New research shows that GPs need to recognise occupational asthma
A new report published today in the scientific journal, Occupational Medicine, finds that many people who develop work related asthma are not correctly diagnosed by GPs.
Work related factors cause one in ten cases of asthma in adults but an audit of patient records suggests that GPs do not recognise this in three quarters of patients.....
Read more here: healthcanal.com
Walk raises awareness of asthma in Valley
A group pushing for government action on asthma and other disease made a stop in Los Banos.
The group, which consists of health care workers, members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West Union and others, sought to bring awareness as members traveled from Fresno to Sacramento, with stops scheduled in Chowchilla and Dos Palos.....
Continue reading here: losbanosenterprise.com
New blood test refines asthma treatment
New blood tests that will better match asthma patients to the right medication are being developed by Hamilton and Vancouver researchers.
The tests, expected to be ready by early 2014, will pinpoint which patients have more severe asthma and require stronger medications.....
Source: metronews.ca
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Blood test will boost asthma treatment: researchers
New blood tests that will better match asthma patients to the right medication are being developed by Hamilton and Vancouver researchers.....
Read more here: thespec.com
5 Signs Exercise Is Causing Your Asthma
Regular exercise is a pillar of healthy living, but for millions of Americans a jog or run through the park might cause panting, wheezing, and shortness of breath. And it's not always because they're out of shape.....
Full information at everydayhealth.com
Why are inner-city babies more prone to asthma?
Babies born into low-income, urban environments develop wheezing illnesses and asthma more often than suburban infants, and these findings have prompted research to identify the viral pathogens that lead to asthma or indicate predisposition to the disease.....
Read full story at modernmedicine.com
New blood tests that will better match asthma patients to the right medication are being developed by Hamilton and Vancouver researchers.....
Read more here: thespec.com
5 Signs Exercise Is Causing Your Asthma
Regular exercise is a pillar of healthy living, but for millions of Americans a jog or run through the park might cause panting, wheezing, and shortness of breath. And it's not always because they're out of shape.....
Full information at everydayhealth.com
Why are inner-city babies more prone to asthma?
Babies born into low-income, urban environments develop wheezing illnesses and asthma more often than suburban infants, and these findings have prompted research to identify the viral pathogens that lead to asthma or indicate predisposition to the disease.....
Read full story at modernmedicine.com
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Ryleigh's Story: A Daughter's Fight For Life After Debilitating Asthma Attack
A debilitating asthma attack leaves a little five-year-old Medford girl fighting for her life and her family struggling to make ends meet. NBC5's Laura Cavanaugh files this exclusive report.....
Read full story at kobi5.com
Asthmatic Subjected to EPA Experiments; Inhofe Wants Hearing
A former student at the University of North Carolina has come forward publicly to call attention to the disturbing experiments the Environmental Protection Agency has conducted – and is likely still performing – at its Human Studies Facility in Chapel Hill, N.C.....
Continue reading here: nlpc.org
Cleaning-product-related asthma concern for hospital workers
Research suggests that exposure to cleaning products, particularly those containing decalcifiers and ammonia, may increase the risk for asthma in female hospital workers......
Read more here: news-medical.net
A debilitating asthma attack leaves a little five-year-old Medford girl fighting for her life and her family struggling to make ends meet. NBC5's Laura Cavanaugh files this exclusive report.....
Read full story at kobi5.com
Asthmatic Subjected to EPA Experiments; Inhofe Wants Hearing
A former student at the University of North Carolina has come forward publicly to call attention to the disturbing experiments the Environmental Protection Agency has conducted – and is likely still performing – at its Human Studies Facility in Chapel Hill, N.C.....
Continue reading here: nlpc.org
Cleaning-product-related asthma concern for hospital workers
Research suggests that exposure to cleaning products, particularly those containing decalcifiers and ammonia, may increase the risk for asthma in female hospital workers......
Read more here: news-medical.net
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Respiratory infections provide urban asthma clue
Urban infants have a different pattern of viral respiratory illness from suburban infants, which could help explain why they are more likely to develop asthma, say US researchers.....
Source: news-medical.net
Personalized asthma monitor uses nanotechnology to detect biomarkers in the breath
(Nanowerk News) An interdisciplinary team of Stony Brook University researchers have been selected to receive a three year National Science Foundation (NSF) award for the development of a personalized asthma monitor that uses nanotechnology to detect known airway inflammation biomarkers in the breath. The project, “Personalized Asthma Monitor Detecting Nitric Oxide in Breath”, comes with a $599,763 award funded through August 31, 2015.....
Read more here: nanowerk.com
Mother calls for education for asthma sufferers after son, nine, died from attack
A 'dynamo' boy of nine died from a severe asthma attack after he refused to let the condition spoil his love of playing with friends and family.....
Read full story at dailymail.co.uk
Urban infants have a different pattern of viral respiratory illness from suburban infants, which could help explain why they are more likely to develop asthma, say US researchers.....
Source: news-medical.net
Personalized asthma monitor uses nanotechnology to detect biomarkers in the breath
(Nanowerk News) An interdisciplinary team of Stony Brook University researchers have been selected to receive a three year National Science Foundation (NSF) award for the development of a personalized asthma monitor that uses nanotechnology to detect known airway inflammation biomarkers in the breath. The project, “Personalized Asthma Monitor Detecting Nitric Oxide in Breath”, comes with a $599,763 award funded through August 31, 2015.....
Read more here: nanowerk.com
Mother calls for education for asthma sufferers after son, nine, died from attack
A 'dynamo' boy of nine died from a severe asthma attack after he refused to let the condition spoil his love of playing with friends and family.....
Read full story at dailymail.co.uk
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Do All Asthma Patients Need Inhalers?
SIOUX FALLS, SD - Some steroid inhalers for asthma are quite expensive, and now a new study questions if all asthma patients need to use inhalers on a regular basis.....
Read more here: keloland.com
Asthma walking tour stops in Hanford
HANFORD — A group of health care workers from Fresno stopped at Hidden Valley Park Saturday to inform the public about the Valley’s damaging air quality.....
Continue reading here: hanfordsentinel.com
Allergic asthma remission with three year treatment: study
10/01/2012 The dust mite, second only to pollen, is a leading cause of allergies and allergy induced asthma among children in the United States.
Asthma AirwaysThough there is no known cure for dust mite induced allergies or asthma, long-term relief may be within reach with a three year regiment of immunotherapy (allergy shots), according to a new study, published in the October issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).....
Read full story at omglobe.com
SIOUX FALLS, SD - Some steroid inhalers for asthma are quite expensive, and now a new study questions if all asthma patients need to use inhalers on a regular basis.....
Read more here: keloland.com
Asthma walking tour stops in Hanford
HANFORD — A group of health care workers from Fresno stopped at Hidden Valley Park Saturday to inform the public about the Valley’s damaging air quality.....
Continue reading here: hanfordsentinel.com
Allergic asthma remission with three year treatment: study
10/01/2012 The dust mite, second only to pollen, is a leading cause of allergies and allergy induced asthma among children in the United States.
Asthma AirwaysThough there is no known cure for dust mite induced allergies or asthma, long-term relief may be within reach with a three year regiment of immunotherapy (allergy shots), according to a new study, published in the October issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).....
Read full story at omglobe.com
Monday, October 1, 2012
Project Breathe Easy offers support to families with asthmatic children
Kennedy Chamblee and her brother, Highland, scoot across the floor in their walkers, babbling in a language unique to baby twins.....
Keep reading here: independentmail.com
Oldham mum’s heroic bid to save asthma attack son, nine
A schoolboy died after suffering a severe asthma attack at home – despite his mum’s valiant attempt to help him breathe.....
Read full story at menmedia.co.uk
Central Valley walk puts focus on asthma
Health care workers, valley residents and community leaders will stop in Modesto and Turlock on Monday as part of a walking tour of the Central Valley to bring attention to the area's high rates of asthma and other chronic diseases.....
Read more here: modbee.com
Kennedy Chamblee and her brother, Highland, scoot across the floor in their walkers, babbling in a language unique to baby twins.....
Keep reading here: independentmail.com
Oldham mum’s heroic bid to save asthma attack son, nine
A schoolboy died after suffering a severe asthma attack at home – despite his mum’s valiant attempt to help him breathe.....
Read full story at menmedia.co.uk
Central Valley walk puts focus on asthma
Health care workers, valley residents and community leaders will stop in Modesto and Turlock on Monday as part of a walking tour of the Central Valley to bring attention to the area's high rates of asthma and other chronic diseases.....
Read more here: modbee.com
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Eating right with asthma
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and current health statistics indicate that asthma is the most chronic childhood disease in Arizona, affecting 9.4 percent of children and being a leading cause of absences from school.....
Read more: ahwatukee.com
Traffic-Induced Asthma: Could your child be part of the eight percent?
Eight percent of childhood asthma cases are a result of living close (within 250 feet) to major roadways, concluded a new report out this week. Of the many studies associating traffic pollution with asthma, this one evaluating 27,000 asthmatic children in Los Angeles County really drives home the health hazard of pollution from busy roadways (for more, see this and this).....
Read full story at switchboard.nrdc.org
Anaphylaxis Answers Save Lives And Regrets
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 28, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What would you do if faced with a child experiencing a life-threatening allergic reaction? It's a question Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics' national network of Anaphylaxis Community Experts, or ACE Teams, pose in free training programs for educators, families and policymakers across the country.....
Continue reading at: sacbee.com
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and current health statistics indicate that asthma is the most chronic childhood disease in Arizona, affecting 9.4 percent of children and being a leading cause of absences from school.....
Read more: ahwatukee.com
Traffic-Induced Asthma: Could your child be part of the eight percent?
Eight percent of childhood asthma cases are a result of living close (within 250 feet) to major roadways, concluded a new report out this week. Of the many studies associating traffic pollution with asthma, this one evaluating 27,000 asthmatic children in Los Angeles County really drives home the health hazard of pollution from busy roadways (for more, see this and this).....
Read full story at switchboard.nrdc.org
Anaphylaxis Answers Save Lives And Regrets
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 28, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What would you do if faced with a child experiencing a life-threatening allergic reaction? It's a question Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics' national network of Anaphylaxis Community Experts, or ACE Teams, pose in free training programs for educators, families and policymakers across the country.....
Continue reading at: sacbee.com
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