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Think you've got asthma? Expert says you may be wrong
CTV News Ottawa Hospital respirologist Dr. Shawn Aaron, a senior scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, published a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in 2008, that found many Canadians who believe they have asthma have never been … |
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Asthma Survey Reports Most Patients Think Disease Is Controlled, but It's Not
Lung Disease News According to a new survey, the Allergy and Asthma Network-led “Observations of Patient Experience in the Nation (OPEN) Asthma Survey,” people who suffer from asthma accept the disease-associated symptoms and limitations to their daily activities … |
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The Epoch Times |
Secrets of Korean Medicine Part 6: Do You Think Asthma Is Curable?
The Epoch Times Asthma has become a very common chronic disease that affects more than 300 million people around the world. In the next 10 years, the number of people affected is expected to increase to 400 million. Daily in the United States, more than 40,000 people … |
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In refractory asthma, think vocal cord dysfunction
Family Practice News Digital Network “Vocal cord dysfunction is an important diagnosis. It's something to think about in your toughest-to-treat asthma patients. I think you'll see a lot of it,” Dr. Robert L. Keith predicted at a conference on internal medicine sponsored by the University … |
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Bustle |
A Cure For Asthma Might Be Closer Than You'd Think, New Study Finds
Bustle If the news in this week's Neuron journal is to be believed, we may have just discovered a cure for asthma attacks — by fiddling with the nerve cells in the lungs. And it's big news, because asthma is a big problem. One in twelve Americans has asthma … |
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Daily Beast |
Think Your Asthma Inhaler Is Safe?
Daily Beast The asthma drug has generated more than $80 billion in global revenues for its maker, GlaxoSmithKline, since its U.S. approval in 2000. With its distinctive purple inhaler, Advair has helped legions of asthma sufferers achieve control of their symptoms. |
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Daily Mail |
Asthma: Think it can only start in childhood? Wrong – and in later life it can …
Daily Mail Aspirin and other NSAIDs inhibit the action of an enzyme called COX?1, increasing the production of chemicals called leukotrienes, which cause inflammation and can produce the symptoms of asthma and allergy-like effects, says Dr Menzies-Gow. |
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In asthma, it's not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
Medical Xpress Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs. According to the National Institutes of Health, over 25 million Americans have the disease, which can interfere with quality of life. The airways of asthmatics are sensitive to 'triggers' that … |
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Asthma Misdiagnosed More Often Than You Would Think
CBS Local MIAMI (CBS) — Asthma is a lifelong disease that can cause wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. However, experts say not everyone diagnosed with asthma actually has it. “Patients are often misdiagnosed with asthma much more often than anyone … |
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LETTER: Don't think asthma is a simple disease
Lehighvalleylive.com For too long, asthma has been thought of by too many people as something of a minor disease. I don't mean that doctors who treat asthma patients don't take their care seriously. I personally treat patients with severe asthma, and my patients and I are … |
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