Probiotics Do Not Prevent URTIs in Those With Asthma

Daily probiotic use does not reduce winter antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in patients with asthma, according to results from a randomized controlled, parallel-group pragmatic study.
"These results differ from previous findings in controlled trials mainly involving younger children that probiotics reduce respiratory tract infections and resulting antibiotic prescription rates, and they cast doubt on the reproducibility of those findings in older children and adults with asthma using information leaflets," the researchers write.....

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Southampton researchers given £15million to crackdown on obesity and asthma

SOUTHAMPTON doctors and scientists have been awarded £15million as part of a crackdown on obesity, asthma, allergies and infections.
The money will be spent on preventing the growth of childhood obesity and will see the city's nutrition and respiratory research brought together to form an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.
The new centre will focus on taking discoveries out of the laboratory and into the clinic and will address life-threatening conditions.....

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Vitamin D and antibody injections can diminish asthma attacks

Asthma is a respiratory condition associated with hypersensitivity on exposure to allergens such as pollen and dust. It is a chronic condition that presents in the form of symptoms such as wheezing, dyspnea, and coughing.
In certain circumstances, these symptoms may get progressively worse and can degenerate into an “asthma attack.” Whilst some asthma attacks may require hospital admission, typically these attacks can be managed by the use of an inhaler which dilates airways and thus facilitates breathing.....

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