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As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children
UCSF Today As asthma rates continue to rise in the U.S. — proportionally affecting more children than adults — experts at UCSF and across the nation continue to search for the best medicines for pediatric patients. Nearly 10 percent of American children under … |
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Asthma Researcher Makes Rare Leap from Graduate School to UCSF Principal …
UCSF Today Most young scientists fresh out of graduate school are content to begin a post-doctoral fellowship, working for an established faculty member. But for Christopher Allen, PhD, award-winning research in asthma meant the fast-track onto UCSF's faculty. |
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Hope on the Horizon for Asthma Sufferers
UCSF Today A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers. A UCSF researcher and his colleagues believe they have found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding the two most significant … |
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UCSF Dogs Study Reveals Living With Canines May Guard Against …
Huffington Post That team's research indicated that children who were at an increased risk of getting asthma – because they had a close relative with the lung disease – actually … A family dog could keep your kids from getting asthma Risk For Asthma Lowered In Children With Dogs [Study] Doggy dust protects against respiratory infection: Study |
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Asthma Treatment May Be Headed Toward Personalized Medicine
UCSF Today Asthma patients could clearly benefit from personalized medicine, a new study suggests. However, the new discovery of a key gene, while exciting, does not mean that day is here quite yet. Asthma treatment response … |
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Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Persistent Asthma in Childhood
UCSF News Services Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth – even without later exposure – than children with a mild form of the disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at University … |
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New Asthma Risk Gene Emerges from Study of Diverse Populations
UCSF News Services Asthma rates in the United States are higher among African Americans and Latinos in comparison to European Americans, but the causes of asthma in all populations still are only poorly understood. … |
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UCSF studies examine antibiotic prescribing patterns for children
EurekAlert (press release) Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found some antibiotics may be overused for children with asthma and urinary tract infections. The findings raise concerns around breeding drug resistance in children … Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kids Asthma Patients Are Over-Prescribed Antibiotics Too Many Kids Getting Antibiotics for Asthma |
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Seeking to Prevent Asthma, Scientists Ponder “Good” and “Bad” Bacteria
UCSF News Services To identify asthma risks, scientists are focusing their DNA sequencers not just on the genes of stricken individuals, but also on genes than aren't even human. They're looking for life forms we can't even see. … |
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