News articles tagged with 'asthma'
Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1
— 19 Nov 2009 18:03 | HealthA new study on paediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu.... — full story
Interstitial macrophages: immune cells that prevent asthma
— 10 Nov 2009 14:50 | HealthMicrobe-derived molecules able to stimulate the immune system are omnipresent in the air, and the presence of one such molecule (LPS) promotes asthma in some individuals. What prevents... — full story
USC study finds big air pollution impacts on local communities
— 5 Nov 2009 13:09 | EnvironmentHeavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution... — full story
Study links folic acid supplements to asthma
— 5 Nov 2009 12:26 | HealthA University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades... — full story
Acetaminophen may be linked to asthma in children and adults
— 5 Nov 2009 10:28 | HealthNew research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.... — full story
Oral contraceptives may benefit women with asthma
— 5 Nov 2009 10:25 | HealthNew research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway... — full story
'Difficult-to-treat asthma' may be due to difficult-to-treat patients
— 23 Oct 2009 12:45 | HealthDifficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland... — full story
Impaired foetal growth increases risk of asthma
— 13 Oct 2009 10:49 | HealthA new study from the medical university Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm shows that children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. The... — full story
US asthma researchers more open than UK scientists to the inclusion of ethnic minorities
— 13 Oct 2009 10:33 | HealthNew findings reveal a large gap between US and UK researchers in terms of policy, attitudes, practices and experiences in relation to including ethnic minorities in asthma research.... — full story
Asthmatic children: Did mom use her pump during pregnancy?
— 6 Oct 2009 20:02 | HealthExpectant mothers who eschew asthma treatment during pregnancy heighten the risk transmitting the condition to their offspring, according to one of the largest studies of its kind published... — full story