Language Barrier Hurts Elderly Asthma Patients
FRIDAY, Sept.6 (HealthDay News) -- Older people with asthma in the United States have a tougher time controlling the condition if they have poor English skills, a new study finds.....
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Children Taking Steroids for Asthma Are Slightly Shorter Than Peers
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Newswise — Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don’t use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show....
Read full story at healthnewsdigest.com
Study links phthalates to asthma
NEW YORK (Sept. 7, 2:20 p.m. ET) -- A new research study says that children between the ages of 5 and 9 who are exposed to two types of phthalates found in personal-care products have an elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation.....
Read news at plasticsnews.com
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Research Awardees Seek Causes, Cures for Asthma and Allergies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is the leading national voluntary health agency (VHA) – or "patient advocacy group" – for millions of people with asthma and allergic diseases in the U.S. When AAFA was founded in 1953, fewer than 20 million Americans were afflicted, but today the prevalence among children and adults has more than tripled. Now over 22 million people have asthma and more than 50 million have allergic diseases of all types, including food allergies, drug allergies, nasal allergies and others.....
Read more here: sacbee.com
Soup Could Reduce Asthma Risk In Kids
A new study will be conducted by researchers at the University of Aberdeen to reveal whether soups enhanced with food that contains vitamin E may help reduce the chance of childhood asthma.....
Full news here: medicalnewstoday.com
Teva Sues Perrigo Over Patents for ProAir Asthma Inhaler
A unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA), the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, sued rival Perrigo Co. (PRGO) over patents for the ProAir asthma inhaler.....
Full story at bloomberg.com
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is the leading national voluntary health agency (VHA) – or "patient advocacy group" – for millions of people with asthma and allergic diseases in the U.S. When AAFA was founded in 1953, fewer than 20 million Americans were afflicted, but today the prevalence among children and adults has more than tripled. Now over 22 million people have asthma and more than 50 million have allergic diseases of all types, including food allergies, drug allergies, nasal allergies and others.....
Read more here: sacbee.com
Soup Could Reduce Asthma Risk In Kids
A new study will be conducted by researchers at the University of Aberdeen to reveal whether soups enhanced with food that contains vitamin E may help reduce the chance of childhood asthma.....
Full news here: medicalnewstoday.com
Teva Sues Perrigo Over Patents for ProAir Asthma Inhaler
A unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA), the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, sued rival Perrigo Co. (PRGO) over patents for the ProAir asthma inhaler.....
Full story at bloomberg.com
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Language barrier linked to poorer asthma outcomes
Juan P. Wisnivesky, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues analyzed language proficiency, asthma self-management, and outcomes in 268 elderly patients with asthma (=60 years of age) who were receiving primary care at clinics in New York City and Chicago.....
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
COPD Drug Offers Some Benefit in Asthma
A drug widely used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also effective in patients with asthma that is poorly controlled despite standard combination therapy, researchers reported.....
Full news here: medpagetoday.com
Children exposed to 2 phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation
Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according to researchers at Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health.....
Full story at sciencecodex.com
Juan P. Wisnivesky, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues analyzed language proficiency, asthma self-management, and outcomes in 268 elderly patients with asthma (=60 years of age) who were receiving primary care at clinics in New York City and Chicago.....
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
COPD Drug Offers Some Benefit in Asthma
A drug widely used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also effective in patients with asthma that is poorly controlled despite standard combination therapy, researchers reported.....
Full news here: medpagetoday.com
Children exposed to 2 phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation
Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according to researchers at Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health.....
Full story at sciencecodex.com
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt Growth
Sept. 4, 2012 -- Children with asthma who take inhaled steroids end up slightly shorter than their peers when they grow up, a government-funded study shows.....
Keep reading at webmd.com
The Asthma Medication That's Making Us Shorter
It turns out that the stunted growth associated with the use of budesonide, a long-term medication commonly used to control childhood asthma, is likely permanent. That's according to a study presented yesterday at the European Respiratory Society meeting in Vienna and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.....
Source at theatlantic.com
Kids' Asthma Med Trims a Bit from Adult Height
Asthmatic children who used an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for up to 6 years in a randomized trial grew up to be about one-half inch shorter on average than those in the study's placebo group, researchers said.....
Continue reading at medpagetoday.com
Sept. 4, 2012 -- Children with asthma who take inhaled steroids end up slightly shorter than their peers when they grow up, a government-funded study shows.....
Keep reading at webmd.com
The Asthma Medication That's Making Us Shorter
It turns out that the stunted growth associated with the use of budesonide, a long-term medication commonly used to control childhood asthma, is likely permanent. That's according to a study presented yesterday at the European Respiratory Society meeting in Vienna and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.....
Source at theatlantic.com
Kids' Asthma Med Trims a Bit from Adult Height
Asthmatic children who used an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for up to 6 years in a randomized trial grew up to be about one-half inch shorter on average than those in the study's placebo group, researchers said.....
Continue reading at medpagetoday.com
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers
Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show.....
Read more on sciencecodex.com
Relief for Severe Asthma, at a High Price
For two decades, Patricia DiGiusto struggled with severe asthma. Powerful medications and frequent use of her inhaler could not prevent repeated trips to the emergency room.....
Read full article at well.blogs.nytimes.com
COPD-asthma cases set to grow in Europe as people live longer
The number of cases of chronic obstructive respiratory disorder (COPD) and asthma in Europe is set to increase during the next few years as more people live longer.....
Continue reading at pmlive.com
Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show.....
Read more on sciencecodex.com
Relief for Severe Asthma, at a High Price
For two decades, Patricia DiGiusto struggled with severe asthma. Powerful medications and frequent use of her inhaler could not prevent repeated trips to the emergency room.....
Read full article at well.blogs.nytimes.com
COPD-asthma cases set to grow in Europe as people live longer
The number of cases of chronic obstructive respiratory disorder (COPD) and asthma in Europe is set to increase during the next few years as more people live longer.....
Continue reading at pmlive.com
Monday, September 3, 2012
Study explores why children with asthma are more likely to be bullied
New research has uncovered several factors which could explain why children with asthma are at an increased risk of being bullied.
The study, presented today at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, highlights the need for doctors to talk to children with asthma about bullying, as well as the impact the disease could be having in other areas of their life.
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Asthma symptoms aggravated by problems with balance
It is well known that anxiety can exacerbate asthma symptoms, but little research exists into whether balance abnormalities can also have a negative influence on asthmatics.....
Keep reading at examiner.com
Synairgen in Drug Partnership Talks After Asthma Study Results
Synairgen Plc (SNG) is in talks with potential partners following the results of a study of an experimental drug targeting infections that trigger asthma attacks, Chief Executive Officer Richard Marsden said.....
Continue reading at: businessweek.com
New research has uncovered several factors which could explain why children with asthma are at an increased risk of being bullied.
The study, presented today at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, highlights the need for doctors to talk to children with asthma about bullying, as well as the impact the disease could be having in other areas of their life.
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Asthma symptoms aggravated by problems with balance
It is well known that anxiety can exacerbate asthma symptoms, but little research exists into whether balance abnormalities can also have a negative influence on asthmatics.....
Keep reading at examiner.com
Synairgen in Drug Partnership Talks After Asthma Study Results
Synairgen Plc (SNG) is in talks with potential partners following the results of a study of an experimental drug targeting infections that trigger asthma attacks, Chief Executive Officer Richard Marsden said.....
Continue reading at: businessweek.com
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Breathable treatment to help prevent asthma attacks
Details of a treatment that could help asthmatics fight infections that trigger 80% of asthma attacks, developed by University of Southampton spin-out company Synairgen, will be presented to European respiratory experts on Sunday 2 September.....
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Asthma symptoms could be aggravated by imbalance problems
Vienna, Austria: Asthma patients could be at a higher risk of worsening symptoms due to problems with their balance, according to new research.....
Continue reading here: sciencecodex.com
New Treatment Could Prevent 80% Of Asthma Attacks
A company affiliated with the University of Southampton has reportedly developed a treatment that can help asthmatics battle the infections that cause 80% of their respiratory attacks.....
Read full story at redorbit.com
Details of a treatment that could help asthmatics fight infections that trigger 80% of asthma attacks, developed by University of Southampton spin-out company Synairgen, will be presented to European respiratory experts on Sunday 2 September.....
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Asthma symptoms could be aggravated by imbalance problems
Vienna, Austria: Asthma patients could be at a higher risk of worsening symptoms due to problems with their balance, according to new research.....
Continue reading here: sciencecodex.com
New Treatment Could Prevent 80% Of Asthma Attacks
A company affiliated with the University of Southampton has reportedly developed a treatment that can help asthmatics battle the infections that cause 80% of their respiratory attacks.....
Read full story at redorbit.com
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