Rise in asthma cases
SERVICES provided to asthma and bronchitis patients are expected to improve with the handing over of 30 nebulizers to the Health Ministry.
Health Minister Doctor Neil Sharma said the ministry required 30 nebulizers which would be used in sub-divisional hospitals and upcoming emergency departments in Suva and Lautoka.....
Read more at fijitimes.com
Study finds link between BPA and asthma
The list of products containing bisphenol A is pretty long: it coats the inside of the food cans; it can be found in certain plastic containers; it is sometimes found on cash register receipts.
And the list of maladies linked to the chemical is growing longer.....
Read full story at thechart.blogs.cnn.com
Plastics chemical BPA tied to higher asthma risk in kids
FRIDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children exposed to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) may run a higher risk of developing asthma, a new study suggests.....
Source: wistv.com
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Molecule That Decreases Airway Inflammation Could Lead To New Asthma Treatments
Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston have discovered a molecule that controls cells responsible for decreasing airway inflammation in asthma patients, and their discovery could lead to new treatments for the millions of Americans that suffer from the disease.....
Read more at redorbit.com
New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
Fall and winter can wreak havoc on asthma sufferers. Parents of asthmatics know this, perhaps, better than anyone.
Inhaled corticosteroids, which might have an impact on children’s growth, are often used to treat the condition. But, for some, the therapy may be unnecessary.....
Source: flcourier.com
New treatment puts the heat on asthma attacks
Jennifer Teresa-Kim lives in a beautiful one-story house at the top of a gentle hill in the town of Nuevo, southeast of Riverside. Getting there is a little tricky. A sharp left turn off a two-lane blacktop is required, followed by a little jaunt up a slithery dirt road.....
See more at: ocregister.com
Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston have discovered a molecule that controls cells responsible for decreasing airway inflammation in asthma patients, and their discovery could lead to new treatments for the millions of Americans that suffer from the disease.....
Read more at redorbit.com
New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
Fall and winter can wreak havoc on asthma sufferers. Parents of asthmatics know this, perhaps, better than anyone.
Inhaled corticosteroids, which might have an impact on children’s growth, are often used to treat the condition. But, for some, the therapy may be unnecessary.....
Source: flcourier.com
New treatment puts the heat on asthma attacks
Jennifer Teresa-Kim lives in a beautiful one-story house at the top of a gentle hill in the town of Nuevo, southeast of Riverside. Getting there is a little tricky. A sharp left turn off a two-lane blacktop is required, followed by a little jaunt up a slithery dirt road.....
See more at: ocregister.com
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Every breath tells a story for asthma patients
SOUTHLAKE — At the Texas Regional Asthma and Allergy Center in Southlake, every breath tells a story.
Robert Leavitt says his asthma is out of control.
A machine in the office uses fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to measure airway inflammation, the major cause of asthma. The amount of nitric oxide in exhaled breath shows if airways are inflamed.....
Continue reading at wfaa.com
Molecule Does Double Duty in Stopping Asthma Attacks
Feb. 27, 2013 — Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States suffering from asthma. The scientists discovered two new drug targets in the inflammatory response pathway responsible for asthma attacks.....
Read more at sciencedaily.com
Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care Provides a Voice for PCPs for Allergy and Asthma Care and Prevention
WASHINGTON — The Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care (AAAPC)™, officially launched today as a voice for primary care physicians who provide testing and treatment access to the millions of patients who suffer from seasonal and perennial allergies. The AAAPC mission is to foster the ability of physicians to provide high quality, patient accessible diagnostic and therapeutic allergy and asthma care. AAAPC will be a voice for physicians and patients using allergy and asthma diagnostic and therapeutic services to raise awareness of the link between allergy care and asthma prevention, particularly in pediatric and family practice populations.....
Full story here: heraldonline.com
SOUTHLAKE — At the Texas Regional Asthma and Allergy Center in Southlake, every breath tells a story.
Robert Leavitt says his asthma is out of control.
A machine in the office uses fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to measure airway inflammation, the major cause of asthma. The amount of nitric oxide in exhaled breath shows if airways are inflamed.....
Continue reading at wfaa.com
Molecule Does Double Duty in Stopping Asthma Attacks
Feb. 27, 2013 — Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States suffering from asthma. The scientists discovered two new drug targets in the inflammatory response pathway responsible for asthma attacks.....
Read more at sciencedaily.com
Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care Provides a Voice for PCPs for Allergy and Asthma Care and Prevention
WASHINGTON — The Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care (AAAPC)™, officially launched today as a voice for primary care physicians who provide testing and treatment access to the millions of patients who suffer from seasonal and perennial allergies. The AAAPC mission is to foster the ability of physicians to provide high quality, patient accessible diagnostic and therapeutic allergy and asthma care. AAAPC will be a voice for physicians and patients using allergy and asthma diagnostic and therapeutic services to raise awareness of the link between allergy care and asthma prevention, particularly in pediatric and family practice populations.....
Full story here: heraldonline.com
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Pesticides, antibacterials linked to asthma Rxs
Patients with high levels of urinary phenols, a compound typically found in pesticides and antibacterials, were more likely to be prescribed asthma medication, study findings suggest.....
Read more at clinicaladvisor.com
Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
Fall and winter can wreak havoc on asthma sufferers. Parents of asthmatics know this, perhaps, better than anyone.
Inhaled corticosteroids, which might have an impact on children’s growth, are often used to treat the condition. But, for some, the therapy may be unnecessary.....
Information at missoulian.com
News in Brief: Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting - See more at:
Promising treatment for years-long hives
People with hives that recur for years and even decades might get relief from an allergy drug. Called omalizumab and marketed as Xolair, the drug inhibits the rogue antibody immunoglobulin E, which brings on persistent, intense itching and body-covering hives in some people.....
Keep reading here: sciencenews.org
Patients with high levels of urinary phenols, a compound typically found in pesticides and antibacterials, were more likely to be prescribed asthma medication, study findings suggest.....
Read more at clinicaladvisor.com
Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
Fall and winter can wreak havoc on asthma sufferers. Parents of asthmatics know this, perhaps, better than anyone.
Inhaled corticosteroids, which might have an impact on children’s growth, are often used to treat the condition. But, for some, the therapy may be unnecessary.....
Information at missoulian.com
News in Brief: Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Meeting - See more at:
Promising treatment for years-long hives
People with hives that recur for years and even decades might get relief from an allergy drug. Called omalizumab and marketed as Xolair, the drug inhibits the rogue antibody immunoglobulin E, which brings on persistent, intense itching and body-covering hives in some people.....
Keep reading here: sciencenews.org
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Fight Hives With Asthma Drug, Study Says
A new study has revealed an asthma drug can also be an effective deterrent against chronic itchy hives, The New York Times reported on Sunday, February 24.
The drug is called omalizumab, more commonly referred to as Xolair, and just one monthly injection can significantly reduce hives and their itchiness, according to the study, which was first published online by The New England Journal of Medicine.....
Read more at inquisitr.com
Health care reform doubts and what obesity could mean for asthma: In health news today
In today's health news:
Public health officials are working to contain an outbreak of tuberculosis in downtown's Skid Row, reports the Los Angeles Times, and say more than 4,500 people may have been exposed to the potentially lethal infection. Federal health experts have been sent to L.A. to help with the investigation.....
Keep reading here: scpr.org
C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born by cesarean section are more likely than others to develop allergies, a new study says.
Researchers evaluated more than 1,200 newborns when they were 1 month, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years old.....
Information at health.usnews.com
A new study has revealed an asthma drug can also be an effective deterrent against chronic itchy hives, The New York Times reported on Sunday, February 24.
The drug is called omalizumab, more commonly referred to as Xolair, and just one monthly injection can significantly reduce hives and their itchiness, according to the study, which was first published online by The New England Journal of Medicine.....
Read more at inquisitr.com
Health care reform doubts and what obesity could mean for asthma: In health news today
In today's health news:
Public health officials are working to contain an outbreak of tuberculosis in downtown's Skid Row, reports the Los Angeles Times, and say more than 4,500 people may have been exposed to the potentially lethal infection. Federal health experts have been sent to L.A. to help with the investigation.....
Keep reading here: scpr.org
C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born by cesarean section are more likely than others to develop allergies, a new study says.
Researchers evaluated more than 1,200 newborns when they were 1 month, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years old.....
Information at health.usnews.com
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