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Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma and reproductive problems, while others have (Read More)
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Authors: Duan QL, Tantisira KG Asthma is a chronic disorder causing inflammation and reversible airway obstruction that affects approximately 300 million individuals worldwide. The incidence of asthma has nearly doubled in the past three decades resulting in higher rates of morbidity, mortality and health care costs. Des (Read More)
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Authors: Murphy A, Lasky-Su J, Tantisira KG, Litonjua AA, Lange C, Weiss ST Genome-wide associations studies (GWAS) have become routine in human genetics research; however the application of GWAS to pharmacogenomics research is just beginning. As these studies make their way into pharmacogenetics, there are several consi (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their advance is a significant step toward crafting pharmaceuticals to fight these often life-endangering conditions in a new way. (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly (Read More)
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Authors: Delfino RJ
PMID: 19923399 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine). (Read More)
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Authors: Machado RF
PMID: 19923400 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine). (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Asthma needs continuous treatment often for years. In humans, some drugs are administered via aerosol, therefore they come in contact with both respiratory and olfactory mucosa. We explored the possibility that antiasthma corticosteroid treatment could influence the olfactory function by passage through the nose. A group of (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
The aim of this Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) consensus report is to provide recommendations for patient-reported outcomes (PROs) evaluation in clinical trials for allergic diseases, which constitute a global health problem in terms of physical, psychological economic and social impact. During the last (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their advance is a significant step toward crafting pharmaceuticals to fight these often life-endangering conditions in a new way....... (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, as per research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Analyzing data from interviews with 262 mothers of African-American children with asthma - a population disproportionately affected by this inflammatory (Read More)
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Consistently very poorly controlled asthma is a significant predictor for exacerbations in both children and adults, study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. (Source: Depression News From Medical News Today). (Read More)