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Article: Common Airborne Substance Makes Asthmatics More Sensitive to House Dust Mites: Study.
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- AScribe Medicine News Service
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- December 9, 2003
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Byline: University of North Carolina Healthcare System
CHAPEL HILL, Dec. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Exposure to endotoxin, a bacterial substance found commonly in outdoor and indoor air, makes mite-allergic asthmatics more sensitive to house dust and may place them at increased risk of asthma attack.
The new research findings from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine are consistent with previous UNC studies showing exposure to ozone to make asthmatics more sensitive to allergens, the environmental triggers of allergic reactions. Both ozone and endotoxin are not allergens; however, they can cause portions of the respiratory ...