Alberta asthma pilot project aims to reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment

Young asthma patients will be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to a new pilot program aiming to provide more tools to Alberta family doctors.
Thanks to a $750,000 grant funded by The Partnership for Research and Innovation, some 22 family medical practices across the province will participate in the three-year study that will provide a "decision-making tree" directly in the child's electronic medical record, with the aim of improving both diagnosis and treatment.....

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Asthma doesn't leave these vets cold

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.  — Veterinarian Dominic Dallago pets his patient, a domestic short-haired cat with diarrhea. Looking at them together, there is nothing to suggest that the cat could harm its vet.
But hiding beneath the thick black fur of the purring 10-year-old cat are serious germs. The cat is full of allergens that can threaten people with asthma. The allergens can cause serious harm to people who have the illness, like Dallago.....

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Vitamin D may contribute to development of asthma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease, which development mechanism has not been fully investigated yet. Despite the progress of medical science in asthma field, morbidity of this disease remains high worldwide. Scientists raise hypothesis that vitamin D may be involved in development of asthma. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble nutrient, which is the best known as key factor in bone mineralization. However, scientific literature reveals wider role of vitamin D.....

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