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• FDA approves thermal energy device for treatment of severe asthma
• Asthma rates highest among miners, health-industry workers, and teachers
• Fibroblasts modulate epithelial cell proliferation in mild asthma
• Cognitive theory of mind impaired in bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia and high functioning autism share social cognition deficits

FDA approves thermal energy device for treatment of severe asthma Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The US food and Drug Administration has approved the first non-pharmaceutical device for the treatment of adults with severe, persistent asthma.

Asthma rates highest among miners, health-industry workers, and teachers Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mining, teaching, and health industry-related employment sectors have the highest asthma prevalence rates of any industries and occupations in the USA, researchers have found.

Fibroblasts modulate epithelial cell proliferation in mild asthma Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bronchial fibroblasts regulate the proliferation of airway epithelial cells in patients with asthma, which may lead to inadequate repair of such cells, researchers have found.

Cognitive theory of mind impaired in bipolar disorder Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Euthymic bipolar disorder patients show deficits in cognitive theory of mind relative to mentally healthy controls, report researchers who explain that this is due to the patients employing an "undermentalizing attribution strategy."

Schizophrenia and high functioning autism share social cognition deficits Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia and people with high functioning autism both display impairments in a range of social cognitive tasks relative to mentally healthy controls, study results show.

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