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Allergies
New allergies study findings recently were reported by B. Yates and co-researchers
November 26th, 2008
According to a study from the United Kingdom, "A 36-yr-old male never-smoker with an 8-yr history of hay fever but no past history of asthma undertook a 3-yr research project involving the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The subject was based in a small laboratory with an attached growing room." "After 30 months of research, he began to develop breathlessness within 5-10 min of entering the laboratory. Initial investigations confirmed asthma with airflow obstruction (forced expiratory volume in one second (FEVi)/forced vital capacity was 3.01/4.75 L; predicted values were 3.67/4.43 L) and increased airway responsiveness. Serial peak expiratory flow measurements showed a...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2008-11-26)
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