CONCLUSIONS: AR is prevalent in 53.9% of Trinidadian children with asthma. The burden of co-morbid disease in asthmatic children is associated with increased likelihood of asthma-related A&E visits, day and night symptoms and absence from school. PMID: 20031294 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via
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Peptides Targeting Toll-Like Receptor Signalling Pathways for Novel Immune Therapeutics.
Authors: Gomariz RP, Gutiérrez-Cañas I, Arranz A, Carrión M, Juarranz Y, Leceta J, Martínez C Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of key proteins that permit mammals to detect microbes and endogenous molecules, which are present in body fluids, cell membranes and cytoplasm. They confer mechanisms to the host for maintaining homeostasis, activating innate immunity and in
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A Novel Gene Found For Childhood-Onset Asthma (redOrbit)
Gene's role in immune system may suggest new treatmentsPediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory disease.
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Use of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (BEAS-2B) to Study Immunological Markers Resulting From Exposure to PM(2.5) Organic Extract from Puerto Rico.
Authors: Fuentes-Mattei E, Rivera E, Gioda A, Sanchez-Rivera D, Roman-Velazquez FR, Jimenez-Velez BD Fine particulate air pollutants, mainly their organic fraction, have been demonstrated to be associated with cardiovascular and respiratory health problems. Puerto Rico has been reported to have the highest prevalence of pulmonary diseases (e.g. asthma) in the US. The aim of this study was to a
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U.S. doctors link gene to childhood asthma
BOSTON (Reuters) - A defective gene appears to contribute to most cases of childhood asthma, a finding that could lead to a better understanding of allergies, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Childhood asthma genetic link identified
A mutated gene seems to contribute to most cases of childhood asthma, U.S. researchers say. (Source: CBC | Health)
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Long-term outcomes of acute irritant-induced asthma and World Trade Center-related lower airway disease.
Authors: de la Hoz RE PMID: 20026754 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)
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$1.4 Million Grant Received By Boston University School Of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) Pulmonary Center has received a two-year $1.4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to derive stem cells and lung progenitors from patients with lung disease... (Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today)
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