Health
Resolve to keep your allergies, asthma in check in 2024
If you're one of the 50 million Americans with asthma or allergies, 2024 is another year to redouble efforts to manage them.
Dec 18, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Multinational study finds biologic therapies can control severe asthma
A study has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids, which can have significant side effects.
Dec 8, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Research reveals risk factors for poor asthma control in children
A recent University of Alberta study is shedding more light on how perinatal health and early life events are related to asthma control in children. "Perinatal and early life factors and asthma control among preschoolers: ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Pediatrics
An AI-aided stethoscope can improve home monitoring of asthma in very young children
Adults and older children with asthma can take objective measures of symptoms such as peak expiratory flow (PEF), the volume of airflow in one forced exhalation, at home. This provides a more complete picture of their disease ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Revealing key insights into the trends of asthma mortality
Asthma is among the most common chronic respiratory diseases in the world. Characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways, it can trigger serious bouts of coughing and breathing problems. Unfortunately, asthma ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First asthma-linked death highlights hazards at marijuana-processing plants
A young woman working at a Massachusetts cannabis-processing facility who developed new-onset asthma and later died of a fatal asthma attack is the first such fatality in the burgeoning industry, a new report finds.
Nov 18, 2023
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Pediatrics
Asthma symptoms are more common in children with stressed parents, finds new research
University of Queensland research has shown a link between parental stress stemming from financial hardship and exacerbated asthma symptoms in children.
Nov 13, 2023
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Immunology
Clinical trial data suggests prenatal vitamin D reduces a child's risk of asthma
A review of 15 years' worth of data from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Health
Eliminating mold after natural disasters is vital for those with mold allergy, says research
Severe weather events such as hurricanes, floods and extreme precipitation have increased in recent years and are projected to become more frequent. With those events can come a surge in growth of mold throughout houses and ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Immunology
Survey reveals 42% of primary care physicians are unfamiliar with biologics to treat asthma
Biologics for the treatment of asthma were first introduced about 20 years ago. Since then, more and more people with asthma have found them to be an effective treatment in getting their symptoms under control.
Nov 9, 2023
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