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Asthma
Research finds obese people incorrectly diagnosed with asthma
June 17th, 2005
Clinical tests carried out by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research indicate obese people may be incorrectly being diagnosed and treated for asthma when in fact the reason for shortness of breath may be related to the extra weight they carry. The recent study of nearly 300 people aged between 28 to 30 years, found that after allowing for the presence of asthma and for cigarette smoking, airways were narrower in obese subjects due to compression of the lungs from the extra weight. In addition there was even further narrowing of airways with increasing obesity that could not be explained by lung compression alone. Dr. Greg...
Source: Drug Week (2005-06-17)
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