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No NO Gadget For Asthma

Posted on September 22, 2008

NO (nitric oxide) is a measurable marker of asthma-related inflammation. As well, it has been shown that the higher the level of NO in the breath, the greater the inflammation present in the lungs. So, Dr. Stanley Szefler, M.D., of National Jewish Health in Denver, in conjunction with Dr. William Busse, M.D., of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, hypothesized that the measurement of exhaled NO, in addition to the NIH asthma guidelines-based approach, would improve asthma control over the guidelines-based approach alone. If this hypothesis could be proven, then NO measuring gadgets could b...

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