Study suggests timing may be key in fish-asthma link
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among thousands of Dutch children included in a new study, those who first ate fish between the ages of six months and one year had a lower risk of developing asthma-like symptoms later on than babies introduced to fish before six months of age or after their first birthdays....
Source: articles.chicagotribune.com
Stephen Fry suffers asthma scare
The British funnyman was at the media event in London when he started to experience breathing problems, and had to ask guests around him for help.....
Source: hollywood.com
Treatment options for bronchial asthma discussed
JEDDAH – Academics, scientists and doctors gathered in Jeddah on Wednesday night to discuss developments in the treatment of bronchial asthma in children.
On behalf of Jeddah Governor Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, who was patron of the conference discussing this condition, King Abdulaziz University Vice President Dr. Adnan Bin Hamza Zahid inaugurated the event.....
Read more on saudigazette.com.sa
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Mold Miracle: 13-year-old Girl Gets Second Chance after Asthma Attack
PEORIA- It can be growing in your home.
And slowly creeping into your immune system.
It can be a silent killer.
Mold killed a 13-year-old Peoria girl not once, but twice.
"The outside is fixed, but this (ceiling) is what we get on the inside," explains Saprina Brown.
It should've been a simple repair.
A leaky roof.
Read full story at centralillinoisproud.com
New Procedure Shows Promise For Severe Asthmatics
A new treatment at the Cleveland Clinic shows promise in helping those with severe asthma. The procedure has been used in clinical trials for several years, and the outcome can be life changing for many patients who have it.....
Read more on voanews.com
Asthma: preventive measures
The high-tech lifestyle of people has distanced us from nature. “Nature is fuel for the soul” says Richard Ryan, lead author and a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.
Nature puts a positive influence on human health and behaviour, the fresh air helps in preventions that cause to trigger hyper sensitivity reaction or asthma among patients.....
Source: dawn.com
PEORIA- It can be growing in your home.
And slowly creeping into your immune system.
It can be a silent killer.
Mold killed a 13-year-old Peoria girl not once, but twice.
"The outside is fixed, but this (ceiling) is what we get on the inside," explains Saprina Brown.
It should've been a simple repair.
A leaky roof.
Read full story at centralillinoisproud.com
New Procedure Shows Promise For Severe Asthmatics
A new treatment at the Cleveland Clinic shows promise in helping those with severe asthma. The procedure has been used in clinical trials for several years, and the outcome can be life changing for many patients who have it.....
Read more on voanews.com
Asthma: preventive measures
The high-tech lifestyle of people has distanced us from nature. “Nature is fuel for the soul” says Richard Ryan, lead author and a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.
Nature puts a positive influence on human health and behaviour, the fresh air helps in preventions that cause to trigger hyper sensitivity reaction or asthma among patients.....
Source: dawn.com
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Clitheroe woman in campaign to save asthma drug
A DRUG, which many believe has transformed and improved the lives of asthma sufferers in the Ribble Valley, could be scrapped.
NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence, has recommended that Xolair, which is used to treat some people with severe allergic asthma, is not given out on the NHS anymore.....
Read more here: clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk
Hopi High students jump to aid of fellow student suffering asthma attack
KEAMS CANYON, Ariz. - When a Hopi High student suffered a severe, possibly life threatening, asthma attack on a loaded school bus headed to school, two students began CPR while their bus driver drove to a medical facility.....
Source: nhonews.com
Increasing evidence for small airway role in asthma intensity
There is increasing evidence that the small airways contribute significantly to the clinical expression and severity of asthma, according to research published online Nov. 9 in Allergy.....
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
A DRUG, which many believe has transformed and improved the lives of asthma sufferers in the Ribble Valley, could be scrapped.
NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence, has recommended that Xolair, which is used to treat some people with severe allergic asthma, is not given out on the NHS anymore.....
Read more here: clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk
Hopi High students jump to aid of fellow student suffering asthma attack
KEAMS CANYON, Ariz. - When a Hopi High student suffered a severe, possibly life threatening, asthma attack on a loaded school bus headed to school, two students began CPR while their bus driver drove to a medical facility.....
Source: nhonews.com
Increasing evidence for small airway role in asthma intensity
There is increasing evidence that the small airways contribute significantly to the clinical expression and severity of asthma, according to research published online Nov. 9 in Allergy.....
Read more at: medicalxpress.com
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Breathing Problems Could Be Caused By Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Not Asthma
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Barista Heather Hackett thought she had asthma.
“A lot of throat clearing, coughing, eventually it will turn into just not breathing,” she describes.
At first, her symptoms were triggered by a customer’s perfume.....
Read more at pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
Antibiotics in pregnancy tied to asthma in kids
(Reuters Health) - Children whose mothers took antibiotics while they were pregnant were slightly more likely than other kids to develop asthma in a new Danish study.....
Source: reuters.com
Asthma Drug Advair Safety Questioned
If you or your children have asthma, it's very likely you have been prescribed Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol), the largest selling asthma drug in the United States. But don't let the attractive, brightly colored purple packaging detract you from this drug's potential dangers, as a new review raises safety questions.....
Keep reading at: emaxhealth.com
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Barista Heather Hackett thought she had asthma.
“A lot of throat clearing, coughing, eventually it will turn into just not breathing,” she describes.
At first, her symptoms were triggered by a customer’s perfume.....
Read more at pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
Antibiotics in pregnancy tied to asthma in kids
(Reuters Health) - Children whose mothers took antibiotics while they were pregnant were slightly more likely than other kids to develop asthma in a new Danish study.....
Source: reuters.com
Asthma Drug Advair Safety Questioned
If you or your children have asthma, it's very likely you have been prescribed Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol), the largest selling asthma drug in the United States. But don't let the attractive, brightly colored purple packaging detract you from this drug's potential dangers, as a new review raises safety questions.....
Keep reading at: emaxhealth.com
Monday, November 19, 2012
Nanotech can be used for MS, diabetes, food allergies and asthma
In a breakthrough for nanotechnology and multiple sclerosis, a biodegradable nanoparticle turns out to be the perfect vehicle to stealthily deliver an antigen that tricks the immune system into stopping its attack on myelin and halt a model of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.....
Read more at scienceblog.com
Eating fish as infants may reduce the chance of asthma
Dutch researchers released a study on Friday that suggests if fish is added to an infant’s diet during the first year it reduces the chance of them getting asthma in the future. Asthma is a lung disease that currently affects over 40 million people. The lungs are effectively blocks the airways in the lungs thereby making it difficult to breathe.....
Source: examiner.com
1990s trial gave early danger signs for asthma drugs
The troubled history of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta-agonists goes back to the 1990s when a large clinical trial in Great Britain of the GlaxoSmithKline drug Serevent produced disturbing results.....
Keep reading at: jsonline.com
In a breakthrough for nanotechnology and multiple sclerosis, a biodegradable nanoparticle turns out to be the perfect vehicle to stealthily deliver an antigen that tricks the immune system into stopping its attack on myelin and halt a model of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.....
Read more at scienceblog.com
Eating fish as infants may reduce the chance of asthma
Dutch researchers released a study on Friday that suggests if fish is added to an infant’s diet during the first year it reduces the chance of them getting asthma in the future. Asthma is a lung disease that currently affects over 40 million people. The lungs are effectively blocks the airways in the lungs thereby making it difficult to breathe.....
Source: examiner.com
1990s trial gave early danger signs for asthma drugs
The troubled history of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta-agonists goes back to the 1990s when a large clinical trial in Great Britain of the GlaxoSmithKline drug Serevent produced disturbing results.....
Keep reading at: jsonline.com
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Poverty, Other Risks Explain Asthma's Link to Poor Achievement
The parents and teachers of children with chronic asthma can breathe a little easier: A massive study of more than 12,000 children in the United Kingdom found that asthma on its own was not linked to lower academic achievement.....
Keep reading at: blogs.edweek.org
Children who eat fish have a lower risk of asthma - but only if it's eaten in the first year of life
Babies who eat fish between the age of six and 12 months may have a lower risk of developing asthma.
But eating fish outside of this window may not have the same effect, say the Dutch authors of a new study.....
Full information at dailymail.co.uk
The parents and teachers of children with chronic asthma can breathe a little easier: A massive study of more than 12,000 children in the United Kingdom found that asthma on its own was not linked to lower academic achievement.....
Keep reading at: blogs.edweek.org
Children who eat fish have a lower risk of asthma - but only if it's eaten in the first year of life
Babies who eat fish between the age of six and 12 months may have a lower risk of developing asthma.
But eating fish outside of this window may not have the same effect, say the Dutch authors of a new study.....
Full information at dailymail.co.uk
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