Asthma is more dangerous than many people realize. An estimated 10 Americans die everyday from asthma, and the disease leads to around 439,000 hospitalizations and 1.3 million emergency room trips each year.
Jun 12, 2023
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Rare diseases are often caused by defects in genetic material. If children inherit a defective gene from only one parent, they often are asymptomatic "carriers"—or at least that was the previous assumption. However, a research ...
May 23, 2023
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Peanut allergy could plummet by 77 percent if peanut products were added to all babies' diets at four to six months of age, according to new research led by the University of Southampton, Kings College London, and the National ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Vulnerability to upper respiratory viruses such as flu and the common cold may help explain significant racial and ethnic disparities among children suffering from asthma, according to a new study published in the Journal ...
Mar 1, 2023
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A four-year clinical trial led by Edwin Kim, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that an increased dosage of a unique type of peanut allergy immunotherapy continues to show promise for children.
Feb 28, 2023
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Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified an immune and lipid profile on the surface of the skin of infants that can predict the development of atopic dermatitis, or eczema, months before the onset of clinical ...
Feb 23, 2023
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How close a person lives to a major road could have an impact on their eczema risk.
Feb 15, 2023
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When testing determines that a patient who was thought to be allergic to penicillin actually is not, the warning is expected to be removed from their charts and pharmacy records.
Feb 14, 2023
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Bronchial asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is reversible in certain cases, usually presents with cough, difficulty of breathing, and wheezing. Although most people can successfully control asthma ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Chilly weather and common respiratory infections often go hand in hand.
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