1 million children under the age of 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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Asthma Surgery Patient: Living a New Life
WDIO-TV That's because her severe asthma symptoms have disappeared. "I'm off of all of my medications and I no longer need to take my inhaler," she told us. "It feels so amazing to be able to do what I want to do." That includes running and hiking up at … |
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Morbidly obese patients who lost weight through gastric bypass surgery also …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. — Genes linked to chronic inflammation in asthma may be more active in people who are obese, according to new research that uncovers several biological ties between obesity and asthma. “Our findings point the way to the … |
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New surgery helps Asthma patients breathe easier
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News A new surgery could help asthma patients breath easier, in fact, it's the first drug-free way to relieve symptoms. The surgery is called Bronchial Thermoplasty. It works by applying a radio frequency to the smooth muscles in the lung's bronchial … |
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