A 22-Year-Old SMU Student Is Aiming To Change The Way Asthma Is Managed

Managing asthma can be time consuming and painful. You’re subject to allergy tests and X-Rays. Your lung capacity is measured by blowing into a spirometer, a small device that looks something like a breathalyzer. After your lungs swell and become inflamed, the symptoms are diagnosed through another series of invasive tests known as bronchoprovocation.....

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Potential Target for Severe Asthma, Other Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Identified

In a new study, researchers identified the role of platelets in the immune response, and discovered that the platelet-derived protein Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) contributes to chronic inflammation, having a pathological role in a series of conditions. Dkk-1 may represent a potential new therapeutic target for the treatment of severe asthma and other inflammatory diseases.....

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Foots Cray resident claims 'disgusting, rat infested' Waste4Fuel dump is worsening his asthma

A disgruntled Foots Cray resident is convinced pollution from the “disgusting, rat infested” Waste4Fuel dump is worsening his asthma – forcing him to repeatedly be prescribed steroids.
Les Easton, who lives on the corner of Cray Road and Sidcup Hill, has lodged dozens of complaints about his frustrating three-year wait for the rotting pile to be cleared.....

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