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No link between genetic ancestry, asthma response in African-Americans
Genetic ancestry has no discernible influence on how African American patients with asthma respond to medication, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Teaching doctors to treat the individual
Doctors can be taught to listen better to individual circumstances that may affect patient care, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. The findings are reported in the Sept. ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Those with severe asthma offered radical treatment
(AP) -- People with severe asthma are getting a radically different treatment option: A way to snake a wire inside their lungs and melt off some of the tissue that squeezes their airways shut.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 03, 2010 |
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Comprehensive asthma care keeps kids out of the hospital
A comprehensive, patient-centered approach to asthma care that includes education, referrals to specialists and home visits not only improves patients' health but also has tremendous potential to decrease health care costs, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 01, 2010 |
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Southampton scientists begin Phase II patient trial for new asthma treatment
Scientists from the University of Southampton and Synairgen Research Ltd, a respiratory drug development company spun out from the University, have begun a Phase II study into the effectiveness of the drug interferon beta ...
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Apr 08, 2010 |
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'Difficult-to-treat asthma' may be due to difficult-to-treat patients
Difficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland.
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Oct 23, 2009 |
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Obesity does not worsen asthma, but may reduce response to medications
Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by National Jewish Health researchers, although it may reduce the response to medications.
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Jun 03, 2009 |
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New procedure alleviates symptoms in people with severe asthma
A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. The results showed statistically significant improvements in quality of life and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 18, 2009 |
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Study shows asthma self-management programs improve drug adherence, disease control
Asthma patients who spend as little as 30 minutes with a health care professional to develop a personalized self-management plan show improved adherence to medications and better disease control, according to a new study ...
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May 06, 2009 |
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Anti-fungal drug offers great benefits to some with severe asthma
Some patients with severe asthma who also have allergic sensitivity to certain fungi enjoy great improvements in their quality of life and on other measures after taking an antifungal drug, according to new research from ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2008 |
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