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Mixing drugs and alcohol for better asthma inhalers
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress)—Asthma inhalers could soon become much more effective, thanks to a clever new way of making the particles they deliver invented by a Melbourne chemical engineer and his team. Current puffer designs and typical size ranges of particles … |
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The allergist is listening: Five things they need to hear, from your child
Medical Xpress The study, published in the July issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), found that children with asthma report having a better quality of life in … |
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Researchers find common childhood asthma unconnected to allergens or …
Medical Xpress Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical … |
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Exposure to traffic pollution increases asthma severity in pregnant women
Medical Xpress "Air pollution is a known trigger for asthma symptoms," said lead author Janneane Gent, PhD, Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at the Yale School of Public Health. "In our study, exposures were assessed using a sophisticated air … |
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Vitamin D could provide new and effective treatments for asthma – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress)—Scientists at King's College London have discovered that Vitamin D has the potential to significantly reduce the symptoms of asthma. The study, led by Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz from the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic … Vitamin D might cure your asthma, so get out in the sun Soaking up sun may help treat asthma Vitamin D and ginger show potential in treating asthma, new studies suggest |
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Asthma study finds children being stigmatised in India – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress Based on her research findings, Charu has designed a child asthma education program called Sehatmaand Saansen (Healthy Breathing), which she piloted in a trial in New Delhi with 40 children and their parents recruited from a hospital outpatient clinic. Asthma stigma in India prevents medical treatment – The Conversation |
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New research reveals swimming beneficial for young people with asthma
Medical Xpress New research by medical students working in the Breathe Well Centre of Research Excellence at the UTAS School of Medicine has revealed swimming has health benefits for young people with asthma, with no adverse effects on asthma control or … Study backs pool therapy for asthmatics |
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Oral drops can give kids needle-free relief from asthma, allergies – Medical …
Medical Xpress Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial—and stick-free—option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins Children … |
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Trial asthma drug targets lung inflammation – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress Speaking in the lead up to World Asthma Day (7 May), respiratory health expert Associate Professor Sandra Hodge (University of Adelaide School of Medicine and Royal Adelaide Hospital) says the trial treatment is aimed at helping asthma sufferers who … |
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Rotorua's hydrogen sulphide does not worsen asthma
Medical Xpress In a recently published collaborative study by the University of Otago, Wellington, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University it has been shown that there are no ill effects from low level hydrogen sulphide gas on asthma symptoms … Rotorua sulphur won't cause asthma: study Toxic gas in “intriguing” link to healthy breathing: New Zealand study |
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