Study sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses
People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why.
People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why.
Asthma takes a backseat to other conditions with older women. Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater… read more.
Among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly those with asthma, newly prescribed long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) and inhaled corticosteroid combination therapy, compared with newly prescribed LABAs… read more.
New article shows individuals can improve asthma symptoms by avoiding air pollution. People who suffer from asthma may think there’s not a lot they can do to control… read more.
Evidence suggests childhood obesity comes before asthma. For years, doctors have known that there is a link between childhood obesity and asthma, but have found it difficult to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Compared with monotherapy with long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), combination therapy with LABAs and inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Following heart attack, patients who undergo revascularization of all significantly blocked arteries achieve better outcomes than patients who undergo revascularization of the “culprit” artery… read more.
Dr. Dermot Nolan, GP at Tramore Medical Clinic, Ireland.
Obesity, especially excessive belly fat, is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Excessive belly fat… read more.
David Price, Primary Care Respiratory Society Professor, University of Aberdeen, UK and Affilate Associate Professor.
Researchers examine health benefits of yoga for asthma sufferers. Yoga has long been promoted as a method for improving physical and mental well-being. And although yoga is often… read more.
In a study published in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D. identify new genes that likely… read more.
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