American Lung Association hosts Asthma Camp
The American Lung Association in Delaware hosted its annual Asthma Camp July 9 to 13 at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Lewes to educate young people with asthma on how to manage their disease...
Keep reading at: capegazette.villagesoup.com
Innovative pediatric asthma telemedicine device being tested at Children’s of Minnesota
Last year, industrial design firm Worrell Inc. stunned the world and itself when it imagined a futuristic telemedicine device.
It created a video showing a mother using a laptop-like device, both a medical kit and a communications tool, to connect with a nurse who promised to monitor a sick child overnight much to the mother’s relief...
Read more at: medcitynews.com
Immune suppressants relieve severe asthma
Five to 10 percent of patients with asthma have disease that can be classified as severe, meaning it is difficult to treat and often causes life-threatening breathing problems. Typically these patients are treated with the aim of reducing lung inflammation, but treatment often leads to devastating consequences due to steroid side effects...
Full story at: futurity.org
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Asthmapolis partners with Synapse to develop innovative technology for asthma treatment
Asthmapolis, a Wisconsin-based company dedicated to advancements in asthma treatment, has collaborated with Synapse to develop breakthrough technologies for asthma treatment. Combining medication sensors, mobile applications, and analytics, the Asthmapolis sensor attaches to existing rescue inhalers to collect data such as when and where patients experience asthma conditions...
More Information at pharmabiz.com
Asthma fears tackled with hospital help
A YEOVIL mother whose four-year-old daughter has been in and out of hospital more than ten times because of asthma has pledged to give something back to staff who treated her...
Full news here: thisissomerset.co.uk
Team finds new type of severe asthma, can be treated with drugs that suppress the immune system
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a subset of severe asthma that improves with drug regimens that suppress the immune system. In the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, they dubbed the condition “asthmatic granulomatosis” after the characteristic small areas of focal inflammation that can be found in the lungs of those who have it...
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Asthmapolis, a Wisconsin-based company dedicated to advancements in asthma treatment, has collaborated with Synapse to develop breakthrough technologies for asthma treatment. Combining medication sensors, mobile applications, and analytics, the Asthmapolis sensor attaches to existing rescue inhalers to collect data such as when and where patients experience asthma conditions...
More Information at pharmabiz.com
Asthma fears tackled with hospital help
A YEOVIL mother whose four-year-old daughter has been in and out of hospital more than ten times because of asthma has pledged to give something back to staff who treated her...
Full news here: thisissomerset.co.uk
Team finds new type of severe asthma, can be treated with drugs that suppress the immune system
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a subset of severe asthma that improves with drug regimens that suppress the immune system. In the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, they dubbed the condition “asthmatic granulomatosis” after the characteristic small areas of focal inflammation that can be found in the lungs of those who have it...
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Road trips and your asthmatic child – expert offers tips
From age 7 to about age 15, I had asthma attacks so severe I couldn’t walk more than a few steps without stopping to catch my breath, nor could I sleep, talk or move until my lungs decided to open again. My inhaler didn’t touch my disease long-term - only temporarily...
Source: nydailynews.com
Report: 1 in 8 NYC kids diagnosed with asthma
NEW YORK — A new report shows that one in eight New York City children has been diagnosed with asthma.
That's worse than the national rate, which is about 1 in 10.
The New York City Health Department says poor children are especially vulnerable.
In East Harlem, children are 13 times more likely to go to the emergency room because of asthma than those on the Upper East Side...
Keep reading at online.wsj.com
Avoiding asthma dangers on hot, humid days
It’s been hot all week -- okay, make that all summer -- in Boston, with air quality alerts issued as the temperature and humidity level climb. Poor air quality can pose particular dangers for those who have asthma and other lung diseases...
Read more here: boston.com
From age 7 to about age 15, I had asthma attacks so severe I couldn’t walk more than a few steps without stopping to catch my breath, nor could I sleep, talk or move until my lungs decided to open again. My inhaler didn’t touch my disease long-term - only temporarily...
Source: nydailynews.com
Report: 1 in 8 NYC kids diagnosed with asthma
NEW YORK — A new report shows that one in eight New York City children has been diagnosed with asthma.
That's worse than the national rate, which is about 1 in 10.
The New York City Health Department says poor children are especially vulnerable.
In East Harlem, children are 13 times more likely to go to the emergency room because of asthma than those on the Upper East Side...
Keep reading at online.wsj.com
Avoiding asthma dangers on hot, humid days
It’s been hot all week -- okay, make that all summer -- in Boston, with air quality alerts issued as the temperature and humidity level climb. Poor air quality can pose particular dangers for those who have asthma and other lung diseases...
Read more here: boston.com
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Missed Sleep May Contribute to Asthma Morbidity
Missed sleep may contribute to asthma morbidity in urban children, according to a study published in the July issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology...
Keep reading at: doctorslounge.com
Cairns-based asthma cure drug trial receives US funding
CAIRNS scientists who created a ground-breaking drug that cures asthma in mice have received financial backing from a US pharmaceutical giant to further develop it for human trials...
Read full story at cairns.com.au
Synapse Develops Technology for Innovative Asthma Management Device
SEATTLE, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Asthmapolis, a Wisconsin-based company dedicated to advancements in asthma treatment, partnered with Synapse to develop breakthrough technologies for asthma treatment. Combining medication sensors, mobile applications, and analytics, the Asthmapolis sensor attaches to existing rescue inhalers to collect data such as when and where patients experience asthma conditions. Having recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance, Asthmapolis will soon begin marketing the technology to healthcare providers for their patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Read more here: marketwatch.com
Missed sleep may contribute to asthma morbidity in urban children, according to a study published in the July issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology...
Keep reading at: doctorslounge.com
Cairns-based asthma cure drug trial receives US funding
CAIRNS scientists who created a ground-breaking drug that cures asthma in mice have received financial backing from a US pharmaceutical giant to further develop it for human trials...
Read full story at cairns.com.au
Synapse Develops Technology for Innovative Asthma Management Device
SEATTLE, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Asthmapolis, a Wisconsin-based company dedicated to advancements in asthma treatment, partnered with Synapse to develop breakthrough technologies for asthma treatment. Combining medication sensors, mobile applications, and analytics, the Asthmapolis sensor attaches to existing rescue inhalers to collect data such as when and where patients experience asthma conditions. Having recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance, Asthmapolis will soon begin marketing the technology to healthcare providers for their patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Read more here: marketwatch.com
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Can vegetables reduce the risk of asthma in children?
Children usually don't like to eat fresh vegetables, even though adults tell them it's healthy. Not just doctors know this is no lie. If you don't eat enough vegetables, you have a heightened risk of asthma, say Canadian researchers in an ongoing research...
Read more: freshplaza.com
Imperial County leads state in treatment of children with asthma
CALEXICO, CALIF. — As the relentless wind stirs up piles of dust and dirt and creates a gigantic funnel of haze in the vast, sweltering Imperial Valley, children like Marco Cisneros battle to breathe...
Read full story at latimes.com
County's kids with asthma more likely to visit ER
CALEXICO, Calif.—Children with asthma in the dusty and impoverished Imperial County are far more likely to visit the emergency room, costing taxpayers for care often covered by state and federal health care programs...
Keep reading at mercurynews.com
Children usually don't like to eat fresh vegetables, even though adults tell them it's healthy. Not just doctors know this is no lie. If you don't eat enough vegetables, you have a heightened risk of asthma, say Canadian researchers in an ongoing research...
Read more: freshplaza.com
Imperial County leads state in treatment of children with asthma
CALEXICO, CALIF. — As the relentless wind stirs up piles of dust and dirt and creates a gigantic funnel of haze in the vast, sweltering Imperial Valley, children like Marco Cisneros battle to breathe...
Read full story at latimes.com
County's kids with asthma more likely to visit ER
CALEXICO, Calif.—Children with asthma in the dusty and impoverished Imperial County are far more likely to visit the emergency room, costing taxpayers for care often covered by state and federal health care programs...
Keep reading at mercurynews.com
Monday, July 16, 2012
Asthma cases up
ASTHMA cases reported at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital since January last year have increased...
Read full story at fijitimes.com
Asthma Results in Missed Sleep, School Days for Children
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 11, 2012) – Straight A’s might be hard to come by for children with asthma this upcoming school year. Asthma accounts for 10.5 million missed school days annually. And according to a new study published in the July issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), asthma is also a leading contributor to missed sleep and illness in urban children...
Information at healthnewsdigest.com
Vitamin D Deficiency And Lung Function In Asthmatic Children
A new study from researchers in Boston has found that poorer lung function in asthmatic children, treated with inhaled corticosteroids, is linked with vitamin D deficiency...
Keep reading at medicalnewstoday.com
ASTHMA cases reported at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital since January last year have increased...
Read full story at fijitimes.com
Asthma Results in Missed Sleep, School Days for Children
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 11, 2012) – Straight A’s might be hard to come by for children with asthma this upcoming school year. Asthma accounts for 10.5 million missed school days annually. And according to a new study published in the July issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), asthma is also a leading contributor to missed sleep and illness in urban children...
Information at healthnewsdigest.com
Vitamin D Deficiency And Lung Function In Asthmatic Children
A new study from researchers in Boston has found that poorer lung function in asthmatic children, treated with inhaled corticosteroids, is linked with vitamin D deficiency...
Keep reading at medicalnewstoday.com
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