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Mom's, Kid's Fructose Intake Linked to Asthma
MedPage Today The odds ratio for asthma in mid-childhood increased 22% for children whose mothers consumed large quantities of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy. A similar asthma association existed for the child's fructose consumption at 2 years of age. |
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Rhinovirus Linked With Worsening Asthma
MedPage Today Among more than 6,000 viral samples obtained from more than 500 children with asthma, 66.7% of the 150 samples obtained during 86 exacerbations contained viruses compared with 38% of the 5,946 samples during periods of non-exacerbation (OR 3.27, … |
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Anti-IL-5 Cuts Exacerbations in Eosinophil Asthma
MedPage Today In one of the studies, the clinical asthma exacerbation (CAE) rate was halved (rate ratio 0.50, 95% CI 0.37-0.67, P<0.0001) among patients receiving reslizumab compared with those given placebo, reported Mario Castro, MD, MPH, of Washington University … Investigational drug can reduce asthma flareups Investigational biologics among emerging therapies for severe asthma Investigational Drug Could Reduce Asthma Flareups |
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New genes discovered associated with asthma and allergies
Medical News Today White blood cells from a total of 355 participants with asthma were analyzed. The researchers assessed whether levels of methylation – a process in which genes are rendered inactive through the attachment of methyl molecules to their DNA – were … Epigenetic Study Finds Genes Involved in Allergies, Asthma Asthma scientists discover 34 genes that make people more likely to suffer … Study Highlights Drug Targets for Allergies, Asthma |
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Asthma development prevented with psychedelic drug in mouse study
Medical News Today Asthma causes the airways to narrow and become inflamed. When these airways react to certain inhaled substances, the muscles around them tighten, and increased levels of mucus can be produced. Together, these reactions lead to symptoms such as … Mind-altering Drug Stymies Asthma Development Study finds psychedelic drug prevents asthma development in mice Far out: Psychedelic drug prevents asthma development in mice |
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Patients Mum on Work-Related Asthma
MedPage Today While 46% of employed adults had asthma that was possibly work-related, only 15% of those patients discussed the relation between the workplace and their symptoms with their physician, according to a study published in the February issue of Annals of … |
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UAB Wins Grant to Study Effects of Fungi on Asthma
Infection Control Today Many persons with asthma are also allergic to common fungi and mold, and a reaction to those allergens can exacerbate asthma symptoms. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have received a $1.75 million, four-year grant from the … |
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Study shows race, ethnicity and poverty impact childhood asthma more than …
West Hawaii Today For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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Inner-City Asthma Risk Overrated?
MedPage Today Current asthma prevalence was higher overall in inner-city neighborhoods defined as areas with 20% or higher poverty rates — 12.9% versus 10.6% in non-inner-city areas, Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins, and colleagues found in an analysis of … |
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Role of urban living overestimated as asthma risk factor
Medical News Today For many years, urban living has been widely regarded as a risk factor for asthma. More than half a century ago, experts spoke of an "inner-city asthma epidemic" which public health efforts focused on tackling. However, a new study suggests that the … |
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