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The continuous use of controller medications during the summer months is associated with a reduced risk for asthma-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions in the fall, US study results show. (Read More)
The Guardian:
The football star was photographed using an inhaler this weekend. Who knew we had anything in common?Me and David Beckham: who'd have thought it? It turns out we have a lifelong affinity. That small plastic object in the pock (Read More)
The Guardian:
Hippocrates advocated breathing in plant vapours, and the ancient Egyptians puffed black henbane evaporated on hot bricks. Treating wheezing at source is intuitive but, from the earliest times to the first 18th-century "inhal (Read More)
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More and more frequently, older adults are having to deal with asthma, whether it is hanging on since their youth, reactivated recently or it's just been diagnosed for the very first time during the senior years.In two previo (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
In a prospective study, acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk for asthma in the children. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)MedWorm Message: Get the very la (Read More)
The Guardian:
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Medindia Health News:
A path-breaking discovery made by an international team of researchers may just be the key to new avenues in the develop
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CNN:
After being photographed using an inhaler prior to extra-time in his MLS Cup Final, the news that David Beckham has been an asthma sufferer since childhood has propelled the condition into the limelight.
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Health News from Medical News Today:
A review in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reports that asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and a major reason for admissions to hospital. However, inadequate asthma control is present in 26 (Read More)
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UT Southwestern Medical Center is among 10 institutions selected by the National Institutes of Health to share $56 million over five years as part of the Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC). The ICAC, which receives fundin (Read More)
Sports News from Times Online:
David Beckham's agent has played down concerns that the player's asthma could affect him at the World Cup next summer. (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Conclusions:We assessed exposure using traffic data from 2 independent sources and compared the results of 4 different exposure metric types. The results indicate that traffic congestion may be one of the most important aspec (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a relevant risk factor for the onset of asthma, and a close association exists between the nose and the bronchi. Recently, it has been evidenced that the duration of AR and mite allergy represent hig (Read More)
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Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2010;152:41-48 (DOI:10.1159/000260082) (Source: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2010;152:32-40 (DOI:10.1159/000260081) (Source: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology). (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
TORONTO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu, researchers in Canada found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com). (Read More)
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The following new journals from BioMed Central have been added to PubMed Central. Journal of Angiogenesis ResearchISSN: 2040-2384 (electronic)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/991 Archive includes 1(2009) to the presen (Read More)
MedWorm: Asthma:
Beta-2 adrenergic receptorvariants are not significant in common asthma therapy but are associated with a difference in methacholine response. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines). (Read More)