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Two-tiered methacholine challenge test proposed for asthma diagnosis The administration of a two-tiered methacholine challenge test is an accurate, time-saving method that also avoids decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 second, according to results from a retrospective study. According to the literature, the … Full News here – Read more on Healio

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Glass risk sparks alert of asthma treatment The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said there was a very low risk of glass particles being contained in 1,375 bottles of the asthma treatment dispensed to pharmacies from batches numbered M005 and M006. MHRA gead of defective … Full News here – Read more on Nursing Times

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Q&A: Weather Forecasts to Prevent Strokes and Asthma Attacks in Cuba HAVANA, Jun 3 2013 (IPS) – A biometeorological forecast model developed in Cuba to sound the alert on weather conditions that exacerbate chronic diseases like asthma, hypertension and vascular disorders could also help predict the impacts of climate … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Asthma cases increasing in city due to air pollution: Study Dr Ravindra Mehta, Consultant Pulmonologist and Chief of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals said, “There is an increase in asthma and allergic tendencies in the city owing to the increase in population and air pollution.” A paper published recently on … Full News here – Read [...]

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This video—presented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health—describes asthma, its signs and symptoms, an… Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Health Alert: Childhood Asthma The past few weeks on Health Alert we have explored the topic of asthma and we have touch on asthma in children but I want to explore this disease even further, so tell me how is asthma diagnosed in children? The Centers for Disease Control states that … Full News here [...]

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Bushwick's Struggles With Asthma: What's Poverty's Role? When Devin's asthma was at its worst, Mora was lucky to get an hour of sleep. But this rarely happened – her son would wake every few hours short of breath. “He used to always have to be in the hospital every three days. It was horrible,” says [...]

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Asthma programming benefits Fairfield County children WINNSBORO — Spring and summer allergies can be an inconvenience for some, but for children with asthma, allergies can be life altering. Thanks to Stacy Pearson, community educator for Family Connections of S.C., children with asthma and their parents … Full News here – Read more on Heraldindependent

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Asthma Symptoms Hinder Children's Sleep and School Performance Sneezing and wheezing can make children feel miserable, and that discomfort can hamper how well they do in school. About 7.1 million children in the U.S. live with asthma, and its health consequences are well known; inflamed lung tissue can contribute … Full News here – Read [...]

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Parents' saliva on pacifier could reduce kids' allergies, asthma Toddlers are less likely to have asthma and itchy rashes if their parents "cleaned" their pacifiers by sucking on them when the kids were infants, a small new study suggests. The findings don't prove that technique protects kids against asthma, eczema … Full News here – [...]

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Asthma Patients may Benefit from Some Ginger Components "These data show that ginger constituents 6-gingerol, 8-gingerol and 6-shogaol act synergistically with the beta -agonist in relaxing ASM, indicating that these compounds may provide additional relief of asthma symptoms", said Elizabeth Townsend, PhD … Full News here – Read more on TopNews United States

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Climate change and kids with asthma (1) According to Scientific American last year, "More than 5 million people in (California) have been diagnosed with asthma, which is caused, in part, by contamination from nitrogen compounds, pollutants that stem from the farming and transportation … Full News here – Read more on Record-Searchlight (blog)

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Asthma Tied to Sleep Apnea Participants in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort who self-identified as having asthma at the start of the research in 1988 had a 41% incident obstructive sleep apnea rate, compared with an obstructive sleep apnea incident rate of 29% among participants who … Full News here – Read more on MedPage Today

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Pitt researchers explore alternate asthma treatments Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a lab-made molecule that reduces acute breathing problems among people who have moderate to severe asthma, raising the possibility that a one-size-fits-all strategy in … Full News here – Read more on Pittsburgh Business Times

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One in five of people with asthma are sensitive to aspirin Aspirin-induced asthma is a severe response to aspirin and other common painkillers. It is a serious matter, yet opinion is divided as to its prevalence. Researchers at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, have looked at all the … Full News here [...]

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