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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.

Novel community program to improve the way childhood asthma controlled outside hospital

Indiana University School of Medicine emergency medicine faculty hope to improve the way childhood asthma is medically managed in Marion County through an innovative program that incorporates the skills and flexible schedules of specially trained Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services paramedics.

11 Oct 2013

Children whose parents use a personal health record twice as likely to attend all well-child visits

Young children whose parents used an integrated personal health record were more likely to attend six or more of the nationally recommended well-child care visits by 15 months of age, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics.

11 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: 'Death throes' of health law opponents; Ryan's plan on entitlements may offer way out of budget crisis

Politically, the biggest challenges facing the ACA are behind us. By my count, the law has already survived three near-death experiences: the Democrats' loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority with the election of Scott Brown in Jan. 2010, the Supreme Court's June 2012 decision upholding (with one exception) the law's constitutionality, and President Obama's re-election last Nov. Much of what we see going on in Washington now is the death throes of the opposition, especially now that Americans are beginning to sign up for coverage (John McDonough, 10/9).

11 Oct 2013

FDA accepts, files Genentech's sBLA for subcutaneous use of Xolair in people with CIU

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted and filed the company's supplemental Biologics License Application for subcutaneous use of Xolair (omalizumab) in people with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria who remained symptomatic despite treatment with H1-antihistamine therapy at approved doses.

11 Oct 2013

Teva Cutting 5,000 Jobs In Global Restructuring

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10 Oct 2013

Asthma infection risk ‘goes beyond the airways’

Researchers from the USA have found that asthma may be associated with an increased risk for infections outside of the respiratory tract.

9 Oct 2013

Edimer doses first XLHED-affected neonate in Phase 2 trial of EDI200

Edimer Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused on developing an innovative therapy for the rare genetic disorder X-linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED), today announced the enrollment and completed dosing of the first XLHED-affected neonate in a Phase 2 trial of EDI200, the company's novel, proprietary, recombinant protein.

9 Oct 2013

FENO and B-Eos complement each other as asthma biomarkers

Research indicates that fraction of exhaled nitric oxide and blood eosinophil count values can independently predict asthma diagnosis and attacks.

8 Oct 2013

Blocking pathway might prevent esophageal cancer in patients with existing Barrett's esophagus

Got heartburn? More than 60 million adults in the U.S. have acid reflux, or heartburn, and approximately 10 percent are at risk for developing esophageal cancer, due in part to complications from Barrett's esophagus.

8 Oct 2013

Smoking during pregnancy may affect child’s immune system on molecular level

The Leipzig Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research has gained new insights on the influence of tobacco smoke in utero. For the first time, it could be demonstrated with smoking pregnant women and their children, how exposure to tobacco smoke affects the development of human immune system on molecular level.

8 Oct 2013

New picture of interaction between nervous & immune systems could lead to novel therapies

A new picture of how the nervous system interacts with the immune system to cause the itch and inflammation associated with eczema, a chronic skin disease, could lead to new therapies for the condition, according to University of California, Berkeley, scientists.

4 Oct 2013

Asthma alert in very physically active

Research from Sweden shows that while people with asthma are as likely to be mildly active or inactive as people without, there is a strong relationship between vigorous physical activity and the respiratory condition.

3 Oct 2013

New research shows no increased danger for egg allergic children who take flu shots

All children should have flu shots, even if they have an egg allergy, and it's now safe to get them without special precautions. This finding is from the latest update on the safety of the flu vaccine for allergic patients, published in the October issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the official journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

2 Oct 2013

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

Adults who move to farming areas where they experience a wider range of environmental exposures than in cities may reduce the symptoms of their hypersensitivities and allergies considerably. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University.

1 Oct 2013

MD Anderson-developed aerosol triggers innate immunity to squelch infections

Research on an aerosol that jump-starts a rapid immune response to stifle viral respiratory infections before they can provoke asthma attacks has earned major funding from the National Institutes of Health.

1 Oct 2013

State highlights: Jails treat huge number of mentally ill; class action bid denied in Fla. lawsuit over disabled children in nursing homes

America's lockups are its new asylums. After scores of state mental institutions were closed beginning in the 1970s, few alternatives materialized. … The country's three biggest jail systems -- Cook County, in Illinois; Los Angeles County; and New York City -- are on the front lines. With more than 11,000 prisoners under treatment on any given day, they represent by far the largest mental-health treatment facilities in the country. By comparison, the three largest state-run mental hospitals have a combined 4,000 beds.

27 Sep 2013

Cleaning product-related asthma goes beyond irritation

Research from Belgium indicates that a substantial proportion of those who have occupational asthma related to cleaning agents have specific airway sensitivity to the components of detergents.

27 Sep 2013

Intestinal mucus potentially improves life of people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers at Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions M-diques (IMIM) in Barcelona, in collaboration with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and other U.S. Institutions, have found that intestinal mucus not only acts as a physical barrier against commensal bacteria and dietary antigens, but also prevents the onset of inflammatory reactions against these agents.

27 Sep 2013

Scientists study genetic factors involved in complex diseases

Although heavily studied, the specific genetic causes of "complex diseases," a category of disorders which includes autism, diabetes and heart disease, are largely unknown due to byzantine genetic and environmental interactions.

27 Sep 2013

Chronic bronchitis linked to poor asthma outcomes

Researchers have found that chronic bronchitis is associated with worse clinical outcomes in asthma, particularly among smokers.

26 Sep 2013

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Novel community program to improve the way childhood asthma controlled outside hospital

Children whose parents use a personal health record twice as likely to attend all well-child visits

Viewpoints: 'Death throes' of health law opponents; Ryan's plan on entitlements may offer way out of budget crisis

FDA accepts, files Genentech's sBLA for subcutaneous use of Xolair in people with CIU

Teva Cutting 5,000 Jobs In Global Restructuring

Asthma infection risk ‘goes beyond the airways’

Edimer doses first XLHED-affected neonate in Phase 2 trial of EDI200

FENO and B-Eos complement each other as asthma biomarkers

Blocking pathway might prevent esophageal cancer in patients with existing Barrett's esophagus

Smoking during pregnancy may affect child’s immune system on molecular level

New picture of interaction between nervous & immune systems could lead to novel therapies

Asthma alert in very physically active

New research shows no increased danger for egg allergic children who take flu shots

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

MD Anderson-developed aerosol triggers innate immunity to squelch infections

State highlights: Jails treat huge number of mentally ill; class action bid denied in Fla. lawsuit over disabled children in nursing homes

Cleaning product-related asthma goes beyond irritation

Intestinal mucus potentially improves life of people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease

Scientists study genetic factors involved in complex diseases

Chronic bronchitis linked to poor asthma outcomes

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