Research sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses

Washington University researchers are studying respiratory viruses to better understand how they contribute to asthma and other conditions.
People with asthma often have difficulty dealing with respiratory viruses such as flu, the common cold, and more recently enteroviruses, and researchers have struggled to explain why.....

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Asthma with COPD has lower vitamin D levels than asthma alone – Sept 2015

Introduction: The association between vitamin D and clinical parameters in obstructive lung diseases (OLDs), including COPD and bronchial asthma, was previously investigated. As asthma–COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) is a new clinical entity, the prevalence of vitamin D levels in ACOS is unknown.....

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Secondhand Smoke Puts Kids With Asthma At Risk

Kids suffering with asthma are more likely to be hospitalized when they live with a smoker and are exposed to second hand smoke, research suggests.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center analyzed data from 25 studies that included more than 430,000 children. The researchers found kids with asthma that were exposed to secondhand smoke were more than twice as likely to seek emergency care.....

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