Statins Show Benefits, Limitations in Asthma

A group of researchers reviewed the existing studies and clinical trials of statins used as a treatment for asthma to generate a list of recommendations for future studies. Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, of the Department of Pharmacology, at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University in Manipal, India, and colleagues, investigated how statins “exert their anti-inflammatory effects” and whether or not they may be used to treat asthma in the future, as well as why evidence from clinical studies has been inconsistent......

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Chemical, dust on adult asthma avoid list

A list of chemicals and dusts that can contribute to adult-onset asthma in Australian workplaces has been created by researchers.
Project leader Lin Fritschi, from Curtin University in Western Australia, said up to 3000 new cases of asthma in Australia every year could be attributed to workplace exposures.....

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13 Best and Worst Foods for Your Lungs
Smart food choices may help you breathe easier if you have asthma.

Eating for asthma
by Amanda Gardner

Can what you eat affect asthma? Although research is far from definitive, there are some hints that this might be true.
"There's really no diet that will eliminate or cure your asthma but there are certain things you could be incorporating to help," says Robert Graham, MD, an internist with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.....

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