Asthma education has Alberta children breathing easier
A little asthma education goes a long way, helping children live better with the condition and reducing strain on the Alberta health care system, according to Alberta Health Services.....
Continue reading at beaconnews.ca
Millwood's Karisma Taylor in coma after asthma attack
Fifteen-year-old Millwood basketball player Karisma Taylor was in a coma in critical condition at OU Medical Center Thursday night, the result of a severe asthma attack before a basketball game earlier this week.....
Read more at newsok.com
Aptar Pharma dose indicator selected for new asthma combination therapy
By Jim Butschli, Features Editor
Aptar Pharma, developer and manufacturer of nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices, has developed a customized Dose Indicator for Flutiform®, a SkyePharma product licensed to Mundipharma Intl. Corp. Ltd. in Europe.....
Information at packworld.com
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Certain Jobs May Still Pose Risk for Asthma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to chemicals at work causes many cases of asthma, especially for plumbers, spray painters and hair stylists, a new study finds.
Researchers in Sweden found many workers are exposed to toxic substances while doing their jobs despite public warnings that they use protective equipment.....
Read more at ivillage.com
Last week, we began the series on asthma with the basics, as it is important for everyone to understand how asthma affects children and what are the common misapprehensions about it. This week, Dr Tanmay Amladi focuses on the devices that asthma requires a pateint to have with him all the time - inhalers. The doctor differetiates between this and nebulisers, the other device, and how their uses have different approaches.....
Information at gulfnews.com
Air quality improves, asthma increases: An EPA mystery
There’s mystery in the air.
The number of children exposed to tobacco smoke and hazardous air pollutants has decreased, but national asthma rates have increased, according to the third edition of “America’s Children and the Environment,” released by the Environmental Protection Agency last week.....
Continue reading at news.medill.northwestern.edu
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to chemicals at work causes many cases of asthma, especially for plumbers, spray painters and hair stylists, a new study finds.
Researchers in Sweden found many workers are exposed to toxic substances while doing their jobs despite public warnings that they use protective equipment.....
Read more at ivillage.com
Last week, we began the series on asthma with the basics, as it is important for everyone to understand how asthma affects children and what are the common misapprehensions about it. This week, Dr Tanmay Amladi focuses on the devices that asthma requires a pateint to have with him all the time - inhalers. The doctor differetiates between this and nebulisers, the other device, and how their uses have different approaches.....
Information at gulfnews.com
Air quality improves, asthma increases: An EPA mystery
There’s mystery in the air.
The number of children exposed to tobacco smoke and hazardous air pollutants has decreased, but national asthma rates have increased, according to the third edition of “America’s Children and the Environment,” released by the Environmental Protection Agency last week.....
Continue reading at news.medill.northwestern.edu
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Asthma Generation
Larry Tubb doesn’t remember knowing a single kid who had asthma when he was growing up. As a Scout leader 20 years later, he knew of only one troop member who dealt with the breathing disorder.....
Source: fwweekly.com
Beware Winter Triggers for Asthma
Asthma affects more than 22 million Americans of all ages. And many environmental factors during the winter-time can cause an asthma attack.
Gayle Richardson is breathing easier these days, now that she has her asthma under control. But certain things trigger her condition, especially this time of year.....
Read more at ozarksfirst.com
Certain Jobs May Still Pose Risk for Asthma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to chemicals at work causes many cases of asthma, especially for plumbers, spray painters and hair stylists, a new study finds.
Researchers in Sweden found many workers are exposed to toxic substances while doing their jobs despite public warnings that they use protective equipment.....
Continue reading at news.health.com
Larry Tubb doesn’t remember knowing a single kid who had asthma when he was growing up. As a Scout leader 20 years later, he knew of only one troop member who dealt with the breathing disorder.....
Source: fwweekly.com
Beware Winter Triggers for Asthma
Asthma affects more than 22 million Americans of all ages. And many environmental factors during the winter-time can cause an asthma attack.
Gayle Richardson is breathing easier these days, now that she has her asthma under control. But certain things trigger her condition, especially this time of year.....
Read more at ozarksfirst.com
Certain Jobs May Still Pose Risk for Asthma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to chemicals at work causes many cases of asthma, especially for plumbers, spray painters and hair stylists, a new study finds.
Researchers in Sweden found many workers are exposed to toxic substances while doing their jobs despite public warnings that they use protective equipment.....
Continue reading at news.health.com
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Fall in pediatric asthma admissions after smoking ban in England
A ban on smoking in enclosed public and workplaces, introduced in England in 2007, was followed by an immediate dip in the number of pediatric hospital admissions for asthma, researchers say.....
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA
FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Lead levels in young children in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades, according to government figures released Friday. But the new report on the environment and children’s health also found a rise in asthma among kids......
Continue reading at news.health.com
Surprise drug that may prevent asthma discovered
Melbourne: A drug originally developed to treat leukaemia is effective in the prevention of asthma by targeting its causative mechanisms rather than just treating the symptoms, a new research has found.....
Information at zeenews.india.com
A ban on smoking in enclosed public and workplaces, introduced in England in 2007, was followed by an immediate dip in the number of pediatric hospital admissions for asthma, researchers say.....
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA
FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Lead levels in young children in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades, according to government figures released Friday. But the new report on the environment and children’s health also found a rise in asthma among kids......
Continue reading at news.health.com
Surprise drug that may prevent asthma discovered
Melbourne: A drug originally developed to treat leukaemia is effective in the prevention of asthma by targeting its causative mechanisms rather than just treating the symptoms, a new research has found.....
Information at zeenews.india.com
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Asthma cure discovered via leukaemia, say researchers
A drug originally developed to treat leukaemia is effective in the prevention of asthma by targeting its causative mechanisms rather than just treating the symptoms, a new research has found.....
Continue reading at indianexpress.com
Asthma linked to atopic dermatitis persistence
Asthma is associated with rash persistence in children with atopic dermatitis (AD), US researchers report.
The team, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, also found that increased frequency of wheezing among children with asthma and AD is associated with increased rash persistence.....
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
Boy’s tragic death after asthma attack during football match
A 13-year-old boy died after having an acute asthma attack on his second day at a new school.
Hannan Ahmed, from Staincliffe, was playing football at Mirfield Free Grammar School when the attack began, an inquest was told.....
Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
A drug originally developed to treat leukaemia is effective in the prevention of asthma by targeting its causative mechanisms rather than just treating the symptoms, a new research has found.....
Continue reading at indianexpress.com
Asthma linked to atopic dermatitis persistence
Asthma is associated with rash persistence in children with atopic dermatitis (AD), US researchers report.
The team, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, also found that increased frequency of wheezing among children with asthma and AD is associated with increased rash persistence.....
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
Boy’s tragic death after asthma attack during football match
A 13-year-old boy died after having an acute asthma attack on his second day at a new school.
Hannan Ahmed, from Staincliffe, was playing football at Mirfield Free Grammar School when the attack began, an inquest was told.....
Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
Monday, January 28, 2013
Surprise drug may prevent asthma
UNSW researchers have developed a compound that has had a surprise result: being effective in the prevention of asthma.
The compound was originally developed to treat leukaemia.....
Source: sciencealert.com.au
Reduced Blood Lead Levels, Increasing Cases of Asthma in Children: Survey
According to recent figures disclosed by the government's Environment Protection Agency (EPA), there is an unprecedented reduction in the levels of lead in blood; however, there is also a marked increase in asthma cases among children.....
Read more at counselheal.com
How to handle a child’s asthma
Does asthma affect children differently than adults?
Asthma is the same disease no matter what age you are, but it affects children differently. Asthma is a major cause of children's hospitalizations and emergency department usage. Unmanaged asthma can cause permanent lung damage and be life threatening for children.....
Keep reading here: bismarcktribune.com
UNSW researchers have developed a compound that has had a surprise result: being effective in the prevention of asthma.
The compound was originally developed to treat leukaemia.....
Source: sciencealert.com.au
Reduced Blood Lead Levels, Increasing Cases of Asthma in Children: Survey
According to recent figures disclosed by the government's Environment Protection Agency (EPA), there is an unprecedented reduction in the levels of lead in blood; however, there is also a marked increase in asthma cases among children.....
Read more at counselheal.com
How to handle a child’s asthma
Does asthma affect children differently than adults?
Asthma is the same disease no matter what age you are, but it affects children differently. Asthma is a major cause of children's hospitalizations and emergency department usage. Unmanaged asthma can cause permanent lung damage and be life threatening for children.....
Keep reading here: bismarcktribune.com
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Low birth weight not linked to childhood asthma
Results from a US study do not support an association between low birth weight and an increased risk for childhood asthma. In a study of 3933 children born between 1976 and 1979 in Rochester, Minnesota, the team found no significant difference between low (<2500 g) and normal birth weight (=2500 g) infants in the cumulative incidence of asthma during the first 7 years of life, after propensity score matching to address covariate imbalance.....
Read more at: news-medical.net
Apelin-12 levels increased in childhood asthma
Children with asthma demonstrate significantly increased serum levels of the adipokine apelin-12, researchers report.
Furthermore, increased levels of apelin-12, which is expressed and secreted by adipocytes, were observed in both obese and normal-weight children with asthma.....
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
Results from a US study do not support an association between low birth weight and an increased risk for childhood asthma. In a study of 3933 children born between 1976 and 1979 in Rochester, Minnesota, the team found no significant difference between low (<2500 g) and normal birth weight (=2500 g) infants in the cumulative incidence of asthma during the first 7 years of life, after propensity score matching to address covariate imbalance.....
Read more at: news-medical.net
Apelin-12 levels increased in childhood asthma
Children with asthma demonstrate significantly increased serum levels of the adipokine apelin-12, researchers report.
Furthermore, increased levels of apelin-12, which is expressed and secreted by adipocytes, were observed in both obese and normal-weight children with asthma.....
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
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