Alternative Therapies Aren't Used as Substitutes for Asthma Meds: Study
FRIDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one in five parents has turned to an alternative or complementary medicine or treatment for their child's asthma, but new research has found that parents are not abandoning traditional treatments in the process...
Read full story at health.usnews.com
Buckshaw firm launches asthma research campaign
A MEDICAL RESEARCH company is appealing for asthma sufferers to help find new ways to treat the increasingly prevalent disease...
Read full story at theboltonnews.co.uk
Asthmatic suffered fatal attack, inquest told
A WOMAN who suffered a fatal asthma attack at home was too short of breath to tell the emergency services where she was. Karon Arrowsmith, 50, had a history of asthma and used a Ventolin inhaler to manage her condition, Cannock Coroner’s Court heard on Thursday...
Read full story at staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Alternaria Sensitization Common in Children With Severe Asthma
ORLANDO – Children with severe asthma may have their already serious symptoms further worsened by sensitization to common household fungi in the genus Alternaria, suggested investigators at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology...
Keep reading at familypracticenews.com
Free Asthma and Allergy Screenings Offered Nationwide New Tools Help More Americans Find Relief
Newswise — ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 10, 2012 – The unseasonably warm weather is making this spring season difficult for millions of Americans who suffer from asthma and allergies. To help adults and children who have symptoms find out if they are at risk, allergists will conduct the 16th annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program, expanding the program this year to include screening for nasal allergies...
Keep reading at newswise.com
Family fun ride helps Asthma and COPD Education Center
The Asthma and COPD Education Center is gearing up for the Woody Y Century & Family Fun Ride.
The event is Saturday at The Park at River Walk on Stockdale Highway. It begins and ends at River Walk, and there are five routes to choose from...
Keep reading at southwest.bakersfieldnow.com
ORLANDO – Children with severe asthma may have their already serious symptoms further worsened by sensitization to common household fungi in the genus Alternaria, suggested investigators at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology...
Keep reading at familypracticenews.com
Free Asthma and Allergy Screenings Offered Nationwide New Tools Help More Americans Find Relief
Newswise — ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 10, 2012 – The unseasonably warm weather is making this spring season difficult for millions of Americans who suffer from asthma and allergies. To help adults and children who have symptoms find out if they are at risk, allergists will conduct the 16th annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program, expanding the program this year to include screening for nasal allergies...
Keep reading at newswise.com
Family fun ride helps Asthma and COPD Education Center
The Asthma and COPD Education Center is gearing up for the Woody Y Century & Family Fun Ride.
The event is Saturday at The Park at River Walk on Stockdale Highway. It begins and ends at River Walk, and there are five routes to choose from...
Keep reading at southwest.bakersfieldnow.com
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Full-time Workers With Asthma Too Busy To Breathe
New research out today suggests that busy full time workers with asthma are increasing their risk of an attack by not controlling their condition properly...
Source at prweb.com
Asthma vaccine to go to clinical tests
French scientists have come up with a vaccine against asthma, reports the French newspaper La Croix. At present moment the vaccine is still being developed but in the coming 3-4 years the scientists are planning to start its clinical trials. Bruno Pitar who heads the group of researchers responsible for developing the vaccine has no doubt regarding its success...
Source at english.ruvr.ru
Springtime allergies can trigger asthma attacks in children
Raleigh, N.C. — While most people welcome spring after winter, allergy sufferers often dread the sneezing, congestion and watery, itchy eyes that come when everything's in bloom. For children with allergies who also suffer from asthma, the spring season can be life-threatening...
Source at wral.com
New research out today suggests that busy full time workers with asthma are increasing their risk of an attack by not controlling their condition properly...
Source at prweb.com
Asthma vaccine to go to clinical tests
French scientists have come up with a vaccine against asthma, reports the French newspaper La Croix. At present moment the vaccine is still being developed but in the coming 3-4 years the scientists are planning to start its clinical trials. Bruno Pitar who heads the group of researchers responsible for developing the vaccine has no doubt regarding its success...
Source at english.ruvr.ru
Springtime allergies can trigger asthma attacks in children
Raleigh, N.C. — While most people welcome spring after winter, allergy sufferers often dread the sneezing, congestion and watery, itchy eyes that come when everything's in bloom. For children with allergies who also suffer from asthma, the spring season can be life-threatening...
Source at wral.com
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Alternative Medicine Doesn’t Affect Asthma Care in Children
Complementary and alternative medicine is not associated with adherence to pediatric asthma treatment, according to a study published online April 9 in Pediatrics...
Information at doctorslounge.com
How to cope with smoky skies with asthma and allergies
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- As a student and a part time lifeguard, Nathan Moris can't escape being outside. Lately that has meant being immersed in dense smoke...
Information at actionnewsjax.com
Asthma sufferers putting lives at risk
A poll of over 1,000 people has found that one third of people with asthma are admitted to Accident & Emergency as a result of their condition...
Information at healthcare-today.co.uk
Complementary and alternative medicine is not associated with adherence to pediatric asthma treatment, according to a study published online April 9 in Pediatrics...
Information at doctorslounge.com
How to cope with smoky skies with asthma and allergies
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- As a student and a part time lifeguard, Nathan Moris can't escape being outside. Lately that has meant being immersed in dense smoke...
Information at actionnewsjax.com
Asthma sufferers putting lives at risk
A poll of over 1,000 people has found that one third of people with asthma are admitted to Accident & Emergency as a result of their condition...
Information at healthcare-today.co.uk
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Asthma Vaccination Works Against Allergen
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory and respiratory disease caused by an abnormal reactivity to allergens in the environment. Of the several avenues of exploration that are currently being developed, vaccination appears to be the most promising approach. In a publication soon to appear in the review Human Gene Therapy, the research scientists at Inserm and CNRS (Institut du thorax, CNRS/Inserm/Univ. of Nantes) reveal an innovative vaccine against one of the allergens most frequently encountered in asthma patients. After the vaccine was directly injected into the muscle of an asthmatic mouse, a nanovector significantly reduced both the hypersensitivity to the allergen and the associated inflammatory response...
Keep reading at laboratoryequipment.com
Black With Asthma
You know how sometimes a talking head can make you so agitated that you want to yell at the screen? I felt that way listening to the recent testimony of Harry C. Alford, the President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, during a Senate committee hearing...
Keep reading at huffingtonpost.com
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory and respiratory disease caused by an abnormal reactivity to allergens in the environment. Of the several avenues of exploration that are currently being developed, vaccination appears to be the most promising approach. In a publication soon to appear in the review Human Gene Therapy, the research scientists at Inserm and CNRS (Institut du thorax, CNRS/Inserm/Univ. of Nantes) reveal an innovative vaccine against one of the allergens most frequently encountered in asthma patients. After the vaccine was directly injected into the muscle of an asthmatic mouse, a nanovector significantly reduced both the hypersensitivity to the allergen and the associated inflammatory response...
Keep reading at laboratoryequipment.com
Black With Asthma
You know how sometimes a talking head can make you so agitated that you want to yell at the screen? I felt that way listening to the recent testimony of Harry C. Alford, the President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, during a Senate committee hearing...
Keep reading at huffingtonpost.com
Monday, April 9, 2012
Arlington chef to speak to asthma and allergy group
Lexington — Arlington chef and cooking teacher Margaret Kyle will offer tips on cooking and baking for families with food allergies on Monday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Metro-Northwest Asthma and Allergy Educational Support Group, which meets at Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Medical Care Center, 482 Bedford St., Lexington. There is no charge to attend and pre-registration is not required...
Read more: wickedlocal.com
Low Blood Adiponectin Predicts Future Asthma Risk in Women
Middle-aged women with low blood adiponectin levels are about twice as likely to develop asthma, particularly if they smoke, according to a study published online April 6 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine...
Read more: doctorslounge.com
Lexington — Arlington chef and cooking teacher Margaret Kyle will offer tips on cooking and baking for families with food allergies on Monday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Metro-Northwest Asthma and Allergy Educational Support Group, which meets at Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Medical Care Center, 482 Bedford St., Lexington. There is no charge to attend and pre-registration is not required...
Read more: wickedlocal.com
Low Blood Adiponectin Predicts Future Asthma Risk in Women
Middle-aged women with low blood adiponectin levels are about twice as likely to develop asthma, particularly if they smoke, according to a study published online April 6 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine...
Read more: doctorslounge.com
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Around the Schools: Post-graduate planning, help for asthma
A “What’s After High School?” Expo is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the Alamance-Burlington School System’s Career and Technical Education Center...
Continue reading at thetimesnews.com
Rapid asthma treatment in ER may prevent admission
FRIDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid treatment with asthma medications seems to help reduce hospitalizations among children with asthma, a new study finds...
Continue reading at fox19.com
Healthy Living: Dealing with asthma
Allergens and temperature fluctuations are common in upstate New York, and according to a recent study, so is asthma. Casey Bortnick reports...
Continue reading at rochester.ynn.com
A “What’s After High School?” Expo is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the Alamance-Burlington School System’s Career and Technical Education Center...
Continue reading at thetimesnews.com
Rapid asthma treatment in ER may prevent admission
FRIDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid treatment with asthma medications seems to help reduce hospitalizations among children with asthma, a new study finds...
Continue reading at fox19.com
Healthy Living: Dealing with asthma
Allergens and temperature fluctuations are common in upstate New York, and according to a recent study, so is asthma. Casey Bortnick reports...
Continue reading at rochester.ynn.com
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