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New research finds ozone in smog may cause asthma
Medical Xpress It's completely invisible, but the distinctive smell of electrical discharge after photocopying is a tell-tale sign of ozone in the air. Ozone is a component of what we refer to as 'smog' and on hot sunny days, in cities with high traffic volumes, more … |
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Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma
Medical Xpress In one of two related studies lead by Professor Graham Devereux and Dr Steve Turner, maternal dietary deficiencies in vitamins D and E during pregnancy have been linked to increased asthma risk in school-aged children up to the age of 10 years. |
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Study reveals new insights into how asthma 'pathways' could be blocked
Medical Xpress Asthma affects about five million people in the UK. Not all patients respond the same way to current treatments, suggesting that asthma is more than a single disease. Drugs that target specific molecules in the lungs suggest that the typical symptoms … |
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Asthma cells scramble like 'there's a fire drill'
Medical Xpress In people with asthma, the cells that line the airways in the lungs are unusually shaped and "scramble around like there's a fire drill going on." But according to a study at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an unexpected discovery … |
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On-chip processor: first step in point-of-care asthma & tuberculosis diagnostics
Medical Xpress A device to mix liquids using ultrasonics is the first and most difficult component in a miniaturized system for low-cost analysis of sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma. The device, developed by engineers at … Lab-on-a-Chip Offers Promise for TB and Asthma Patients |
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Childhood asthma rates down 10 percent in 10 years according to UK's oldest …
Medical Xpress Run by researchers from the University of Aberdeen – The Aberdeen School Asthma Study was first completed in 1964 and exactly the same questions have been answered by parents of children aged 9-12 years attending the same city primary schools in … Childhood asthma 'down by a third in 10 years' |
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New care model for M?ori children with asthma recommended
Medical Xpress A new University of Otago, Wellington, research report has found that the main barriers to optimal health literacy—and therefore optimal care for M?ori children with asthma—are structural and endemic to New Zealand's acute care model of health delivery. |
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New care model for M?ori children with asthma recommended – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress A new University of Otago, Wellington, research report has found that the main barriers to optimal health literacy—and therefore optimal care for M?ori children with asthma—are structural and endemic to New Zealand's acute care model of health delivery. |
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Emergency rooms test new ways to help minority children with uncontrolled …
Medical Xpress The rates of asthma in children are unusually high in Chicago and the respiratory disorder disproportionately affects African-American children. To address the issue, Rush University Medical Center and six other major medical centers in Chicago are … |
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Stress-fighting proteins could be key to new treatments for asthma
Medical Xpress More than 1 in 12 Americans are affected by asthma, a disorder characterized by an overactive immune response to normally harmless substances such as pollen or mold. Scientists had previously discovered that an overabundance of immune cells that help … |
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