exacerbation

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Treatment at the point of an exacerbation for this type of asthma has barely changed for over fifty years, with steroid drugs being the mainstay of medication.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

"Drowning contributes due to the likelihood of submersion into the pool as he lapsed into unconsciousness; coronary artery disease contributes due to exacerbation of ketamine induced myocardial effects on the heart."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

“There is a real threat of exacerbation of our ties with Israel in the current situation,” said Andrei Kortunov, academic director of the Russian International Affairs Council.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

“You have a mix of climate change, poverty and aggressive urbanization, all contributing to the exacerbation of vibrio infections and an increase of other diseases like dengue, zika and parasitic infections.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

After a debate of excessive exacerbation, lasting for four days, only twenty votes could be found indirectly and remotely to censure.

From Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. by Quincy, Josiah