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Today Is World Asthma Day
KYW Newsradio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Today is World Asthma Day. It's part of an initiative to inform people of the triggers, treatments and consequences of the disease. More people are being diagnosed with Asthma and proper treatment is the key to managing symptoms, … |
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Global group: 18% of Dominican children suffer from asthma
Dominican Today Santo Domingo.- The Global Initiative for Asthma (Gina) on Wednesday warned that 18 percent of the children in Dominican Republic suffer from the disease. The organization revealed that some 300 million people suffer from the disease worldwide. |
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Health Literacy Linked to Better Asthma Control – MedPage Today
MedPage Today For every point higher that they scored on a measure of health-related print literacy, patients had better asthma-related quality of life and asthma control, as indicated by a 0.63-unit increase (P=0.006) in the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life … |
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The truth about skin asthma
Manila Standard Today According to ehow.com, skin asthma is actually a form of atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema. “Atopic refers to a predisposition to being overly sensitive to allergens, as you would be with asthma; and dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin … |
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Single Combined Asthma Inhaler Better Than Recommended Treatment
Medical News Today Using two asthma medications combined in a single inhaler provides superior rescue and preventive treatment than guideline-based treatments among adults whose asthma symptoms are not well controlled, according to two large, randomized clinical trials … Combo Inhaler May Give Better Relief for Some With Asthma Single inhaler asthma therapy better Dual-purpose asthma inhalers more effective |
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Childhood Asthma Linked To BPA Exposure
Medical News Today A group of researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environment Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to document a clear link between exposure as a child to BPA and a raised risk for asthma during childhood. BPA is found … |
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Asthma Risk Tied to Epigenetics, Chemicals
MedPage Today In a cohort of children and teens living in Fresno, Calif., which is a city with an unusually high asthma prevalence, high levels of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) correlated significantly with methylation of the FoxP3 gene in … |
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High Urine Phenol Linked to Asthma Scrips
MedPage Today Those with the highest tertiary of urinary 2,5-dichlorophenol concentration were significantly more likely to take prescription medication for asthma-related wheezing (P=0.02) than those in the second or lowest tertiaries of concentration, according to … |
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Fungi In Lungs May Hold Asthma Treatment Clues
Medical News Today There was a time when we assumed the insides of our lungs were devoid of life, apart from our own cells helping us breathe. But now we learn that the lung is home to a wide range of organisms, including fungi. A new study finds that people with asthma … Discovery could help future asthma sufferers |
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Some Adult Asthma Could Be Job-Related
Medical News Today Around one in six cases of adult asthma in baby boomer Britons could be work-related, with the strongest evidence being for cleaning jobs or workplaces where workers are exposed to cleaning agents. People in hairdressing, farming and printing jobs were … Drop In Child Asthma Hospital Admissions Linked To Anti-Smoking Laws Decline in child asthma attacks linked to smoke-free laws Asthma Drops After Public Smoking Ban |
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