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Staying on the meds: Involving young patients in the treatment for their chronic illnesses

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have examined why large numbers of children and young people sometimes don't take their medication, despite suffering from a range of chronic and potentially life-threatening ...

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maternal obesity increases the risk of frequent wheezing in offspring

The fact that excess weight during pregnancy has negative consequences is not new information. A new study now concludes that the children of mothers obese before falling pregnant are four times more likely ...

Pediatrics created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover new mechanisms for relaxing airways using bitter tasting substances

That kale and bitter melon you are eating may someday save your life. An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have taken a step forward in understanding how the substances ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover molecule that does double duty in stopping asthma attacks

Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States ...

Inflammatory disorders created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Reversing' the symptoms of asthma

University of New South Wales researchers have developed a compound that has had a surprise result: being effective in the prevention of asthma.

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions, study finds

The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was immediately followed by a fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms, a new study has found.

Pediatrics created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New procedure helps patients with severe asthma breathe easier

Nearly 24 million people in this country suffer from asthma. For most of them, avoiding allergens and taking medications help keep their asthma under control. But for a small group with severe persistent asthma, frequent ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Child's home address helps predict risk of readmission to hospital

Simply knowing a child's home address and some socioeconomic data can serve as a vital sign – helping hospitals predict which children admitted for asthma treatment are at greater risk for re-hospitalization or additional ...

Health created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers target physiological factors that lead to asthma attack

A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers. A UCSF researcher and his colleagues believe they have found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding ...

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breathable treatment to help prevent asthma attacks

Details of a treatment that could help asthmatics fight infections that trigger 80% of asthma attacks, developed by University of Southampton spin-out company Synairgen, will be presented to European respiratory experts on ...

Immunology created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stopping controversial asthma drugs could have downside: study

(HealthDay)—It's OK for some patients with asthma to stick with a combination of medications instead of abandoning one because of concerns about complications, a new analysis of existing research suggests.

Immunology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals new link to asthma

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's have established a significant link between asthma and an immune response called 'Th17', previously only attributed to inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Immunology created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Asymptomatic rhinovirus infection outnumbers symptomatic infection 4 to 1 among university students

The common cold virus may be more common than previously thought in university students not reporting any symptoms. Rhinovirus, the virus responsible for the common cold was found at some point during an 8-week study period ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asthma cases continue to rise in U.S., affecting millions

(HealthDay) -- Asthma continues to take its toll on Americans, with almost 19 million adults (8.2 percent) suffering from the disorder in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for ...

Immunology created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists discover new type of cell with a key role in treatment-resistant asthma

For most people with asthma, a couple of puffs from an inhaler filled with steroids makes breathing easy. But if their lungs become resistant to the calming effect of that medicine, they live in fear of severe ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast