Asthma UK Comment On Research Linking Pre-natal Stress And Asthma Development In Young Children

Leanne Metcalf, Director of Research at Asthma UK, says: 'There is now a broad spectrum of evidence which suggests that the pre-natal environment, including factors such as maternal stress and family history, can influence whether or not a child will go on to develop asthma symptoms...
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Link Between Low Levels Of Vitamin D And Higher Rates Of Asthma In African American Children

Researchers at Children's National Medical Center have discovered that African American children with asthma in metropolitan Washington, DC, are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African American children. This study supports recent research that suggests vitamin D plays a greater role in the body than just keeping bones healthy...
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FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of InterMune’s Esbriet(R) (pirfenidone) For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) voted 9-3 to recommend approval of EsbrietĀ® (pirfenidone) for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to reduce decline in lung function...
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New Technique Reduces Tobacco Smoke Damage To Lungs In Mice

Researchers in Australia have demonstrated that blocking a certain protein can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice. Inflammation underlies the disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and many other smoking-related ailments...
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Stress During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring’s Risk Of Asthma

Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston...
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Study Shows Family Mealtimes Help Children With Asthma Breathe Easier

Children who have asthma are at high risk for separation anxiety, but a new study has found a home remedy that parents can use - regular family mealtimes. "It makes sense that children who have difficulty breathing might be anxious and prefer to keep their parents, who can help them in an emergency, close by," said Barbara H...
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Common Cold Symptoms Not Washed Away By Nose Irrigation

Washing out your nose with a spray or spout of salt water is safe and might even get you back to work sooner after a cold or acute sinus infection. However, there is not enough evidence to show that it can reduce your symptoms significantly, according to a new research review...
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Charity Urges, ‘It’s Good To Talk’ - British Lung Foundation, UK

The British Lung Foundation (BLF) is supporting the very first 'Dying to Talk Awareness Week', which is being launched this week (15 - 21 March) to increase public awareness about the importance of talking about death and bereavement issues...
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Enhancing Adolescents’ Health By Simple, Low-Cost Steps

Simple, low-cost measures such as wearing a pedometer to inspire walking and spending a few minutes a day meditating can put adolescents on the track toward better health, researchers report. These types of side-effect-free steps can quickly help lower important numbers like blood pressure, heart rate and even weight, counteracting today's unhealthy, upward trends among young people, said Dr...
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Vitamin D Levels Have Different Effects On Atherosclerosis In Blacks And Whites

Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "go-to" remedy for treating a wide range of illnesses, from osteoporosis to atherosclerosis. However, new evidence from a Wake Forest University School of Medicine study suggests that supplementing vitamin D in those with low levels may have different effects based on patient race and, in black individuals, the supplement could actually do harm...
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