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CardioBreak: Asthma Drug, More on RE-LY
MedPage Today The FDA warned about a slight heart attack and transient ischemic attack risk with the asthma drug omalizumab (Xolair), based on its review of safety studies. The warning will be added to the product label. The RE-LY trialists and drugmaker Boehringer … |
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Airway muscle-on-a-chip 'simulates asthma in humans'
Medical News Today Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is responsible for around 250,000 deaths every year. It is also a leading cause of emergency room visits and hospitalization among children. There are a number of medications that can help … Airway Muscle-On-A-Chip Could Lead To Better Asthma Treatments Harvard-made lung muscle could yield asthma insights Airway muscle-on-a-chip mimics asthma |
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UTHealth Researchers to Assess Asthma Risk in Healthcare Workers
Infection Control Today In 2003, the researchers published the results of a survey that found an increased prevalence of asthma among healthcare workers, especially nurses. After entering the healthcare field, 7.3 percent of nurses developed asthma while this figure was … Researchers to assess asthma risk in health care workers |
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Job loss worries may increase first-time asthma risk
Medical News Today According to the World Health Organization, around 235 million people worldwide have asthma, a major noncommunicable disease whose symptoms include breathlessness and wheezing, and which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. Job Worries Can Raise Asthma Risk, Study Says Study Ties Fear of Job Loss to Higher Asthma Risk Stress at work increases risk of developing asthma, according to major new … |
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Worrying about job loss may increase first-time asthma risk
Medical News Today According to the World Health Organization, around 235 million people worldwide have asthma, a major noncommunicable disease whose symptoms include breathlessness and wheezing, and which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. Study: Fear of Job Loss Can Increase Asthma Risk Job Worries Can Raise Asthma Risk, Study Says Study Ties Fear of Job Loss to Higher Asthma Risk |
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Prenatal phthalate exposure linked to increased risk of childhood asthma
Medical News Today Asthma is one of the most common long-term diseases in childhood, affecting around 6.8 million children in the US. According to the research team, including senior author Dr. Rachel Miller, past studies have suggested that childhood exposure to … |
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Investigating why asthma sufferers struggle with respiratory viruses
Medical News Today Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways in the lungs. These become inflamed and make breathing difficult during an asthma attack. We don't know for sure what causes asthma, except we know it can be triggered by allergens like pollen and … Study sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses Study Sheds Light on Asthma, Respiratory Viruses |
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Study Sheds Light on Asthma and Respiratory Viruses
Infection Control Today People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why. In a new study that compared people with and without asthma, the answer is becoming clearer. |
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10 states report outbreak of respiratory illness in kids
USA TODAY "Because these kids that have asthma (or allergies) and get this enterovirus can get very ill." This particular type of enterovirus — EV-D68 — is uncommon, but not new. It was first identified in the 1960s. An analysis by the CDC showed at least 19 … Rare, potentially deadly 'Enterovirus' hits thousands of kids across 10 states Symptom of Respiratory Illness Infecting Midwest Children is Asthma Attacks Denver hospitals see virus spike in kids |
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Biologic Eases Subset of Severe Asthma
MedPage Today For severe eosinophilic asthma, the novel monoclonal antibody mepolizumab cut exacerbations whether given as an injection or infusion and reduced steroid use in patients dependent on them, two trials showed. The drug, which targets interleukin-5 (IL-5 … A respiratory expert undermines GSK's case for new asthma drug mepolizumab Glaxo asthma drug successful in clinical trials (GSK) GSK reports positive Phase III results of its mepolizumab in asthma |
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