Vitamin D can halve risk of severe asthma attacks, researchers say

A new review out of London, England is shedding light on the benefits of taking vitamin D, or the “sunshine vitamin” as its commonly called. The findings, published in the Cochrane Library by researchers at Queen Mary University on Sept. 5, suggest that taking vitamin D supplements can help reduce the risk of severe asthma attacks by half.....

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Ex-doping chief Michelle Verokken claims coaches have encouraged athletes to use banned asthma drugs when they had nothing wrong with them

Team GB Olympic stars like Mo Farah, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Laura Trott were dragged into controversy after their legal use of such drugs were leaked by Russian hackers.
FORMER British doping chief Michelle Verokken claims coaches HAVE encouraged their athletes to use banned asthma drugs when there is nothing wrong with them.....

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Saliva test for asthma could make diagnosis easier, more accurate

LEICESTERSHIRE, England, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A saliva test for asthma could be more accurate than standard lung function tests and less distressing to patients than tests of other fluids, say researchers in England working to develop it.
The saliva test is detailed in a study published in the journal Analytical Methods. Researchers at the University of Loughborough developed the test based on a method of metabolic profiling saliva.....

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