Secondhand smoke bothers asthmatic teen
Dr. Wallace: My parents are divorced. I live with my mother for one week, and then I live with my father and his girlfriend the following week. However, there is a problem I can’t get a handle on. My dad’s girlfriend is a smoker and I have asthma. She doesn’t smoke in the house, but she smokes in an attached garage. Unfortunately, for me, the smell leaks into the house causing me to cough and wheeze...
Read whole story at posttrib.suntimes.com
Should You Take a Summer Break from Asthma Medications?
It's quite common for people with asthma to feel much better during the summer months, and therefore take a break from their asthma controller medications. Kids are out of school, possibly less active, have fewer respiratory tract infections, and therefore often have less asthma symptoms. It would be reasonable to think that people don't need their asthma controller medications during the summer months. Unfortunately, this common practice is one of the reasons why asthmatic children get so sick in the autumn months when they get a viral respiratory tract infection. In fact, our office gets inundated with sick asthmatics in September -- a few weeks after school starts and kids start spreading around the common cold virus. Family of these children wind up in the emergency room or hospitalized for their asthma...
Read whole story at allergies.about.com
Asthma Rates Higher Near Busy Highway
FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Residents of homes that are located near congested highways have higher rates of asthma, new research finds...
Read whole story at doctorslounge.com
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
New Zealand asthma trial points to green lipped mussel aiding young people with asthma
The results of a childhood asthma trial conducted in New Zealand point to a popular Kiwi seafood extract improving the quality of life for young people with asthma...
Read more at nzdoctor.co.nz
High temperatures may put people with asthma in danger
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - People who have asthma have a much harder time breathing when the temperature is high and with what may be the hottest day of the year doctors say they need to be careful...
Read more at wlfi.com
Asthma prevalence at highest level ever
Asthma is a serious disorder affecting millions of Americans each year. As the summer heats up, the nation’s emergency physicians want those affected by it to know how to prevent a visit to the emergency department.
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. There are an estimated 25.7 million people with asthma, seven million of whom are children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma prevalence has increased from 7.3 percent in 2001 to 8.4 percent in 2010...
Read more at granttribune.com
The results of a childhood asthma trial conducted in New Zealand point to a popular Kiwi seafood extract improving the quality of life for young people with asthma...
Read more at nzdoctor.co.nz
High temperatures may put people with asthma in danger
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - People who have asthma have a much harder time breathing when the temperature is high and with what may be the hottest day of the year doctors say they need to be careful...
Read more at wlfi.com
Asthma prevalence at highest level ever
Asthma is a serious disorder affecting millions of Americans each year. As the summer heats up, the nation’s emergency physicians want those affected by it to know how to prevent a visit to the emergency department.
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. There are an estimated 25.7 million people with asthma, seven million of whom are children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma prevalence has increased from 7.3 percent in 2001 to 8.4 percent in 2010...
Read more at granttribune.com
Thursday, June 28, 2012
No excess suicide risk found with asthma drugs
Despite some reports of suicide among people taking certain asthma drugs, a new study finds no increased risk of attempted suicide among children and young adults on the medications...
Read more: foxnews.com
Grandfather the hero after asthma attack
A grandfather from Bedford is being hailed a hero after reviving his granddaughter when she stopped breathing following an asthma attack...
Read more: itv.com
Health Nuts Media Releases Animated Asthma Series in Spanish
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Health Nuts Media (healthnutsmedia.com) has launched a Spanish-language version of its animated asthma education series Huff & Puff: An Asthma Tale. The seven-episode series, already valued by healthcare providers as a teaching tool for kids with asthma, is now available to millions of Spanish speakers who suffer from the chronic pulmonary condition...
Read more: sacbee.com
Despite some reports of suicide among people taking certain asthma drugs, a new study finds no increased risk of attempted suicide among children and young adults on the medications...
Read more: foxnews.com
Grandfather the hero after asthma attack
A grandfather from Bedford is being hailed a hero after reviving his granddaughter when she stopped breathing following an asthma attack...
Read more: itv.com
Health Nuts Media Releases Animated Asthma Series in Spanish
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Health Nuts Media (healthnutsmedia.com) has launched a Spanish-language version of its animated asthma education series Huff & Puff: An Asthma Tale. The seven-episode series, already valued by healthcare providers as a teaching tool for kids with asthma, is now available to millions of Spanish speakers who suffer from the chronic pulmonary condition...
Read more: sacbee.com
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Asthma Linked To Congested Highways
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, found that living near a heavily congested highway correlates with a higher presence of asthma...
Information at marketwatch.com
Simple diagnostic tool for asthma, COPD remains unknown: Survey
Spirometry, a dignostic tool for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains poorly utilised in clinical practice, with few people having even heard of it, a survey has found out. The survey conducted by Pune-based Chest Research Foundation across 24 cities in the country found that 89 per cent of people had never heard of spirometry, which is what a thermometer is for fever, a BP machine (sphygmomanometer) for Blood Pressure and a glucometer for blood sugar...
Information at indianexpress.com
Think Fungi in Cases of Poorly Controlled Asthma
SAN FRANCISCO – Underlying pulmonary fungal colonization or infection may be the reason that some children with severe asthma don’t respond fully to conventional treatments...
Information at familypracticenews.com
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, found that living near a heavily congested highway correlates with a higher presence of asthma...
Information at marketwatch.com
Simple diagnostic tool for asthma, COPD remains unknown: Survey
Spirometry, a dignostic tool for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains poorly utilised in clinical practice, with few people having even heard of it, a survey has found out. The survey conducted by Pune-based Chest Research Foundation across 24 cities in the country found that 89 per cent of people had never heard of spirometry, which is what a thermometer is for fever, a BP machine (sphygmomanometer) for Blood Pressure and a glucometer for blood sugar...
Information at indianexpress.com
Think Fungi in Cases of Poorly Controlled Asthma
SAN FRANCISCO – Underlying pulmonary fungal colonization or infection may be the reason that some children with severe asthma don’t respond fully to conventional treatments...
Information at familypracticenews.com
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
50 Percent of Asthmatic Children Have Uncontrolled Symptoms
Newswise — Asthma is a serious disease that when left undertreated, can be deadly. In fact, asthma accounts for 4,000 deaths annually in the United States alone. And according to a new International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma, an alarming 50 percent of children worldwide have uncontrolled symptoms, despite today’s available treatments...
Full information at newswise.com
Obese asthma patients have reduced treatment response
Compared with lean patients, obese patients with asthma have higher neutrophil counts and a reduced response to corticosteroid treatment, according to a study published online June 12 in Allergy...
Full information at medicalxpress.com
Health Nuts Media Releases Animated Asthma Series in Spanish
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Health Nuts Media (healthnutsmedia.com) has launched a Spanish-language version of its animated asthma education series Huff & Puff: An Asthma Tale. The seven-episode series, already valued by healthcare providers as a teaching tool for kids with asthma, is now available to millions of Spanish speakers who suffer from the chronic pulmonary condition...
Full information at marketwatch.com
Newswise — Asthma is a serious disease that when left undertreated, can be deadly. In fact, asthma accounts for 4,000 deaths annually in the United States alone. And according to a new International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma, an alarming 50 percent of children worldwide have uncontrolled symptoms, despite today’s available treatments...
Full information at newswise.com
Obese asthma patients have reduced treatment response
Compared with lean patients, obese patients with asthma have higher neutrophil counts and a reduced response to corticosteroid treatment, according to a study published online June 12 in Allergy...
Full information at medicalxpress.com
Health Nuts Media Releases Animated Asthma Series in Spanish
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Health Nuts Media (healthnutsmedia.com) has launched a Spanish-language version of its animated asthma education series Huff & Puff: An Asthma Tale. The seven-episode series, already valued by healthcare providers as a teaching tool for kids with asthma, is now available to millions of Spanish speakers who suffer from the chronic pulmonary condition...
Full information at marketwatch.com
Monday, June 25, 2012
Risk For Asthma Lowered In Children With Dogs [Study]
Children who live with dogs have a decreased risk for asthma due to an exposure to a unique collection of microbes found within dog-associated house dust, says a new asthma study presented at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology...
Read more at inquisitr.com
Melrose girls recognized for asthma inhaler idea
What do you say to someone who’s helped you breathe easier?
“Thanks for making my life more livable,” said Cassandra “Casey” Tervalon, 10. That's what the fifth-grader from Melrose’s Lincoln Elementary School told Charles Thiel upon meeting the 82-year-old coinventor of the first metered-dose inhaler at an Innovations in Technology awards dinner last month, which preceded the 15th annual Allergy Asthma Day on Capitol Hill in Washington...
Read more at bostonglobe.com
Optimizing Health Outcomes for Children with Asthma in Delaware
On June 15, 2012 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that Nemours will receive $3.6 million as part of $1.9 billion in cooperative agreements being awarded to 107 organizations from nearly 3,000 applicants from across the nation. These funds are being awarded to implement projects in communities that will deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly those with the highest health care needs...
Read more at insurancenewsnet.com
Children who live with dogs have a decreased risk for asthma due to an exposure to a unique collection of microbes found within dog-associated house dust, says a new asthma study presented at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology...
Read more at inquisitr.com
Melrose girls recognized for asthma inhaler idea
What do you say to someone who’s helped you breathe easier?
“Thanks for making my life more livable,” said Cassandra “Casey” Tervalon, 10. That's what the fifth-grader from Melrose’s Lincoln Elementary School told Charles Thiel upon meeting the 82-year-old coinventor of the first metered-dose inhaler at an Innovations in Technology awards dinner last month, which preceded the 15th annual Allergy Asthma Day on Capitol Hill in Washington...
Read more at bostonglobe.com
Optimizing Health Outcomes for Children with Asthma in Delaware
On June 15, 2012 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that Nemours will receive $3.6 million as part of $1.9 billion in cooperative agreements being awarded to 107 organizations from nearly 3,000 applicants from across the nation. These funds are being awarded to implement projects in communities that will deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly those with the highest health care needs...
Read more at insurancenewsnet.com
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Asthma problems greater in metro than in rural areas
Residents of the Twin Cities metro area are more likely to wind up in the hospital for problems related to asthma than people in rural areas, according to a new report by the Minnesota Department of Health...
Read full story at startribune.com
Living with asthma in Smogtown
TORONTO - Sometimes a few simple words can change your life forever.
Just ask Shelley Randolph. She was shocked to hear her doctor say "you will never run in the smog again" after an easy jog went horribly wrong...
Read full story at torontosun.com
Mussel oil returns as treatment for asthma
Oil from New Zealand shellfish is being touted as a wonder treatment for children with asthma.
The humble green lipped mussel is making waves here and overseas for its anti-inflammatory properties...
Read full story at stuff.co.nz
Residents of the Twin Cities metro area are more likely to wind up in the hospital for problems related to asthma than people in rural areas, according to a new report by the Minnesota Department of Health...
Read full story at startribune.com
Living with asthma in Smogtown
TORONTO - Sometimes a few simple words can change your life forever.
Just ask Shelley Randolph. She was shocked to hear her doctor say "you will never run in the smog again" after an easy jog went horribly wrong...
Read full story at torontosun.com
Mussel oil returns as treatment for asthma
Oil from New Zealand shellfish is being touted as a wonder treatment for children with asthma.
The humble green lipped mussel is making waves here and overseas for its anti-inflammatory properties...
Read full story at stuff.co.nz
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