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Investigating mutations of a crucial gene might assist treatment and …
Medical Xpress Allergic asthma affects the lives of millions but new research may help to prevent or suppress an allergic response. Credit: Giorez/iStock/Thinkstock. Mutations in a specific gene are linked with human susceptibility to allergic asthma according to new … |
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Study sheds new light on asthma, COPD
Medical Xpress In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides clues to potentially counteract … |
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Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events
Medical Xpress Both obesity and asthma are serious public health problems at historically high levels in the U.S., the authors note, and many researchers have associated obesity with the development of asthma and with an increased risk for asthma exacerbations. Public Release: 13-Mar-2015 Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious … |
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Scientists open door for asthma cure
Medical Xpress Asthma is a chronic lung disease that irritates and narrows the airways, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With no known cure for the 7 million children who suffer from this disease in the United States, as well as millions … |
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Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
Medical Xpress The study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), followed 298 mother-child pairs through the child's third year of life. The study found … Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed |
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Poverty, race drive asthma rates more than city living
Medical Xpress Her mother, Tyishia Walker, who suffers from asthma and has an older daughter with the disease, knew exactly what was wrong: Faith also had the chronic lung condition. "I'm sure it's from living in the city," said Tyishia Walker." We have more rats … |
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Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have undiagnosed asthma, be depressed
Medical Xpress Teen girls who live in rural areas are more likely than their male counterparts to have undiagnosed asthma, and they often are at a higher risk of depression, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. Public Release: 24-Feb-2015 Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have … |
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Investigational drug can reduce asthma flareups
Medical Xpress An investigational drug appears to cut the risk of severe asthma attacks in half for patients who have difficulty controlling the disorder with standard medications, according to results from two multicenter clinical trials. Most Popular Stories |
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Protein linked to development of asthma
Medical Xpress Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have linked a specific protein to the development of post-viral infection asthma, which is the first step in generating a novel type of asthma therapy designed to prevent development of post-viral … |
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Severe asthma: Gallopamil confirmed as a therapeutic approach
Medical Xpress A team of Inserm researchers from the Cardio-Thoracic Research Centre of Bordeaux (Inserm/University of Bordeaux and Bordeaux University Hospital) has demonstrated the clinical efficacy of gallopamil in 31 patients with severe asthma. This chronic … |
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