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Oestrogen-Only HRT May Increase Risk Of Asthma After Menopause
Oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, suggests a large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.The authors base their findings on 57, 664 women, who were...
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Allergic rhinitis a significant risk factor for asthma development
Allergy 2010; Advance online publication MedWire News: The presence of allergic rhinitis (AR) is a significant risk factor for the development of asthma, research confirms.Writing in the journal Allergy, Lotte van den Nieuwenhof (Radboud University...
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Mirror, Mirror by the Chair
ADHD AIDS Asthma Community Acquired MRSA Cardiovascular Diseases Cerebrovascular Diseases COPD Depression Diabetes Endocrine Diseases Geriatrics GI Disorders H1N1 Resources Headache High Cholesterol HPV Hypertension Insomnia Infection Managing Asthma...
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Allergen exposure increases Th2-cytokines and FOXP3 expression in asthmatic lungs
MedWire News: Patients with asthma have increased lung levels of T-helper cell type 2 (Th)2 cytokines, which may indicate that infiltrating FOXP3-positive (FOXP3+) cells are unable to control allergen-induced Th2 response in asthmatic lungs, say...
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Asthma: Time to confront some inconvenient truths
Hancox RJ et al.In terms of asthma management it is tempting to focus on novel drug therapies; however, a case can be made that the priority is to undertake research that leads to improvements in the use of existing treatments through public health and...
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Inflammation and airway function in the lung periphery of patients with stable asthma
Verbanck S et al.The persistent functional abnormality of small conductive airways in patients with stable asthma is largely independent of inflammation as measured by exhaled NO. In the alveolar compartment, a functional correlate of alveolar NO was...
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Effect of Esomeprazole 40 mg Once or Twice Daily on Asthma: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study
Kiljander TO et al.Effect of Esomeprazole 40 mg Once or Twice Daily on Asthma: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study.
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GALEN and EAACI warn: Older antihistamines in OTC allergy medications may be hazardous
Experts from GALEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network, and EAACI, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, warn that the older antihistamines in over-the-counter allergy medications - the most common form of self-medication in...
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GALEN and EAACI warn: Older antihistamines in OTC allergy medications may be hazardous
Experts from GALEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network, and EAACI, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, warn that the older antihistamines in over-the-counter allergy medications - the most common form of self-medication in...
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Dubai Health Authority and GlaxoSmithKline Lead Asthma Fight With New Respiratory Education Project
February 2010 Selected nurses to be trained as Respiratory Nurse Specialists UAE suffers one of the highest rates of asthma with 13% diagnosis rates The Dubai Health Authority and GlaxoSmithKline sealed a new partnership this week by signing an MoU to...
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Woodhull Medical Wins Grant for North Brooklyn Residents With Asthma
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center received a $100,000, two-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and...
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Dubai Health Authority, GlaxoSmithKline lead asthma fight with new respiratory education project
The Dubai Health Authority and GlaxoSmithKline sealed a new partnership this week by signing an MoU to provide world-class respiratory care for patients with asthma.The aim of the MoU is to establish Dubai and the UAE as a centre for excellence in...
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Emerging Combination Agent From Merck Will Garner Peak Year Sales Of More Than $250M For The Treatment Of Asthma
FDA Request for Additional Data Will Delay the U.S.Launch of SkyePharma's Emerging Asthma Therapy, According to New Findings from Decision Resources Waltham,MA /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms...
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HRT linked to asthma risk
Women taking oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be at an increased risk of developing asthma after the menopause, the results of a new study indicate.French researchers based their findings on almost 58,000 women, who were queried...
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New health initiative to help asthma patients breathe easy
An initiative was launched between the Authority and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) a research-based pharmaceutical firm.Experts had earlier warned there is a high prevalence of asthma among children in the UAE with one in five children having the ailment, and...
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Herbals Not the Answer for Asthma, Study Shows
FRIDAY, Feb.5 (HealthDay News) -- Many asthma patients who use herbal remedies experience increased symptoms and poorer quality of life, a new study shows. Researchers followed 326 asthma patients for 33 months. Of those patients, 25% said...
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Doctors Need More Freedom Of Choice In Rescue Asthma Therapy
A recent electronic survey of US asthma experts demonstrated the need for better access to levalbuterol, the fast-acting medicine used to treat the narrowing of airways (bronchospasm) caused by asthma, for selected patients.100% of the doctors...
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Comment On Link Between HRT And Asthma
Leanne Metcalf, Director of Research at Asthma UK, says: 'There is now a large body of evidence suggesting a link between female hormones, including the use of HRT, the development of asthma and its severity.Comment On Link Between HRT And ...
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Medical News: Comment On Link Between HRT And Asthma
Leanne Metcalf, Director of Research at Asthma UK, says: 'There is now a large body of evidence suggesting a link between female hormones, including the use of HRT, the development of asthma and its severity.Medical News: Comment On Link Between...
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Estrogen-only HRT may increase asthma risk after menopause
MedWire News: Postmenopausal women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may face an increased risk for developing asthma, study results suggest.Isabelle Romieu (Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Mexico) and team...
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Long-term maintenance of pediatric asthma: focus on budesonide/formoterol inhalation aerosol
Huynh PN et al.Current national and international asthma guidelines recommend treatment of children with asthma towards achieving and maintaining asthma control. These guidelines provide more stringent recommendations to increase therapy...
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Merck's asthma drug formoterol/mometasone to garner global peak year sales of more than $250M
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, following its expected launch this year for the treatment of asthma, Merck's formoterol/mometasone will garner peak year sales...
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Risk of Asthma After Menopause Increases With Estrogen-only HRT
Women Health News Font Size A large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax has said that estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause.The authors base their findings...
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Survey reveals need for better access to levalbuterol for asthma patients
A recent electronic survey of US asthma experts demonstrated the need for better access to levalbuterol, the fast-acting medicine used to treat the narrowing of airways (bronchospasm) caused by asthma, for selected patients.100% of the doctors...
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Medical News: Doctors Need More Freedom Of Choice In Rescue Asthma Therapy
A recent electronic survey of US asthma experts demonstrated the need for better access to levalbuterol, the fast-acting medicine used to treat the narrowing of airways (bronchospasm) caused by asthma, for selected patients.Medical News: Doctors...
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