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Lots of questions remain and it is too early to conclude that asthma is not associated with increased risk of hospitalization among Covid-19 patients
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 14, 2020 Source: Does asthma raise Covid-19 risk? Research points to complex connection Reference:ASTHMA NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION AMONG COVID-19 PATIENTS
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Many methodological confounding factors and alternate hypotheses dampen study authors contention that cleaning product exposure during infancy increases risk of asthma.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 19, 2020 Source:Infants exposed to cleaning supplies more susceptible to asthma, study finds Reference:Association of use of cleaning products with respiratory health in a Canadian birth cohort
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Flu shot can reduce the risk the flu poses to asthmatics.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2019 Source:Asthma sufferers are putting themselves at risk by not getting free flu jab this winter, study warns
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Sunday House Call, #712, October 6, 2019: It’s Federal election time and no politician has the courage to discuss the meaningful changes to health care required to reduce suffering.
Sunday House Call, #712, October 6, 2019: It’s Federal election time and no politician has the courage to discuss the meaningful changes to health care required to reduce suffering. Topics today include:The hypocrisy of government health care policy is plain to see yet on all levels our politicians bury their heads in the sand waiting…
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Another observational food study (please make it stop!!) that tries to link fast food consumption and in particular, hamburgers, with increased asthma and allergy risk.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2018 Source: Linked between Consumption of fast food and asthma, other allergic diseases Reference: Is the consumption of fast foods associated with asthma or other allergic diseases? Respirology, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/resp.13339
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New scan may help some asthmatics understand their illness – maybe
Health Headlines Commentary for April 5, 2018 Source: New scan could help patients with asthma finally see their illness
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New asthma pathway discovery may lead to new approaches to treatment
Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2018 Source: New molecular target could help ease asthma Reference: Xiaofei Shen, Muhammad Asghar Pasha, Kelsi Hidde, Adil Khan, Mingwei Liang, Wenxian Guan, Yitao Ding, Angela Haczku, Qi Yang. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote airway hyperresponsiveness through production of VEGFA. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.01.005
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Testosterone studied for its possible role in asthma development
Health Headlines Commentary for November 29, 2017 Source: Testosterone could explain why asthma is more common in women than men Reference: Testosterone Attenuates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Airway Inflammation