Asthma: A vaccination that works using intramuscular injection

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory and respiratory disease caused by an abnormal reactivity to allergens in the environment. Of the several avenues of exploration that are currently being developed, vaccination appears to be the most promising approach. In a publication soon to appear in the review Human Gene Therapy, the research scientists at Inserm and CNRS ( Institut du thorax, CNRS, France) reveal an innovatory vaccine against one of the allergens most frequently encountered in asthma patients. After vaccine was directly injected into the muscle of an asthmatic mouse, a nanovector significantly reduced both the hypersensitivity to the allergen and the associated inflammatory response...

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Don't let asthma affect quality of life

THE STATISTICS for asthma levels in Ireland are startling with more than one person a week dying from the condition that affects the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs...

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Early triage treatment reduces asthma admissions

Children with moderate or severe asthma attacks who were treated with systemic corticosteroids during the first 75 minutes of triage in the ED were 16% less likely to be admitted to the hospital, according to a Canada-based study...

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