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New York Autopsies Show 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Damages Entire Airway

December 8, 2009 Asthma Research

In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The scientists reviewed autopsy reports, hospital records and other clinical data from…

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Keep Asthma, Allergies at Bay for the Holidays

December 7, 2009 Asthma Research

They’re not Scrooges, but people with allergies and asthma can have bad reactions to certain holiday traditions and need to take special steps to prevent sneezing and wheezing, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Those who are allergic to live evergreens may choose to decorate with artificial plants, but both live and artificial trees…

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Depression Common In People With Chronic Cough

November 25, 2009 Asthma Research

More than half of people with chronic cough-a nagging cough that can last for months or even years-suffer from depressive symptoms, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 23. The study of 100 people with chronic cough that had lasted an average of 9 years found that…

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Scientists Discover Cells That Control Inflammation in Chronic Disease

November 25, 2009 Asthma Research

A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, the…

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Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1

November 25, 2009 Asthma Research

A new study on pediatric 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. The study, led by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, is published online November 18 in CMAJ …

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Discovery May Lead To Powerful New Therapy For Asthma

November 10, 2009 Asthma Research

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have found that a single enzyme is apparently critical to most allergen-provoked asthma attacks — and that activity of the enzyme, known as aldose reductase, can be significantly reduced by compounds that have already undergone clinical trials as treatments for complications of diabetes. The discovery, made in experiments conducted with mice and in human cell cultures, opens…

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Link Between Male Diabetics With Allergies And Kidney Disease — Nothing To Sneeze At

November 3, 2009 Asthma Research

For men with type 2 diabetes, a cell type linked to allergic inflammation is closely linked to a key indicator of diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy), suggests a study in the November Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). “Allergy is a common disease that is increasing worldwide, so our findings may have important implications for diabetic nephropathy,” comments…

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Many Hospitalized With Swine Flu Had Been Healthy

October 14, 2009 Asthma Research

While the majority of people hospitalized with the H1N1 swine flu have chronic medical conditions, many were healthy before coming down with the disease, a U.S. health official said Tuesday. More than half of hospitalized adults had conditions such as asthma, chronic lung diseases, heart disease or immune system disorders, Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during…

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Study Adds Further Weight To View That Parasitic Gut Worms Help In Treatment Of Asthma, Other Allergies.

September 29, 2009 Asthma Research

Led by Dr Carsten Flohr, a Clinical Scientist from The University of Nottingham, and Dr Luc Nguyen Tuyen from the Khanh Hoa Provincial Health Service in central Vietnam, the study is the largest double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial to date looking at the potential links between hookworm and other gut worm infections and allergic conditions such as asthma and eczema. Thanks to improved hygiene practices parasitic worms have been mostly eradicated among human populations living in developed countries. However, experts believe that over millions of years of co-evolution worms have found methods…

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Customer Finds Relief With AllerPhase

September 18, 2009 Allergies

I have been coughing uncontrollably for three years. I couldn’t stop coughing and was worried that I maybe had lung cancer. I couldn’t even sing anymore or have a conversation for long without coughing. Finally I was diagnosed with asthma, but unfortunately, all the medications I tried had terrible side effects and ultimately I could …

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Can Your Home Trigger Asthma?
 Environmental Toxicologists Link Household Bacteria To Asthma

September 16, 2009 Asthma Research

Scientists have found that chemicals called endotoxins can inflame airways and trigger asthma. Endotoxins are shed by bacteria in household dust. Experts say better home hygiene, washing bed linens in hot water at least once a week, and using allergen-prevention pillow cases and mattress covers can reduce the risk of asthma attacks. Researchers say asthma and allergy triggers may be commonly found at home. That means there are things you can do to reduce the cause of your family’s symptoms.

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Reduced Lung Capacity Linked To Cardiovascular Disease By Inflammation

September 3, 2009 Asthma Research

People who have a reduced lung capacity may have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke because they show evidence of inflammation, reveals a study published online ahead of print in Thorax. This association is not related to smoking, respiratory diseases or obesity. The New Zealand researchers took measurements of lung capacity and inflammation …

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