Passive smoking ‘not linked to fetal abnormalities’ in asthmatic pregnant women
Active, but not passive, smoking is associated with an increased risk for fetal abnormalities and more days of asthma symptoms in pregnant women with the respiratory condition, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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TNF and GSTP1 variants influence maternal smoking link to childhood wheeze
The risk for childhood wheeze associated with exposure to maternal smoking is influenced by variations in the tumor necrosis factor and glutathione S transferase P1 genes, researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Which patients with lower respiratory tract infections need inpatient treatment? Perceptions of physicians, nurses, patients and relatives
Conclusion:
Independent of type and severity of respiratory tract infection, the misperceived high severity and expected mortality and morbidity were the predominant reasons why treating physicians, nurses, patients and their relatives unanimously believed that inpatient management was necessary. Better assessment and communication about true expected medical risks might contribute to a pathway to shorten in-hospital days and to introduce a more risk-targeted and individually tailored allocation of health-care resources.Trial Registration: NCT00350987 (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - Latest articles)...
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Surgical mask placement over N95 filtering facepiece respirators: Physiological effects on healthcare workers
Conclusions: Use of a surgical mask as an outer barrier over N95 filtering facepiece respirators does not significantly impact the physiological burden or perceptions of comfort and exertion by the wearer over that experienced without use of a surgical mask. (Source: Respirology)...
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Stage V (fibrotic) allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. A review of 17 cases followed from diagnosis
Lee TM, Greenberger PA, Patterson R, Roberts M, Liotta JL (Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles)...
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Aspergillosis - clinical aspects
Greenberger PA (Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles)...
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Study supports pollution link to asthma in childhood
Exposure to increased levels of air pollution in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for asthma and related symptoms at the age of 8 years, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Visit Your Pharmacy This No Smoking Day
Helping a man to stop smoking after 43 years and supporting a woman to quit cigarettes following 15 previous relapses are just two examples where a local pharmacy made the difference of a life time... (Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today)...
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Shared decision making benefits patients with poorly controlled asthma
Involving asthma patients in decisions about therapy can help improve treatment adherence and outcomes in those with poorly controlled disease, US research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Cancer-linked genetic variant also associated with emphysema
A genetic variant associated with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is also associated with emphysema, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial infection should be ruled out in
Gonzalez-Granado Luis IgnacioAnnals of Thoracic Medicine 2010 5(1):55-55 (Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine)...
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The Speed At Which Nicotine Peaks In The Brain
Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center. Traditionally, scientists thought nicotine inhaled in a puff of cigarette smoke took a mere seven seconds to be taken up by the brain, and that each puff produced a spike of nicotine... (Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today)...
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Sputum eosinophil counts better than FeNO for specific inhalation challenges
The timecourse and magnitude of changes observed in sputum eosinophil counts and exhaled nitric oxide differ significantly after exposure to occupational agents in asthmatics, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Novel method for defining impaired pulmonary function in COPD
A novel method for defining impaired pulmonary function is associated with a statistically significant increase in the risk for death and the likelihood of having respiratory symptoms, US research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Seasonal AR symptoms related to hypersensitivity of allergens
The development of allergic rhinitis symptoms upon exposure to ragweed is related to hypersensitivity to perennial allergens and grass pollen, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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New Report Finds Major Benefits To The Health Of The Nation From Increasing Tobacco Taxes, UK
Following an extensive economic evaluation of the benefits of increasing tobacco prices on the health of the nation, ASH has published its report The Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxation... (Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today)...
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Worst Cities for People With Asthma
Title: Worst Cities for People With AsthmaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/8/2010 12:01:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/8/2010 12:01:32 PM (Source: MedicineNet Asthma General)...
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Atrophy and hypertrophy signaling altered in severe COPD
The atrophy and hypertrophy signaling pathways are altered in the diaphragm of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Neutrophils involved in the pathogenesis of non-eosinophilic asthma
Non-eosinophilic and eosinophilic asthma are associated with different gene expression profiles, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)...
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Elevation of IL-6 in the allergic asthmatic airway is independent of inflammation but associates with loss of central airway function
Background:
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway that is characterized by a Th2-type of immune response with increasing evidence for involvement of Th17 cells. The role of IL-6 in promoting effector T cell subsets suggest that IL-6 may play a functional role in asthma. Classically IL-6 has been viewed as an inflammatory marker, along with TNFalpha and IL-1beta, rather than as regulatory cytokine.ObjectiveTo investigate the potential relationship between IL-6 and other proinflammatory cytokines, Th2/Th17 cytokines and lung function in allergic asthma, and thus evaluate the potential role of IL-6 in this disease.
Methods:
Cytokine levels in induced sputum and lung function were measured in 16 healthy control and 18 mild-moderate allergic asthmatic subjects.
Results:
The lev......
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