New Study To Look At Air Pollution, Severe Asthma Attacks
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you suffer from severe asthma attacks, a group of local doctors wants to hear from you. They're preparing to start a new study that looks at the connection between air pollution and asthma attacks. Hot days can be tough on …
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Obesity and asthma: Study finds a link in the genes
July 18, 2013 — Genes linked to chronic inflammation in asthma may be more active in people who are obese, according to new research that uncovers several biological ties between obesity and asthma.
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Asthma and nitrogen dioxide
Asthmatic children who are at risk of respiratory viral infections may increase their chances of asthma attacks if they are exposed to nitrogen dioxide, suggest UK researchers. Everyday sources of nitrogen dioxide, such as vehicle exhausts or gas …
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Dear Dr. Roach: Asthma meds can cause surprising side effects
A: The medication side effects of difficulty urinating (in men) and tremors lead me to suspect the bronchodilators. Advair and Symbicort both contain bronchodilators. (Bronchodilators reverse the airway constriction in asthma, and to a lesser extent …
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Asthma and nitrogen dioxide
Asthmatic children who are at risk of respiratory viral infections may increase their chances of asthma attacks if they are exposed to nitrogen dioxide, suggest UK researchers. Everyday sources of nitrogen dioxide, such as vehicle exhausts or gas …
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Genetic Link Between Obesity and Asthma
"Our findings point the way to the management of asthma in the obese through simple weight reduction," said first author Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University at …
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Cecily getting an Asthma treatment
