Calcium Channel Blocker Prevents T Helper Type 2 Cell-Mediated Airway Inflammation
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By Gomes, Bruno; Cabral, Marilena Djata; Gallard, Alexandra; Savignac, Magali; Et al  Rationale: Ca2+ signaling controls the production of T helper (Th) type 2 cytokines known to be deleterious in asthma.
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Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who've had surgery for early-stage lung cancer are more likely to suffer cancer recurrence if their tumors contain a large number of immune-suppressing T-regulatory cells, a Duke University Medical Center study finds.
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NEW YORK  - The immune-suppressant drug  tacrolimus, usually used to prevent rejection of transplanted  organs, can also help people who suffer from aspirin-triggered  asthma, Japanese researchers report.
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By Anonymous  Tests in mice reveal that astemizole, a drug developed to treat allergies, kills the malaria parasite with high efficacy. Astemizole is already licensed for use in people, so it could be rapidly approved for use against malaria.
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Parents of children with asthma try  hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most  important measures, including banning smoking in the house and  shutting windows to keep pollen out, U.S. researchers reported  on Tuesday.
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Arthritis drugs like Celebrex and  the recently withdrawn Vioxx may boost the immune system's  ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types of  cancer, researchers said on Friday.
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TRENTON, N.J. - New data shows a vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer partially blocks infection by 10 strains of the virus on top of the four types the vaccine targets.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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NEW YORK  - A new drug called certolizumab is a safe and effective treatment for moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, according to the results of two related studies reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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The Foxa2 gene controls others that allow foetal lungs to develop during pregnancy and function at birth. Cincinnati Children&#39;s Hospital Medical Center experts say their research could lead to better treatments for premature babies with lung problems.
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A genetically engineered antibody that blocks an immune system molecule has produced promising results in its first use against Crohn&#39;s disease, researchers report.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- The drug etanercept shows no benefit against the autoimmune disorder Wegener's granulomatosis, according to results of a clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins researchers.
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Scientists show how the proteins that cause vCJD bypass the body's defences and enter the bloodstream.
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Celebrex, an arthritis drug in the same class as the recalled painkiller Vioxx, caused irregular heartbeats in fruit flies and in heart cells taken from laboratory rats, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Treatment with statins, the  widely prescribed class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, appears  to slow the age-related decline in lung function in elderly  individuals, even among those who smoke, according to a report  in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care  Medicine.
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A vaccine made with synthetic pieces of bacterial DNA has been shown in animal studies not only to stop asthma in its tracks but also to reverse the lung damage caused by the disease, according to California scientists.