'Late' asthma research unearths potential new treatment (BBC)

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Scientists have stumbled on a potential new treatment for delayed asthma attacks which can occur several hours after exposure to allergens, a study shows.

A team from Imperial College London found that blocking sensory nerve functions stopped a "late asthmatic response" in mice and rats.

Around half of people with asthma experience delayed symptoms.

The charity Asthma UK says the research could help the understanding of asthma.

Writing in the journal Thorax, researchers say the late asthmatic response happens because the allergen triggers sensory nerves in the airways.
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The usual caveats ... preliminary results ... works in rats ... do not self medicate ... hope for confirmatory studies ...

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1. There are plenty of studies that we don't hear about.

http://www.lef.org/LEFCMS/aspx/PrintVersionMagic.aspx?CmsID=113916

Calcium and vitamin D. Steroid use, particularly oral or systemic, is associated with the development of osteopenia (reduced bone density) and eventual osteoporosis (a condition in which bones lose mass and density) (Braunwald E et al 2001; Gennari C 2001). When asthma patients are on long-term oral steroid therapy, supplemental calcium and phosphate are recommended to prevent osteopenia. Calcium citrate contains the highest available elemental calcium in capsule form (Gennari C 2001). Periodic bone densitometry evaluation is recommended for assessing the development of osteoporosis (Mortensen L et al 1998).

Preventing osteopenia involves the oral intake of 1200 mg elemental calcium along with supplemental vitamin D (1000 IU) daily. In the event that osteoporosis develops, a bisphosphonate is usually added to the therapy (Gennari C 2001).

Omega-3 and other polyunsaturated fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids, also known as fish oils, may play a role in the prevention of asthma by reducing the tendency toward inflammation. A study of the immune status of neonates showed that the neonatal production of inflammatory cells associated with asthma was significantly decreased in infants of supplemented mothers (Dunstan JA et al 2003).

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2. And what luck! LEF sells all those supplements!