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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

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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. ...

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created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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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created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

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created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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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created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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, ...

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created May 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'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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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0