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Washington University Asthma Study
FOX2now.com (KTVI) – More than 300 million people in the world suffer from Asthma. It's a condition in which the airways become inflamed and constrict. It can be managed but not cured. Some of the more common asthma drugs have side effects and Dr. Mario Castro … |
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Merck 3Q profit up 2 pct despite sales dip from generic competition to asthma …
Washington Post Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Friday that third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as reduced spending on overhead offset lower sales due to new generic competition for its top-selling drug, Singulair. The maker of diabetes pill Januvia beat Wall Street's … Merck tops view, newer drugs cushion asthma drug blow Merck Q3 earnings edge up despite decline in sales Merck's Profit Rises 2.2% |
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Mice at risk of asthma, allergies can fight off skin cancer
Washington University in St. Louis News A molecule involved in asthma and allergies now has been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The molecule, called TSLP (thymic stromal lymphopoietin), is … |
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Giants DE Osi Umenyiora's son hospitalized and released after asthma attack
Washington Post EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora's son was hospitalized and then released Sunday after an asthma attack. Umenyiora left MetLife Stadium immediately after the 41-27 victory over Cleveland to be with his … Giants shut up Browns' Richardson Brown shows what he can do |
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Weather pushes allergy and asthma miseries to new level
Washington Post As one of the hottest summers ever recorded drew to a close, Jay Portnoy watched patients stream into Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., coughing and wheezing with asthma, 20 admissions per day for the week that started with … |
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Children who use steroids for asthma may be shorter than their peers as adults
Washington Post Children with chronic asthma. Corticosteroid medications, which suppress inflammation, are a standard treatment for asthma because they help control symptoms and improve lung function. More than 25 million people in the United States have asthma, and … |
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Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers ?
Washington University in St. Louis News Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show. The findings will be presented Sept. 3 at the European … |
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George Washington University SPHHS launches Childhood Asthma Leadership …
News-Medical.net Today the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) announced the launch of the Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition, a multi-sector group of advocates and experts dedicated to raising awareness and … A breath of fresh air: Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition launches |
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Q&A: Straight dope on soap; stronger muscles mean stronger bones
Washington Examiner Q: Our pediatrician told me that using antimicrobial soaps and oversanitizing our house could give my 4-year-old son asthma later in life. Is he kidding? – Grace P., Minneapolis. A: Bacteria — even disease-causing bugs — are important for good health. Toned muscles equal stronger bones |
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Q&A: Straight dope on soap; stronger muscles mean stronger bones
Washington Examiner Q: Our pediatrician told me that using antimicrobial soaps and oversanitizing our house could give my 4-year-old son asthma later in life. Is he kidding? – Grace P., Minneapolis. A: Bacteria — even disease-causing bugs — are important for good health. Toned muscles equal stronger bones |
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