Kids to be injected with cockroach antigen in asthma study

MADISON - Approximately 8 percent of the population suffers from asthma, and up to 4,000 people die each year from complications of the condition.
"If you're born or raised in the inner city, the frequency of asthma is even higher, somewhere around 10 to 12-percent," said Dr. William Busse with the UW School of Medicine.....

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How should we describe worsening asthma in Cochrane reviews, and does it matter?

'Exacerbation' has for many years been the preferred term for worsening asthma in the peer-reviewed literature and in national and international guidelines. However, there is a recent trend to move away from this somewhat cumbersome word in favour of terms that may be more widely understood and more easily remembered by patients, the public, and professionals alike.....

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Bronchial Thermoplasty reduces asthma attacks

BT in subjects with severe asthma improves asthma-specific quality of life with a reduction in severe exacerbations and healthcare use in the posttreatment period.
Reductions in asthma attacks and ER visits were shown to extend through a 5-year follow-up period.....

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