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Table 2. Effect of bariatric surgery on lung function
Medscape Background The pathogenesis of asthma in obese subjects is poorly understood and has been described as a specific phenotype in these patients. Weight loss improves asthma control and lung function. Whether this improvement is the result of better … |
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Table 1. Main clinically relevant outcomes to assess asthma therapies
Medscape ACQ, Asthma Control Questionnaire; ACSS, Asthma Control Scoring System; ACT, asthma control test; BAL, Bronchoalveolar lavage; EBC, exhaled breath condensate; FEF, Forced expiratory flow; FENO, fractional exhaled nitric oxide; FEV1, forced expiratory … |
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Education Report: Oakland teachers return to the bargaining table
Oakland Tribune I mentioned a few months ago that I was working with photojournalist Alison Yin on a project about childhood asthma and its disproportionate impact on families in Oakland and elsewhere along the Interstate 880-80 corridor. It's a project for The … |
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Dinner table rules 'combat asthma and obesity'
Telegraph.co.uk Dr Fiese and her team videotaped 200 families, that included children aged five to 12 with persistent asthma, and observed their actions during family meals … Talking with family at mealtime may mean better health for kids with asthma Quality of Family Mealtimes May Affect Kids' Asthma Family Meals Linked to Improved Asthma in Kids |
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