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Asthma is a common inflammatory disease affecting the airways that leads to shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing. Symptoms range from mild to severe but are generally manageable with appropriate treatment.

Mount Sinai Health System announces opening of new, full-service urgent care center in Dumbo

Mount Sinai Health System announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art, full-service urgent care center in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood, which will feature daytime, evening, and weekend hours.

25 Jan 2018

New powerful database to help prevent asthma in children

Imagine a world where allergies, asthma and related chronic diseases are rare. Better yet, imagine a world where these conditions can be prevented before they even develop.

25 Jan 2018

Research could pave way for more effective allergy medicine

Researchers have found a new mechanism in which an antibody can prevent allergic reactions in a broad range of patients. It is a scientific breakthrough, which could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine.

25 Jan 2018

New guidelines encourage allergists to use telemedicine for allergy patients

Since its beginning more than 40 years ago when 500 patient consultations were conducted by interactive television, demand for telemedicine has continued to increase. Patients like the convenience and physicians know it can offer needed care to those who might not otherwise have access.

24 Jan 2018

Scientists introduce air-filled microbubbles as intravenous oxygen carriers

Severe oxygen deficiency eventually leads to cardiac arrest. If the blood’s oxygen content cannot be rapidly re-established, the patient may die within minutes. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American scientists have introduced air-filled microbubbles that could be used as an intravenous oxygen carrier to increase the survival rate of such patients. Because they rapidly dissolve in blood, the risk of embolism is minimal.

24 Jan 2018

New report takes comprehensive look at health effects of e-cigarettes

A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine takes a comprehensive look at evidence on the human health effects of e-cigarettes.

23 Jan 2018

Enzyme discovery provides new horizon of therapeutic opportunities across disease spectrum

Doctors have long treated heart attacks, improved asthma symptoms, and cured impotence by increasing levels of a single molecule in the body: nitric oxide.

19 Jan 2018

Scientists find how potential new eczema treatment could also alleviate asthma

Scientists from VIB-UGent have discovered insights for a possible new therapy for eczema that also reduces the severity of asthma

19 Jan 2018

LJI study reveals key player that promotes skin inflammation in atopic dermatitis

Severe eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that is driven by an allergic reaction. In their latest study, researchers at La Jolla Institute reveal an important player that promotes skin inflammation in atopic dermatitis and the characteristic thickening of the skin.

18 Jan 2018

World’s first vaccine relieves grass pollen allergy symptoms by at least 25%, study shows

Around 400 million people world-wide suffer in some form or other from a grass pollen allergy (rhinitis) - with the usual symptoms such as a runny nose, cough and severe breathing problems.

18 Jan 2018

Past exposures influence immune response in children with acute respiratory tract infections

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) are the leading global cause of death in early childhood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12 Jan 2018

Researcher provides insight into how stress causes physical symptoms and disease

A Michigan State University researcher is providing new insight into how certain types of stress interact with immune cells and can regulate how these cells respond to allergens, ultimately causing physical symptoms and disease.

10 Jan 2018

Increased rate of language delay in girls linked to acetaminophen use by mothers during pregnancy

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated rate of language delay in girls at 30 months old born to mothers who used acetaminophen during pregnancy, but not in boys.

10 Jan 2018

Telemedicine support and school-based care reduce ER visits in half for children with asthma

Children with asthma in the Rochester City School District who received a combination of telemedicine support and school-based medication therapy were almost half as likely to need an emergency room or hospital visit for their asthma, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

10 Jan 2018

Monthly cycles of brain activity linked to seizures in patients with epilepsy

UC San Francisco neurologists have discovered monthly cycles of brain activity linked to seizures in patients with epilepsy.

8 Jan 2018

New yardstick offers practical recommendations for treatment of atopic dermatitis

Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) - also known as eczema - often face a tough, uphill battle for treatment. Symptoms include severe itching, scaly rashes, extreme dry skin and inflammation.

4 Jan 2018

Kids show signs of mental disorder soon after being diagnosed with chronic illness

Children commonly show signs of a mental disorder soon after receiving a diagnosis involving a of a chronic physical condition, according to a recent study in BMJ Open.

4 Jan 2018

Asthma and allergic rhinitis linked to increased risk of cataracts

In a study that investigated the association between allergic diseases and ophthalmologic diseases in 14,776 adults, asthma and allergic rhinitis were each associated with a 50% increased likelihood of having cataracts. Atopic dermatitis was not linked with cataracts in the Journal of Dermatology study, however.

4 Jan 2018

Reverberations from war complicate Vietnam veterans’ end-of-life care

Many of Ron Fleming's fellow soldiers have spent the past five decades trying to forget what they saw — and did — in Vietnam.

4 Jan 2018

Scientists discover five new regions of the genome that increase asthma risk

An international study led by scientists from Inserm and Paris Diderot Universit, the University of Chicago, the National Heart and Lung Institute and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus together with researchers of the Trans-National Asthma Genetics Consortium has discovered five new regions of the genome that increase the risk of asthma.

22 Dec 2017

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Mount Sinai Health System announces opening of new, full-service urgent care center in Dumbo

New powerful database to help prevent asthma in children

Research could pave way for more effective allergy medicine

New guidelines encourage allergists to use telemedicine for allergy patients

Scientists introduce air-filled microbubbles as intravenous oxygen carriers

New report takes comprehensive look at health effects of e-cigarettes

Enzyme discovery provides new horizon of therapeutic opportunities across disease spectrum

Scientists find how potential new eczema treatment could also alleviate asthma

LJI study reveals key player that promotes skin inflammation in atopic dermatitis

World’s first vaccine relieves grass pollen allergy symptoms by at least 25%, study shows

Past exposures influence immune response in children with acute respiratory tract infections

Researcher provides insight into how stress causes physical symptoms and disease

Increased rate of language delay in girls linked to acetaminophen use by mothers during pregnancy

Telemedicine support and school-based care reduce ER visits in half for children with asthma

Monthly cycles of brain activity linked to seizures in patients with epilepsy

New yardstick offers practical recommendations for treatment of atopic dermatitis

Kids show signs of mental disorder soon after being diagnosed with chronic illness

Asthma and allergic rhinitis linked to increased risk of cataracts

Reverberations from war complicate Vietnam veterans’ end-of-life care

Scientists discover five new regions of the genome that increase asthma risk

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