Why a glass of wine could make asthma worse

Drinking just a glass of wine or a pint of beer a day could make asthma and allergies worse, a new scientific study suggests. Experts have uncovered the first evidence that even moderate alcohol intake can seriously disrupt the body's immune system.
The findings could explain the rise in asthma and allergies in the past decade, which have reached epidemic proportions. There are now 5.1 million asthma sufferers in the UK, and millions more with other allergic diseases.....

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Study shows fibre supplements could be used as asthma treatment

Soluble fibre supplements could become a complementary, non-pharmacological treatment for people with poorly managed asthma, according to Australian researchers.
The study, carried out at Newcastle University's Centre for Healthy Lungs, found fibre supplements given to humans to treat asthma had positive results.
The researchers gave a number of stable asthmatics daily supplements with inulin, a soluble fibre supplement.....

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Th2 molecular phenotypes defined for severe asthma

medwireNews: Researchers have defined three molecular phenotypes of asthma, based on T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) status, which could help better target specific treatments.
The team obtained transcriptomic data from sputum cells supplied by 104 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma and 16 individuals without asthma from the Unbiased Biomarkers in Prediction of Respiratory Disease Outcomes (U-BIOPRED) cohort.....

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