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Two Tests in Combination Can Provide Better Asthma Diagnosis
Science Daily (press release) Sep. 24, 2013 — It was previously thought that the two test methods signalled the same type of asthma. But a new study, led by researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that the methods actually signal two different inflammatory processes. With … |
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Two tests in combination can provide better asthma diagnosis
Medical Xpress It was previously thought that the two test methods signalled the same type of asthma. But a new study, led by researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that the methods actually signal two different inflammatory processes. With the tests used … |
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Counsel & Heal |
Asthma medicine shows promise for Down syndrome in mice tests [Updated]
Los Angeles Times A federally approved drug already being inhaled by asthma patients may make mice with Down syndrome smarter, according to a new study. Researchers chose to test the widely manufactured bronchodilator, Formoterol, because it also acts on a brain … Using Asthma Medication, Scientists Improve Cognitive Function in Mouse … Asthma Meds May Boost Cognition in Down Syndrome Patients Drug improves cognitive function in mouse model of Down syndrome, study says |
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Asthma medicine shows promise for Down syndrome in mice tests
Los Angeles Times The dose was far above the quantity deemed safe for asthma use in humans. Before even considering human trials, researchers will have to reduce that dosage and see if its positive effects remain. Still, the path to prescription could be shorter because … Drug improves cognitive function in mouse model of Down syndrome, Stanford … |
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 The Guardian |
Genetic tests could pave way to 'personalised' asthma drugs
The Guardian A study, carried out by researchers in Brighton and Dundee among children whose asthma is poorly controlled, suggests that the drugs may be the problem in some cases. A drug called salmeterol, commonly given for the long-term control of asthma, works … Thousands of children's asthma inhalers make condition worse Asthma drug 'isn't working on children' and could be making their illness worse Spit test 'improves' asthma care |
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Aerocrine: UK clinical study demonstrates that asthma tests can identify non …
Business Wire (press release) SOLNA, Sweden–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aerocrine AB (OMX Nordic Exchange: AERO) announces that a clinical trial published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that FeNO-testing is an excellent tool to identify patients … |
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Aerocrine: UK clinical study demonstrates that asthma tests can identify non …
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com SOLNA, Sweden — Aerocrine AB (OMX Nordic Exchange: AERO) announces that a clinical trial published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that FeNO-testing is an excellent tool to identify patients that don't adhere to … |
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Aerocrine: UK clinical study demonstrates that asthma tests can identify non …
Fort Mills Times Aerocrine AB (OMX Nordic Exchange: AERO) announces that a clinical trial published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that FeNO-testing is an excellent tool to identify patients that don't adhere to treatment. |
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 MedPage Today |
Lung Tests Underused in Asthma Patients
MedPage Today A review of records at Washington University's internal medicine clinic in St. Louis showed that nearly half of all patients with a diagnosis of asthma seen in a 2-year period never received any spirometry testing there, contrary to published treatment … |
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 The Virtual Medical Centre |
Checking for asthma involves battery of breathing tests
ElectroIQ DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor thinks I may have asthma. He wants to do a pulmonary function test. What can I expect? DEAR READER: Pulmonary function testing examines different aspects of how your lungs function. During the test, you will breathe in and … It's not too late to stop smoking Breathe, it's your lungs at stake Loved lungs last longer and so can you |
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