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New asthma test can also detect lung cancer
Mirror.co.uk A simple breath test used to monitor asthma can detect lung cancer, doctors trying out the device have found. Medics stumbled across the early-warning sign during trials in Bangladesh where they spotted two patients with early stages of the killer disease. |
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Asthma test helps doctor tailor treatment
Chicago Tribune "With one breath into a hand-held device, physicians can measure the level of inflammation in a patient's lungs," said Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist at the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. "If FeNO levels are high, that signals that the patient's … |
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New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
Florida Courier “With one breath into a handheld device, physicians can measure the level of inflammation in a patient's lungs,” said Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist at the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. “If FeNO levels are high, that signals that the patient's … |
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Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
The Missoulian “With one breath into a handheld device, physicians can measure the level of inflammation in a patient's lungs,” said Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist at the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. “If FeNO levels are high, that signals that the patient's … |
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Severe childhood asthma blood test hopes dashed
News-Medical.net Blood eosinophil counts do not reliably reflect airway eosinophil concentrations in children with severe, therapy-resistant asthma, and therefore cannot be used to make therapeutic decisions, researchers report. The findings are a disappointing set … |
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 TopNews United States |
Spit Test to Improve Asthma Care in Children
TopNews United States The study, done by a group of researchers from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the University of Dundee, also unveiled that medication taken by asthma children will not help. They take inhalers, which have salmeterol, but it is not necessary … |
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 The Guardian |
Simple spit test `may help improve asthma care`
Zee News Failure to treat asthma with effective drugs causes the condition to grow worse, with an increase in wheezing and coughing and a higher risk of attacks, the Telegraph reported. A simple saliva test could identify which children carry the offending gene … Genetic tests could pave way to 'personalised' asthma drugs Test could help target asthma treatment Asthma drug 'isn't working on children' and could be making their illness worse |
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 BBC News |
New spit test to help kids suffering with asthma
BBC News All kids with asthma are given a blue inhaler, but tens of thousands of children in the UK are also given salmeterol in purple or green inhalers. It is used to relax airways in the lungs of children who can't control their asthma with the blue inhaler … |
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Aerocrine: Positive reimbursement coverage continues for Aerocrine's asthma test
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Specifically, FeNO testing is covered for the treatment of asthma when it is used in the diagnosis of allergic airway inflammation or when used in determining likelihood of steroid responsiveness in individuals with chronic symptoms suggestive of … |
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New blood test refines asthma treatment
MetroNews Canada New blood tests that will better match asthma patients to the right medication are being developed by Hamilton and Vancouver researchers. The tests, expected to be ready by early 2014, will pinpoint which patients have more severe asthma and require … |
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