Infant Breathing Predicts Asthma Later
Asthmatic 7-year-olds very often had impaired lung function soon after birth, a prospective cohort study in Denmark found...
Read full story at medpagetoday.com
The Racial Politics of Asthma
When it comes to statistics about African Americans and asthma, the numbers are enough to make you stop to catch your breath. In 2008 African Americans had a 35 percent higher rate of asthma than whites. According to one study, a quarter of the black kids in New York City's Harlem neighborhood have asthma. African-American children have a 260 percent higher rate of emergency room visits, a 250 percent higher hospitalization rate and a 500 percent higher death rate from asthma as compared with white children...
Read full story at theroot.com
Lung Function Deficits in Babies May Lead to Future Asthma
March 30, 2012 — In the future, scientists may want to explore ways to prevent childhood asthma long before it fully evidences itself, by focusing on neonates and young babies...
Read full story at medscape.com
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Study: Colds Worsen Asthma
The common cold appears to increase the number of "cough receptors" in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports...
Keep reading here newsmaxhealth.com
Biota Announces Positive Phase IIb Data for Asthmatic Patients With Human Rhinovirus Infection (HRV)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Mar 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Biota Holdings Limited (asx:BTA) today announced that the Phase II clinical study of its oral antiviral BTA798 (vapendavir) for the treatment of naturally acquired human rhinovirus (HRV) infection in asthmatics resulted in a statistically significant reduction in cold symptoms compared to a placebo...
Keep reading here marketwatch.com
Nelson asthma man’s firebug ordeal
A 27-YEAR-OLD man with asthma was taken to hospital after a fire was started outside the window of his home...
Keep reading here lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
The common cold appears to increase the number of "cough receptors" in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports...
Keep reading here newsmaxhealth.com
Biota Announces Positive Phase IIb Data for Asthmatic Patients With Human Rhinovirus Infection (HRV)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Mar 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Biota Holdings Limited (asx:BTA) today announced that the Phase II clinical study of its oral antiviral BTA798 (vapendavir) for the treatment of naturally acquired human rhinovirus (HRV) infection in asthmatics resulted in a statistically significant reduction in cold symptoms compared to a placebo...
Keep reading here marketwatch.com
Nelson asthma man’s firebug ordeal
A 27-YEAR-OLD man with asthma was taken to hospital after a fire was started outside the window of his home...
Keep reading here lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
Thursday, March 29, 2012
iSonea Announces Initiation of Pediatric Asthma Study
Medical technology company, iSonea Ltd. (ASX: ISN; OTCQX: ISOAY) today announced the launch of a post-market study using iSonea’s WheezoMeter™ monitoring technology. The goal of the Wheeze Rate Correlation Study is to assess wheeze rate in pediatric patients with a range of asthma symptom severity...
Read more virtual-strategy.com
Nonrespiratory Symptoms Precede Loss of Asthma Control
ORLANDO – Parents were able to identify patterns of nonrespiratory symptoms in their children that preceded loss of asthma control, a small study showed...
Read more familypracticenews.com
High co-pays linked to increased health risks for kids with asthma
When parents have high health-insurance co-pays, their school-age children with asthma are less likely to receive prescribed medication for their illness. Those children are also more likely to be hospitalized for an asthma-related condition, according to a University of Minnesota study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
Read more minnpost.com
Medical technology company, iSonea Ltd. (ASX: ISN; OTCQX: ISOAY) today announced the launch of a post-market study using iSonea’s WheezoMeter™ monitoring technology. The goal of the Wheeze Rate Correlation Study is to assess wheeze rate in pediatric patients with a range of asthma symptom severity...
Read more virtual-strategy.com
Nonrespiratory Symptoms Precede Loss of Asthma Control
ORLANDO – Parents were able to identify patterns of nonrespiratory symptoms in their children that preceded loss of asthma control, a small study showed...
Read more familypracticenews.com
High co-pays linked to increased health risks for kids with asthma
When parents have high health-insurance co-pays, their school-age children with asthma are less likely to receive prescribed medication for their illness. Those children are also more likely to be hospitalized for an asthma-related condition, according to a University of Minnesota study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
Read more minnpost.com
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Most Parents Don’t Fill Their Kids’ Asthma Meds — Study
The majority of parents simply don’t fill their kids’ asthma prescriptions.
That’s the take-home point in a JAMA study aimed at figuring out whether out-of-pocket costs for medications influenced parents’ willingness to fill prescriptions for their children’s asthma...
Source blogs.wsj.com
High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Kids’ Asthma Drugs Could Pose Dangers
TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- When health insurers require parents to pay a larger share of the cost of asthma medications for their children, more kids need emergency asthma treatment, suggests new research...
Source doctorslounge.com
Ohio's children's hospitals to collaborate on asthma and drug-addicted babies research
Cleveland's Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is partnering with the state's other five children's hospitals to perform joint research in two areas: childhood asthma and caring for drug-addicted newborns...
Source cleveland.com
The majority of parents simply don’t fill their kids’ asthma prescriptions.
That’s the take-home point in a JAMA study aimed at figuring out whether out-of-pocket costs for medications influenced parents’ willingness to fill prescriptions for their children’s asthma...
Source blogs.wsj.com
High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Kids’ Asthma Drugs Could Pose Dangers
TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- When health insurers require parents to pay a larger share of the cost of asthma medications for their children, more kids need emergency asthma treatment, suggests new research...
Source doctorslounge.com
Ohio's children's hospitals to collaborate on asthma and drug-addicted babies research
Cleveland's Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is partnering with the state's other five children's hospitals to perform joint research in two areas: childhood asthma and caring for drug-addicted newborns...
Source cleveland.com
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Traffic Proximity Linked to Adult Asthma
ORLANDO – High levels of traffic-exhaust exposure at home were linked with an increased risk for asthma or worsening asthma in adults, according to results from two separate, U.S. studies reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology...
Keep reading familypracticenews.com
'Camp Notta Gonna Wheeze' teaches kids about asthma
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Because of the mild winter, experts say we're seeing a stronger allergy season. The high pollen count can make asthma attacks worse in kids...
Keep reading 14news.com
Sounds of Distress: What Speeds Up Reflexes
Scientists have found a way to get people into red-alert mode in just minutes. The sound of a crying baby triggers a physiological state of high alert in adults that motivates them to act, research published in Acta Paediatrica suggests. Infant cries can affect heart rate, blood pressure and handgrip...
Keep reading online.wsj.com
ORLANDO – High levels of traffic-exhaust exposure at home were linked with an increased risk for asthma or worsening asthma in adults, according to results from two separate, U.S. studies reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology...
Keep reading familypracticenews.com
'Camp Notta Gonna Wheeze' teaches kids about asthma
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Because of the mild winter, experts say we're seeing a stronger allergy season. The high pollen count can make asthma attacks worse in kids...
Keep reading 14news.com
Sounds of Distress: What Speeds Up Reflexes
Scientists have found a way to get people into red-alert mode in just minutes. The sound of a crying baby triggers a physiological state of high alert in adults that motivates them to act, research published in Acta Paediatrica suggests. Infant cries can affect heart rate, blood pressure and handgrip...
Keep reading online.wsj.com
Monday, March 26, 2012
Don't let asthma go untreated
Many people have heard of asthma but may not quite know what it is. It is a common chronic inflammatory condition of a person's airways. The person, when this occurs, will suffer wheezing, shortness of breath, and cough...
Continue reading newschief.com
Asthma threatens children worldwide
I nearly ran into the pediatric nurse practitioner as she bolted from the patient-evaluation and treatment rooms in our rudimentary clinic in Haiti last month. She was oblivious to anything but her quest for a paper cup...
Continue reading dispatch.com
Many people have heard of asthma but may not quite know what it is. It is a common chronic inflammatory condition of a person's airways. The person, when this occurs, will suffer wheezing, shortness of breath, and cough...
Continue reading newschief.com
Asthma threatens children worldwide
I nearly ran into the pediatric nurse practitioner as she bolted from the patient-evaluation and treatment rooms in our rudimentary clinic in Haiti last month. She was oblivious to anything but her quest for a paper cup...
Continue reading dispatch.com
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Local Restaurant Sponsors Firefighters in Asthma Race
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Money raised to sponsor teams goes directly to the American Lung Association in its fight to raise awareness for the 35 million Americans who suffer from asthma. Members of the public may donate money to Fight for Air Climb registrants, including the Owasso Fire Department...
Full story ktul.com
Lahore-bound bus passenger suffers asthma attack, hospitalised
Ambala (Haryana), Mar 24 (PTI) An elderly couple onboard a Pakistan Tourism bus had to cancel their Lahore trip today after the husband suffered a severe asthma attack during the journey, officials said...
Full story ibnlive.in.com
Low fat hormone can predict the risk of asthma in women, especially smokers
A scientist from Indian origin has revealed that women having low serum levels of adiponectin, a protein hormone that is produced by the adipose tissue of the body, are more susceptible to develop asthma in the future, particularly if they are smokers...
Full story newstrackindia.com
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Money raised to sponsor teams goes directly to the American Lung Association in its fight to raise awareness for the 35 million Americans who suffer from asthma. Members of the public may donate money to Fight for Air Climb registrants, including the Owasso Fire Department...
Full story ktul.com
Lahore-bound bus passenger suffers asthma attack, hospitalised
Ambala (Haryana), Mar 24 (PTI) An elderly couple onboard a Pakistan Tourism bus had to cancel their Lahore trip today after the husband suffered a severe asthma attack during the journey, officials said...
Full story ibnlive.in.com
Low fat hormone can predict the risk of asthma in women, especially smokers
A scientist from Indian origin has revealed that women having low serum levels of adiponectin, a protein hormone that is produced by the adipose tissue of the body, are more susceptible to develop asthma in the future, particularly if they are smokers...
Full story newstrackindia.com
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