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Herbal Remedy Users Have Worse Asthma
Feb. 3, 2010 -- Inner-city asthma sufferers who take herbal remedies tend to have worse symptoms and to use their inhalers less, researchers find. Do these patients rely too much on unproven herbal remedies? Or are they turning to alternative treatments because they aren't getting enough relief from
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Vitamin D May Ease Asthma
Jan. 28, 2010 -- Not getting enough vitamin D may make asthma worse, according to a new study. Researchers found that low vitamin D levels were associated with worse lung function compared to higher vitamin D levels in people with asthma. In addition, the study showed that people with low vitamin D
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New Gene Tied to Childhood Asthma
Dec. 28, 2009 -- A newly identified gene may play a critical role in triggering childhood asthma and offer new opportunities for developing more effective asthma treatments. Researchers say the gene, DENND1B, affects cells and other signaling molecules thought to be involved in the immune system ove
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Oral Contraceptives May Help Treat Asthma
Nov. 6, 2009 -- Treatment with oral contraceptives may benefit premenopausal women with asthma, even if their asthma symptoms are not strongly linked to their monthly menstrual cycles, early research suggests. In a small but rigorously designed study, researchers from the University of Alberta confi
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Acetaminophen May Be Linked to Asthma Risk
Nov. 5, 2009 -- The popular pain and fever reliever acetaminophen may be linked with an increased risk of asthma in children and adults, according to a new research review of previously published studies by Canadian researchers. But the manufacturer of Tylenol -- the brand-name version of acetaminop
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Electrical Stimulation Eases Asthma Attack
Nov. 3, 2009 -- Here’s a shocking way to help asthma patients catch their breath during a sudden and severe attack: Deliver tiny electrical impulses under the skin in the neck. Researchers from five U.S. institutions have found that electrical stimulation can safely be used to open the airways durin
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Asthma Patients Often Skip Their Medication
Oct. 23, 2009 -- Many asthma patients with poorly controlled asthma do not take their medications as prescribed, a new study from the U.K. suggests. Researchers found that in about a third of cases, poor compliance with treatment was a major factor in difficult-to-treat asthma. "There are a lot of r
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Day Care Doesn't Protect Against Asthma
Sept. 10, 2009 -- Infants and toddlers who attend day care are no less likely to develop asthma symptoms later in childhood than those who don’t attend day care, new research finds. The study challenges the so-called "hygiene hypothesis", which suggests that early exposure to infections and germs he
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Outgrowing Asthma: Is Remission Possible?
At 14, Alyssa Flanagan’s asthma symptoms all but disappeared. Since the age of 4, she had been hospitalized a few times each year -- once in the intensive care unit - when her colds turned into coughing, wheezy pneumonias. Asthma loomed large in her life. “The simplest explanation is that I’ve outgr
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Stress May Cause Asthma in Kids
July 21, 2009 -- Children living in high-stress homes may be more at risk for asthma associated with environmental triggers like traffic-related air pollution and exposure to cigarette smoke, new research shows. Among children who had regular exposure to pollution from traffic exhaust, those living
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