Pediatrics
Mice may be key to kids' asthma attacks at school
(HealthDay)—Research investigating schoolchildren's asthma attacks has pointed to a tiny foe: mice.
Dec 3, 2016
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Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma
Ten-year-old children whose mothers' diets lacked vitamin D and E during pregnancy appear more likely to develop asthma, according to new research carried out at the University of Aberdeen.
Sep 1, 2015
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Medications
A closer look at the placebo effect
Placebos are "dummy pills" often used in research trials to test new drug therapies and the "placebo effect" is the benefit patients receive from a treatment that has no active ingredients. Many claim that the placebo effect ...
Jul 13, 2011
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Immunology
Why do more women have asthma than men? Blame hormones
Women are twice as likely as men to have asthma, and this gender difference may be caused by the effects of sex hormones on lung cells. Researchers at Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins found that testosterone hindered ...
Nov 28, 2017
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Immunology
Asthma medications: Know your options
Confused about your asthma medications? Here's what you need to know to sort out the main classes and numerous subtypes of asthma drugs.
Dec 27, 2018
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Immunology
Insomnia linked to higher risk of developing asthma
People experiencing insomnia symptoms have a higher risk of developing asthma, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal.
Feb 1, 2017
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Immunology
Study shows COVID-19 increased anxiety and symptoms for asthma sufferers
In the past two years, COVID-19 has provoked anxiety throughout the world for people worried they and their loved ones would get the virus and suffer tragic consequences. Two new studies in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, ...
May 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool to assess asthma-related anxiety
When children or adolescents with asthma and their parents become overly anxious about the disorder, it may impair their ability to manage the asthma effectively. A new, effective tool to assess asthma-related anxiety is ...
May 5, 2011
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Immunology
Study identifies why some colds cause asthma attacks in children
Upper respiratory infections remain one of the most common triggers of asthma attacks in children, but not every cold leads to a dangerous worsening of symptoms, even among children with severe asthma. The reasons for this ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma
One in every nine people in Australia has asthma. It is a health burden for many children, and expensive for families because of medication, hospital and out-of-hospital expenses.
Feb 18, 2022
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