How Heat Affects People Who Have Asthma
(CNN) -- More than 25 million Americans suffer from asthma, which causes coughing, chest tightness, wheezing and shortness of breath. And as temperatures rise and ozone alerts go out, many people with asthma will end up in the hospital...
Source: kezi.com
Health Watch: Asthma and Heat
The heat is affecting mostly everyone, especially the millions of Americans living with the chronic lung condition, asthma. Here's Jim Ribble with steps asthmatics can take to manage their asthma in today's health watch.
Source: wwaytv3.com
St Albans church concert in support of asthma trust
TOUCHED by the tragic story of Alex Curtis, who died at school as a result of an asthma attack, Julian Trevelyan will be giving a recital in support of the Memorial Trust in his name next week...
Source: hertsad.co.uk
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Asthma Treated With Rewired DNA Circuitry
Reprogramming asthma-promoting immune cells in mice diminishes airway damage and inflammation, and could potentially lead to new treatments for people with asthma, researchers have found...
Source: redorbit.com
Rewiring DNA Circuitry Could Help Treat Asthma
ScienceDaily (July 5, 2012) — Reprogramming asthma-promoting immune cells in mice diminishes airway damage and inflammation, and could potentially lead to new treatments for people with asthma, researchers have found...
Source: sciencedaily.com
Teenage barmaid phones her mother to say she was short of breath... and then minutes later dies of asthma attack in hospital before doctors could treat her
A teenage girl died of a suspected asthma attack moments after phoning her mother to say she was suffering from a shortness of breath...
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Reprogramming asthma-promoting immune cells in mice diminishes airway damage and inflammation, and could potentially lead to new treatments for people with asthma, researchers have found...
Source: redorbit.com
Rewiring DNA Circuitry Could Help Treat Asthma
ScienceDaily (July 5, 2012) — Reprogramming asthma-promoting immune cells in mice diminishes airway damage and inflammation, and could potentially lead to new treatments for people with asthma, researchers have found...
Source: sciencedaily.com
Teenage barmaid phones her mother to say she was short of breath... and then minutes later dies of asthma attack in hospital before doctors could treat her
A teenage girl died of a suspected asthma attack moments after phoning her mother to say she was suffering from a shortness of breath...
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Research reveals adult asthma mismanaged
Research has revealed many adults with asthma do not manage their condition adequately, despite believing they are doing so...
Keep reading here: abc.net.au
Asthma sufferers oblivious of risk
Asthma sufferers in Australia have a dangerously laid-back attitude towards their condition, according to a national survey of adult patients...
Keep reading here: skynews.com.au
Handling of confounding in diet and asthma, allergy studies poor
Studies investigating the effect of diet on the development of childhood asthma and allergies generally have substantial shortcomings with regard to how they handle confounding and effect modification, according to research published online June 19 in Allergy...
Keep reading here: medicalxpress.com
Research has revealed many adults with asthma do not manage their condition adequately, despite believing they are doing so...
Keep reading here: abc.net.au
Asthma sufferers oblivious of risk
Asthma sufferers in Australia have a dangerously laid-back attitude towards their condition, according to a national survey of adult patients...
Keep reading here: skynews.com.au
Handling of confounding in diet and asthma, allergy studies poor
Studies investigating the effect of diet on the development of childhood asthma and allergies generally have substantial shortcomings with regard to how they handle confounding and effect modification, according to research published online June 19 in Allergy...
Keep reading here: medicalxpress.com
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
No Link Found Between Asthma Drugs, Suicide Attempts
Treating asthma with leukotriene-modifying agents does not pose an increased risk of suicide in children, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy...
Read more: healthcanal.com
UPDATE 1-SkyePharma's asthma drug gets European marketing nod
(Reuters) - Britain's SkyePharma Plc said its asthma therapy Flutiform got marketing approval from European regulators, sending its shares up 28 percent...
Read more: in.reuters.com
Camp Huff and Puff teaches kids about living with asthma, respiratory illness
When 7-year-old Trevor Walker returned from camp last summer, he not only had stories to tell his friends but also a whole new bag of tools to treat his asthma...
Read more: greatfallstribune.com
Treating asthma with leukotriene-modifying agents does not pose an increased risk of suicide in children, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy...
Read more: healthcanal.com
UPDATE 1-SkyePharma's asthma drug gets European marketing nod
(Reuters) - Britain's SkyePharma Plc said its asthma therapy Flutiform got marketing approval from European regulators, sending its shares up 28 percent...
Read more: in.reuters.com
Camp Huff and Puff teaches kids about living with asthma, respiratory illness
When 7-year-old Trevor Walker returned from camp last summer, he not only had stories to tell his friends but also a whole new bag of tools to treat his asthma...
Read more: greatfallstribune.com
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Dog Bacteria That Can Protect You From Asthma
Studies suggest that infants who grow up with dogs in their home are less likely to develop asthma. Researchers may now have found one reason why. Pets, dogs in particular, may protect infants from the effects of a common virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
Source: theatlantic.com
VSU Professor Needs Participants For Asthma Study
James D. Holland, an assistant professor in the Valdosta State University College of Nursing, is seeking black men and women between the ages of 18 and 70 who have a diagnosis of asthma, take bronchodilators more than twice a week, and can read, write, and speak English. Participants will be asked to complete a diary twice a day for seven days and a set of questionnaires about their asthma...
Source: valdosta.edu
With 50 Percent of Childhood Asthma Uncontrolled, Time to Look Homeward
"Despite available treatments, less than 50 percent of asthmatic children control their symptoms," announced Prof. Nikos Papadopoulos, Chair of the International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma, two weeks ago at The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) 31st Annual meeting, Geneva, Switzerland...
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Studies suggest that infants who grow up with dogs in their home are less likely to develop asthma. Researchers may now have found one reason why. Pets, dogs in particular, may protect infants from the effects of a common virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
Source: theatlantic.com
VSU Professor Needs Participants For Asthma Study
James D. Holland, an assistant professor in the Valdosta State University College of Nursing, is seeking black men and women between the ages of 18 and 70 who have a diagnosis of asthma, take bronchodilators more than twice a week, and can read, write, and speak English. Participants will be asked to complete a diary twice a day for seven days and a set of questionnaires about their asthma...
Source: valdosta.edu
With 50 Percent of Childhood Asthma Uncontrolled, Time to Look Homeward
"Despite available treatments, less than 50 percent of asthmatic children control their symptoms," announced Prof. Nikos Papadopoulos, Chair of the International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma, two weeks ago at The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) 31st Annual meeting, Geneva, Switzerland...
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Monday, July 2, 2012
Living Close to Highways Linked to Asthma
A new research has found that people who reside near congested highways are more prone to have Asthma.
Living close to a busy highway was not linked to seasonal allergies, which suggests that emissions from cars could increase the risk for inflammatory lung disease, researchers from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in New York said, according to Health Day...
Read full article: counselheal.com
Asthma Linked to Severely Packed Highways
The Gowanus Expressway also known as Interstate-278 is responsible for connecting various bridges and highways in Brooklyn, New York. According to researchers both at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center, I-278 is also responsible for the direct correlation between asthma and the residents who live close by...
Read full article: medicaldaily.com
Living with asthma, not an issue anymore
Asthma is a condition which one cannot get fully cured of. The only option is to accept the fact that you have to live with it and live fully! ...
Read full article: health.india.com
A new research has found that people who reside near congested highways are more prone to have Asthma.
Living close to a busy highway was not linked to seasonal allergies, which suggests that emissions from cars could increase the risk for inflammatory lung disease, researchers from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in New York said, according to Health Day...
Read full article: counselheal.com
Asthma Linked to Severely Packed Highways
The Gowanus Expressway also known as Interstate-278 is responsible for connecting various bridges and highways in Brooklyn, New York. According to researchers both at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center, I-278 is also responsible for the direct correlation between asthma and the residents who live close by...
Read full article: medicaldaily.com
Living with asthma, not an issue anymore
Asthma is a condition which one cannot get fully cured of. The only option is to accept the fact that you have to live with it and live fully! ...
Read full article: health.india.com
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Asthma Prevalence at Highest Level Ever, Know Triggers and Symptoms
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...
More Information at emissourian.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...
More Information at ivillage.com
UMC first hospital in Lubbock to offer asthma procedure
David Vasquez was used to not being able to breathe.
He was used to waking up in the middle of the night, having to take breathing treatments.
He was used to always having to use his inhaler after laborious activities...
More Information at lubbockonline.com
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...
More Information at emissourian.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...
More Information at ivillage.com
UMC first hospital in Lubbock to offer asthma procedure
David Vasquez was used to not being able to breathe.
He was used to waking up in the middle of the night, having to take breathing treatments.
He was used to always having to use his inhaler after laborious activities...
More Information at lubbockonline.com
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