Flu jab safe for people with asthma

There is no difference in asthma exacerbation among people who have influenza vaccination and those who do not, according to a study.
Influenza can be a serious problem for people with asthma, so vaccination seems like a sensible thing to do. But there have been concerns that the flu jab can make people’s asthma worse. To find it this is really the case, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine did a ‘crossover’ study in over 2,000 patients, aged from three to 64.....

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Infection link with asthma

Lingering pneumonia infection may be a factor in asthma, according to new experiments.
Most people recover completely from pneumonia, but sometimes the bacterium responsible Mycoplasma pneumoniae hangs around in the body for a long time afterwards. It’s been suspected that these long-lasting infections may trigger asthma. The bacterium has been detected among some people having severe asthma attacks, for instance.....

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Low vitamin C link to asthma

People with severe asthma have been found to have low intakes and blood levels of vitamin C.
It is possible that the increased rates of asthma could be linked to dietary changes. A study from researchers at the Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Nedlands, Australia, now suggests that vitamin C could be an important factor......

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