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Thrombosis risk may be raised by cancer drugs
Cancer patients receiving drugs to lower the risk of anaemia may be...
Published Tuesday 01 December 2009
Chemotherapy can result in insomnia
Insomnia occurs in approximately three-quarters of cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy....
Published Tuesday 01 December 2009
Osteoarthritis risk increased by high exercise levels
Men and women in middle age who exercise on a regular basis...
Published Monday 30 November 2009
Cancer genome changes increase cervical cancer relapse risk
Patients with cervical cancer are three to four times more likely to...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
Number of Americans with diabetes expected to double by 2034
The number of people developing diabetes in the US is expected to...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
H1N1 virus appears to increase asthma risk in children
Asthma is a significant risk factor in children who have contracted the...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
New treatment could prevent thrombosis in PAD patients
Thrombosis is a common side effect in patients undergoing bypass surgery for...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
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Cancer patients receiving drugs to lower the risk of anaemia may be...
Published Tuesday 01 December 2009
Chemotherapy can result in insomnia
Insomnia occurs in approximately three-quarters of cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy....
Published Tuesday 01 December 2009
Osteoarthritis risk increased by high exercise levels
Men and women in middle age who exercise on a regular basis...
Published Monday 30 November 2009
Cancer genome changes increase cervical cancer relapse risk
Patients with cervical cancer are three to four times more likely to...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
Number of Americans with diabetes expected to double by 2034
The number of people developing diabetes in the US is expected to...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
H1N1 virus appears to increase asthma risk in children
Asthma is a significant risk factor in children who have contracted the...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
New treatment could prevent thrombosis in PAD patients
Thrombosis is a common side effect in patients undergoing bypass surgery for...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009
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Asthma Medical News
- H1N1 virus appears to increase asthma risk in children
Asthma is a significant risk factor in children who have contracted the H1N1 flu virus, while this is not the case in youngsters with seasonal flu. This is...
Published Sunday 29 November 2009 - Oral contraceptives may benefit female asthma patients
Taking oral contraceptives may benefit the health of female asthma patients, the results of a new study have suggested. Researchers at McMaster University, Canada, discovered that women with...
Published Thursday 05 November 2009 - People who are civically engaged may be less likely to suffer from asthma
Areas with restaurants, cultural hubs and entertainment facilities may have lower rates of asthma among their populations compared to areas where residents are less likely to be out-and-about....
Published Thursday 25 June 2009 - Study looks at pros and cons of combined asthma treatment
A new study has looked at the pros and cons of using long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs) to treat asthma in children. Research led by Amy Plint of the University...
Published Thursday 11 December 2008 - Caesarean section babies more prone to asthma, says study
Babies that are born via Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma, according to a new study by Dutch scientists. Published in the journal Thorax, the research...
Published Tuesday 02 December 2008 - Study links season of birth to asthma risk
Youngsters born four months before the peak of cold and influenza season are at greater risk of developing childhood asthma than their counterparts born at any other time...
Published Monday 24 November 2008 - Autumn babies linked with higher asthma risk
A new study has linked children born during autumn with an increased risk of asthma development. It is thought that newborns delivered three to four months ahead of...
Published Friday 21 November 2008 - Traffic pollution worsens child asthma symptoms, study finds
Traffic pollution negatively affects the respiratory health of children with asthma, according to a new study. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research, the trial found...
Published Friday 14 November 2008 - Breastfeeding babies could enhance lung function, according to research
The physical effort involved in breastfeeding could leave babies with stronger lungs, research has suggested. Published in the journal Thorax, the study involved examining a total of 1,456...
Published Monday 10 November 2008 - Asthma-causing cell visualisation research carried out
Approaches to non-invasively visualise the actions of immune cells which cause asthma have been developed. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA, note eosinophils play a central...
Published Friday 07 November 2008 - Genetics could explain racial disparities in asthma, research suggests
People who suffer from asthma and are black tend to have a more severe form of the condition than patients who are white, leading to an overall lower...
Published Thursday 09 October 2008 - Parental expectations influences child asthma, study suggests
Children suffering from asthma who have parents with high expectations regarding their ability to function normally are less likely to display symptoms that others with the condition, according...
Published Monday 06 October 2008 - Childhood wheezing with rhinovirus can increase asthma risk, study indicates
Children who experience wheezing with rhinovirus are at increased risk of developing asthma later in life, according to a new study. Led by researchers at US academic institution...
Published Thursday 02 October 2008 - Study suggests link between asthma and paracetamol
Giving paracetamol to babies increases the risk of them developing asthma five years later, according to a study of more than 200,000 children. Led by Professor Richard Beasley...
Published Friday 19 September 2008
