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Vitamin D does not reduce colds in asthma patients
• Allergies • • Asthma • Nov 23 15

Vitamin D does not reduce colds in asthma patients

Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the number or severity of colds in asthma patients, according to a new study published online ahead of… Vitamin D does not reduce colds in asthma patients   

 
 

Hasbro Children’s Hospital study links adverse childhood experiences to pediatric asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Apr 22 15

Hasbro Children's Hospital study links adverse childhood experiences to pediatric asthma

Robyn Wing, M.D., an emergency medicine physician at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, recently led a study that found children who were exposed to an adverse… Hasbro Children’s Hospital study links adverse childhood experiences to pediatric asthma   

 
 

Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events
• Asthma • • Obesity • • Surgery • Mar 13 15

Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators suggests that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks - also called… Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events   

 
 

Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
• Asthma • • Pregnancy • Mar 03 15

Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics

Getting sick when you’re pregnant is especially difficult, but women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, according to… Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics   

 
 

CU School Of Medicine researchers offer new target for treating asthma
• Asthma • Feb 18 15

CU School Of Medicine researchers offer new target for treating asthma

Researchers have found a potential new target for treating asthma, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Colorado School of… CU School Of Medicine researchers offer new target for treating asthma   

 
 

Time to rethink the inner-city asthma epidemic?
• Asthma • Jan 20 15

Time to rethink the inner-city asthma epidemic

Challenging the long-standing belief that city dwellers suffer disproportionately from asthma, the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of more than… Time to rethink the inner-city asthma epidemic?   

 
 

Rare mutations do not explain ‘missing heritability’ in asthma
• Asthma • Jan 19 15

Rare mutations do not explain 'missing heritability' in asthma

Despite a strong suspected link between genetics and asthma, commonly found genetic mutations account for only a small part of the risk for developing… Rare mutations do not explain ‘missing heritability’ in asthma   

 
 

Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Dec 01 14

Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed

In a new register study in the scientific journal BMJ,  researchers at Karolinska Institutet are able to dismiss previous claims that there is a… Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed   

 
 

Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications
• Asthma • • Drug Abuse • Oct 27 14

Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications

In a new study based on EU adverse drug reaction reports, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark now… Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications   

 
 

Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Sep 17 14

Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma'

Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to demonstrate an association between… Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma   

 
 

No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers
• Alternative Medicine • • Asthma • Jun 02 14

No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers

Yoga has long been promoted as a method for improving physical and mental well-being. And although yoga is often suggested to asthma sufferers to… No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers   

 
 

Exposure to smoke in cars may worsen asthma: study
• Asthma • May 31 14

Exposure to smoke in cars may worsen asthma

People with asthma may face increased risk from secondhand smoke exposure while riding in the close quarters of a vehicle, according to U.S.… Exposure to smoke in cars may worsen asthma: study   

 
 

Study questions role of vitamin D in asthma
• Asthma • May 20 14

Study questions role of vitamin D in aSthma

Giving people with asthma and low vitamin D levels extra doses of the vitamin doesn’t do much to help their lungs, a new… Study questions role of vitamin D in asthma   

 
 

Researchers find new molecule to treat asthma
• Allergies • • Asthma • May 13 14

Researchers find new molecule to treat aSthma

A new study carried out by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (Germany), the Free… Researchers find new molecule to treat asthma   

 
 

Public smoking bans associated with reduction in premature births and childhood asthma
• Asthma • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 14

Public smoking bans associated with reduction in premature births and childhood asthma

In the first comprehensive study to look at how anti-smoking laws are affecting the health of children, researchers from University of Edinburgh collaborated with… Public smoking bans associated with reduction in premature births and childhood asthma   

 
 

Novel gene variant found in severe childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Genetics • Nov 17 13

Novel gene variant found in severe childhood asthma

An international scientific team has discovered a gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma. The specific gene variant may be an… Novel gene variant found in severe childhood asthma   

 
 

Rainbow research reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 27 13

Rainbow research reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often

New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for… Rainbow research reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often   

 
 

Traffic pollution and wood smoke increases asthma in adults
• Allergies • • Asthma • Aug 21 13

Traffic pollution and wood smoke increases asThma in adults

Asthma sufferers frequently exposed to heavy traffic pollution or smoke from wood fire heaters, experienced a significant worsening of symptoms, a new University of… Traffic pollution and wood smoke increases asthma in adults   

 
 

Take your child’s word for it on asthma, study finds
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Aug 02 13

Take your child's word for it on aSthma

Children’s perceptions of living with asthma may differ significantly from their caregivers’ perceptions, which means both should be interviewed when they visit the doctor’s… Take your child’s word for it on asthma, study finds   

 
 

A promising target to treat asthma
• Asthma • Jul 25 13

A promising target to treat ASthma

An enzyme known for its role in heart disease may well be a promising target to treat asthma. Researchers from the University of Iowa… A promising target to treat asthma   

 
 

Researchers find common childhood asthma unconnected to allergens or inflammation
• Children's Health • • Asthma • May 24 13

Researchers find common childhood aSthma unconnected to allergens or inflammation

Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of… Researchers find common childhood asthma unconnected to allergens or inflammation   

 
 

Ginger compounds may be effective in treating asthma symptoms
• Asthma • May 20 13

Ginger compounds may be effective in treating asthma symptoms

Gourmands and foodies everywhere have long recognized ginger as a great way to add a little peppery zing to both sweet and savory dishes;… Ginger compounds may be effective in treating asthma symptoms   

 
 

Study finds nearly 5 million asthmatics worldwide could benefit from antifungal therapy
• Allergies • • Asthma • May 09 13

An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from the University of Toronto and Manchester… Study finds nearly 5 million asthmatics worldwide could benefit from antifungal therapy   

 
 

U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Asthma • Apr 29 13

Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as… U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma   

 
 

After age 18, asthma care deteriorates
• Allergies • • Asthma • Apr 22 13

It is widely accepted that medical insurance helps older adults with chronic health problems to receive better care. But what about young adults between… After age 18, asthma care deteriorates   

 
 
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