Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Asthma

Asthma is linked to new onset obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Researchers lead by Mihaela Teodorescu, MD, MS, of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin assessed questionnaires completed by adult participants in order to examine the prospective relationship of asthma with incident OSA.....

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Asthma Differentiated from COPD Using FENO Measurement

Making a differential diagnosis between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be as simple as breathing in and breathing out. A research duo from the Departments of Chest and Clinical & Chemical Pathology at Benha University in Egypt determined that a fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a reliable biomarker for discriminating between reversible airway obstruction in asthma and non-reversible/partially-reversible airway obstruction in COPD.....

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Mum says she's 'petrified' of losing a second son to the rare type of asthma that killed his younger brother

A mum has spoken of the terrifying moment she feared she would lose two sons in one year to the same rare type of asthma.
Nichola Newns said her world fell apart after her son Ben O’Neill, 12, died in hospital following an asthma attack in March last year.....

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