Women are More Suseptible to Allergies, Asthma, Autoimmune Disease than Men

Women are more susceptible to allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases than men are due to genetic differences between the sexes, a new study found.
However, young boys suffer from rhinitis, asthma and food allergies more than girl do.
"More prepubescent males have rhinitis, asthma and food allergy than females," said Allergy specialist Dr Renata Engler, according to the Telegraph.....

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4 Minor Measures That Could Save Your Life

Breathe easy: Simply switching inhalers could prevent more than half of the 2.1 million asthma-related E.R. trips per year, according to U.K. research released today.
What gives? The bulk of asthma-related E.R. visits result from people losing track of how much medication they have left—or taking breaths from inhalers that are actually empty, researchers say......

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Jameson adds asthma service line

Jameson Hospital in New Castle has opened an asthma treatment center, a new service line dedicated to the diagnosis, education and management of the lung disease.
Debbie Thompson, a registered nurse and director of surgical services and ambulatory care at Jameson Health System, oversees the Jameson Lung Center, which now includes the new asthma clinic. An open house will be held Nov. 12 at the hospital’s north campus, located in New Castle.....

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