Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacks
A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks.
Feb 6, 2012
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Medications
Multiple medicines may double fall rate for young and middle aged
(Medical Xpress) -- Working-age adults who take combinations of prescription medication may be doubling their risk of serious falls at home according to research from The University of Auckland.
Jan 23, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improved medication use could reduce severe asthma attacks
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed.
Dec 12, 2011
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Medical research
UIC researchers test effects of vitamin D on asthma severity
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are recruiting volunteers with asthma for a study of whether taking vitamin D can make asthma medication more effective.
Nov 29, 2011
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Health
Babies who eat fish before nine months are less likely to suffer pre-school wheeze
Children who started eating fish before nine months of age are less likely to suffer from pre-school wheeze, but face a higher risk if they were treated with broad spectrum antibiotics in the first week of life or their mother ...
Nov 22, 2011
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Genetics
Faulty intellectual disability genes linked to older dads at conception
Chromosomal abnormalities linked to intellectual disability can be traced back to the father, particularly those who are older when the child is conceived, finds research published online in the Journal of Medical Genetics.
Oct 3, 2011
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Health
Study to examine direct-to-consumer drug ads on TV
Do pharmaceutical ads educate patients and improve health -- or merely spur drug sales?
Sep 14, 2011
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Health
Proceed with caution when setting up financial incentives for general practice doctors
There is growing use of financial incentives in many countries to reward primary care practitioners who improve the quality of their services. After reviewing all available data in a Cochrane Systematic Review, a team of ...
Sep 7, 2011
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Overweight & Obesity
Pre-pregnancy overweight may program teen asthma symptoms
Mums who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be programming their children to have asthma-like respiratory symptoms during adolescence, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Medical research
New generation asthma drug could improve metabolism
Formoterol, a new generation asthma medication, shows great promise for improving fat and protein metabolism, say Australian researchers, who have tested this effect in a small sample of men.
Jun 5, 2011
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