News tagged with chronic asthma
Breathing easy: Biochemists offer first 3-D model of asthma-causing inflammation enzyme
Inflammation is a healthy response in reaction to potentially harmful presences in the body. But when it starts in the lungs and builds up to a full-fledged asthma attack, it can be downright deadly. Chronic inflammation ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Researcher finds there could be up to 200 cold viruses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bad news for the immune system: New research has boosted the number of likely common-cold viruses waiting to make you miserable from the long-accepted 100 to perhaps double that number.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Study: Infant inhalation of ultrafine air pollution linked to adult lung disease
Stephania Cormier, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown for the first time that early exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals (present in airborne ultrafine ...
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Flu season has some turning to Chinese remedies
"Big Snake Mak" has a secret weapon to fend off the threat of flu -- it wriggles and hisses in a basket at his side.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Researchers link novel biomarkers to asthma and COPD
Four novel biomarkers have been identified which may aid in the diagnosis and management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study conducted by researchers in Australia, who determined ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 11, 2011 |
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More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma
Asthma is one of the world's most common chronic diseases, affecting as many as 300 million people. It is estimated that by 2025 there could be an additional 100 million people with the disease. This rapid increase in asthma ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Possible alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthma
A drug commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not well-controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids, reported researchers supported ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2010 |
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Stressed-out mums may worsen their child's asthma
Mums who are often angry or irritated and those who suppress their emotional expressions can worsen the severity of their children's asthma symptoms, especially when the children are younger. Researchers writing in BioMed ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Childhood Asthma Found to Negatively Affect Adult Health
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children with asthma are more likely to develop a range of health and social problems as they enter into adulthood, new research by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The study is ...
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May 06, 2010 |
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The Great American Smokeout
You already know smoking is bad, and that it contributes to heart disease, strokes, lung and other cancers and can lead to poor healing, chronic lung disease, wrinkled skin, erectile dysfunction, and it worsens asthma.
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Wood-burning stoves - harmful or safe?
Wood-burning stoves are a popular source of heating in many countries. However in recent years there has been much debate about the potential negative health effects associated with wood smoke. A Norwegian researcher has ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Don't Aggravate Your Asthma in Hot, Humid Weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- Summer is officially here and, with it, a season of warnings and worrying for those with asthma.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Novel genetic region identified for childhood asthma in Mexicans
Genetic variants in a region on chromosome 9q may influence asthma development in Mexican children, according to research published in the August 28 issue of the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Asthma rates and where you live
A new study shows how neighborhood characteristics play a significant role in childhood asthma.
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Kids with asthma need more help with inhalers
Fewer than one in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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