Indian believers swallow live fish as asthma cure
HYDERABAD, India -- Tens of thousands of asthma-sufferers mobbed a southern Indian stadium Friday to swallow live sardines smeared with a yellow herbal paste they believe will cure their breathing problems...
Read more: timesunion.com
Free Asthma Screening for Children Age 5 and Over
CARBONDALE — – Carbondale Pediatric Center, part of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, will be conducting a free asthma screening for children age 5 and over...
Read more: wayneindependent.com
Health Tip: Don't Let Allergies or Asthma Spoil Summer Fun
(HealthDay News) -- Before you head out to your summer gathering, plan ahead to avoid having allergies or asthma ruin your day...
Read more: health.usnews.com
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Community Asthma Initiative creates home visits to children with severe asthma
EAST TEXAS (KYTX) -- Thomas Brown loves basketball. But two years ago, you wouldn't catch him on these courts...
Source: cbs19.tv
Asthma-related nurse visits are up in Wallingford; town offers house visits
WALLINGFORD — Does your child sometimes have trouble breathing? Maybe have a wheezing episode, or complain of tightness in the chest? It could be asthma...
Source: myrecordjournal.com
Hot air may trigger mild asthma
A study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather...
Source: health24.com
EAST TEXAS (KYTX) -- Thomas Brown loves basketball. But two years ago, you wouldn't catch him on these courts...
Source: cbs19.tv
Asthma-related nurse visits are up in Wallingford; town offers house visits
WALLINGFORD — Does your child sometimes have trouble breathing? Maybe have a wheezing episode, or complain of tightness in the chest? It could be asthma...
Source: myrecordjournal.com
Hot air may trigger mild asthma
A study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather...
Source: health24.com
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Why Hot, Humid Air Triggers Symptoms in Patients with Mild Asthma
Newswise — May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing in hot, humid air were able to prevent airway constriction that volunteers without asthma did not experience in the same environment...
Information at newswise.com
ACCESS Seeks Participants in Asthma Study
ACCESS is looking for participants for a study on how air pollution in South Dearborn affects children and adults with asthma and allergies...
Information at dearborn.patch.com
Dirty Air and Fat Make Asthma Worse
(dailyRx) Environmentalists are not the only ones that should be concerned about air pollution. Asthma patients and their doctors also should be worried, as dirty city air may make asthma worse...
Information at dailyrx.com
Newswise — May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing in hot, humid air were able to prevent airway constriction that volunteers without asthma did not experience in the same environment...
Information at newswise.com
ACCESS Seeks Participants in Asthma Study
ACCESS is looking for participants for a study on how air pollution in South Dearborn affects children and adults with asthma and allergies...
Information at dearborn.patch.com
Dirty Air and Fat Make Asthma Worse
(dailyRx) Environmentalists are not the only ones that should be concerned about air pollution. Asthma patients and their doctors also should be worried, as dirty city air may make asthma worse...
Information at dailyrx.com
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Ask Dr. K: Asthma med presents risk low for osteoporosis Asthma med risk low for osteoporosis
Dear Dr. K: Could my asthma medication have caused my osteoporosis? What about other drugs?
Dear Reader: As you know, osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones and makes them break more easily. Some asthma treatments can increase your risk for osteoporosis, but that risk is low, and can be reduced further by your doctor...
Read full story at montereyherald.com
Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says...
Read full story at health.usnews.com
Pollution Exposure, Obesity Linked to Poor Asthma Control
Higher exposure to traffic pollutants and obesity increase the likelihood of poor asthma control in older adults, according to a study published in the June issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology...
Read full story at doctorslounge.com
Dear Dr. K: Could my asthma medication have caused my osteoporosis? What about other drugs?
Dear Reader: As you know, osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones and makes them break more easily. Some asthma treatments can increase your risk for osteoporosis, but that risk is low, and can be reduced further by your doctor...
Read full story at montereyherald.com
Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says...
Read full story at health.usnews.com
Pollution Exposure, Obesity Linked to Poor Asthma Control
Higher exposure to traffic pollutants and obesity increase the likelihood of poor asthma control in older adults, according to a study published in the June issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology...
Read full story at doctorslounge.com
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma
MONDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for uncontrolled asthma, a new study finds...
Keep reading at: health.usnews.com
Stress in Pregnant Women can Provoke Allergic Reactions Such as Asthma or Eczema in the Newborn
ZURICH, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The latest studies in the field of allergy and clinical immunology will be presented at the EAACI Congress 2012...
Keep reading at: marketwatch.com
Program Can Aid Asthma Sufferers In Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
— None of the hundreds of people suffering from asthma here or the three other towns in a regional health district have ever used a free program to help asthma victims breath easier at home...
Keep reading at: courant.com
MONDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for uncontrolled asthma, a new study finds...
Keep reading at: health.usnews.com
Stress in Pregnant Women can Provoke Allergic Reactions Such as Asthma or Eczema in the Newborn
ZURICH, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The latest studies in the field of allergy and clinical immunology will be presented at the EAACI Congress 2012...
Keep reading at: marketwatch.com
Program Can Aid Asthma Sufferers In Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
— None of the hundreds of people suffering from asthma here or the three other towns in a regional health district have ever used a free program to help asthma victims breath easier at home...
Keep reading at: courant.com
Monday, June 4, 2012
Obesity, Exposure to Pollutants Affect Asthma Control
CINCINNATI—Older adults who are obese or exposed to traffic pollutants are more likely to have poorly controlled asthma, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers...
Continue reading at healthcanal.com
Pregnant Smokers May Put Kids At Risk For Severe Asthma
(CNN) -- One of the first questions a mom-to-be is asked by her doctor is "Do you smoke?" And while pregnant woman don't smoke in nearly the numbers they did decades ago, some still do. Almost 14 percent of American women smoke while pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control, causing all kinds of problems including low birth weight, premature birth and SIDS. Now add something else to the list: asthma...
Continue reading at thedenverchannel.com
Managing asthma: the importance of spacers
Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in the nation with an incidence rate of one in 9 children and one in 12 adults in N.Y. state. The highest rate of asthma occurs in NYC, Nassau and Suffolk counties...
Continue reading at riverheadlocal.com
CINCINNATI—Older adults who are obese or exposed to traffic pollutants are more likely to have poorly controlled asthma, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers...
Continue reading at healthcanal.com
Pregnant Smokers May Put Kids At Risk For Severe Asthma
(CNN) -- One of the first questions a mom-to-be is asked by her doctor is "Do you smoke?" And while pregnant woman don't smoke in nearly the numbers they did decades ago, some still do. Almost 14 percent of American women smoke while pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control, causing all kinds of problems including low birth weight, premature birth and SIDS. Now add something else to the list: asthma...
Continue reading at thedenverchannel.com
Managing asthma: the importance of spacers
Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in the nation with an incidence rate of one in 9 children and one in 12 adults in N.Y. state. The highest rate of asthma occurs in NYC, Nassau and Suffolk counties...
Continue reading at riverheadlocal.com
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Pregnant Smokers May Put Kids At Risk For Severe Asthma
(CNN) -- One of the first questions a mom-to-be is asked by her doctor is "Do you smoke?" And while pregnant woman don't smoke in nearly the numbers they did decades ago, some still do. Almost 14 percent of American women smoke while pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control, causing all kinds of problems including low birth weight, premature birth and SIDS. Now add something else to the list: asthma...
Keep reading here: ktvz.com
Obama administration working to close racial, ethnic gap on asthma
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan discussed the new plan during an event at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), which houses The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington along with other community groups...
Keep reading here: marketwatch.com
National asthma observational survey of severe asthmatics in Israel: the no-air study
Asthma is considered a global public health issue requiring a significant medical expenditure as a result of its high prevalence and the low rate of disease control.ObjectiveThis is the first nationwide survey of severe asthma patients carried out in Israel. In this study we aimed to improve our understanding of the disease characteristics and treatment in a subgroup of patients with severe asthma in Israel.Material and MethodOne hundred and twenty-three patients with a diagnosis of asthma for more then one year, as well as a hospitalization during the last 12 months due to asthma exacerbation or maintenance systemic steroids therapy, were included in this non-interventional observational study...
Keep reading here: 7thspace.com
(CNN) -- One of the first questions a mom-to-be is asked by her doctor is "Do you smoke?" And while pregnant woman don't smoke in nearly the numbers they did decades ago, some still do. Almost 14 percent of American women smoke while pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control, causing all kinds of problems including low birth weight, premature birth and SIDS. Now add something else to the list: asthma...
Keep reading here: ktvz.com
Obama administration working to close racial, ethnic gap on asthma
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan discussed the new plan during an event at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), which houses The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington along with other community groups...
Keep reading here: marketwatch.com
National asthma observational survey of severe asthmatics in Israel: the no-air study
Asthma is considered a global public health issue requiring a significant medical expenditure as a result of its high prevalence and the low rate of disease control.ObjectiveThis is the first nationwide survey of severe asthma patients carried out in Israel. In this study we aimed to improve our understanding of the disease characteristics and treatment in a subgroup of patients with severe asthma in Israel.Material and MethodOne hundred and twenty-three patients with a diagnosis of asthma for more then one year, as well as a hospitalization during the last 12 months due to asthma exacerbation or maintenance systemic steroids therapy, were included in this non-interventional observational study...
Keep reading here: 7thspace.com
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