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16 Mar 2018

Genetic Variation Found to Increase the Risk of Adrenal Suppression

Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid treatment for asthma and COPD could be improved following the identification of a genetic variant that causes…
15 Mar 2018

Biological Variations Can Distinguish Between Severity Levels in Asthma

Asthma patients could potentially be distinguished from each other by their differing levels of disease severity following the discovery of biological…
9 Mar 2018

Quadrupling Medication Can Reduce the Number of Serious Asthma Attacks

The number of serious asthma attacks can be reduced by temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroids during severe episodes of asthma, according…
27 Feb 2018

Iron is a Major Risk Factor for Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients

Fungal infections in lung transplant patients are facilitated by elevated tissue iron, according to researchers from Stanford University, California, USA…
12 Feb 2018

Molecular Cause of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Uncovered

A NEW genetic cause of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), which affects approximately 1 in every 15,000 people, has been revealed by researchers at…
12 Feb 2018

Universal Influenza a Vaccine Produces Long-Lasting Immunity

A UNIVERSAL vaccine combating the influenza A virus has been developed by a team of scientists at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and…
9 Feb 2018

Increased Health Risks Caused by Exposure to Traffic Pollution

EPIGENETIC changes linked to diseases caused by long-term exposure to air pollutants take place during even short periods of exposure to exhaust fumes…
23 Jan 2018

Education Required on Development of Smoking-Related Conditions

SMOKERS misperceive the time-frame within which smoking-related conditions occur, believing that mild and severe ailments emerge later in life than…
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