Combination of genes, cold symptoms may trigger asthma in children
A combination of genes and a symptom of the common cold can put kids at increased risk for asthma. It’s an association local researchers at the University of Chicago have confirmed and it may help lead to therapies to prevent the most common chronic illness in young kids.....
Information at wgntv.com
Asthma relief from a horse
A discovery by University of Guelph researchers will help in understanding how horses develop recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) and offers hope of potential solutions for people with asthma.....
Read more: westernfarmpress.com
Asthma education series 'Breathe Well, Live Well' starts April 1
Norwich, Conn. — The William W. Backus Hospital will host “Breathe Well, Live Well,” a three-part asthma education series, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays April 1-15 at the Backus Outpatient Care Center, 111 Salem Turnpike, Norwich......
Source: norwichbulletin.com
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
NEXThaler Fully Automatic Dry Powder Asthma Inhaler
Cambridge Consultants is touting a new dry powder inhaler that the firm helped to design for Chiesi, an Italian pharmaceutical company. The NEXThaler, as the device is called, automates dosing and delivery of asthma medication to make it easy and nearly mindless for patients to stay on their regimen.....
Continue reading at medgadget.com
Mission Pharmacal revamps pediatric asthma medicine
Mission Pharmacal Co. has reformulated its Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral Solution for patients with severe asthma by giving it a better taste.
The drug manufacturer has created a new liquid oral solution with a grape taste for pediatric patients. Company officials say for years, physicians have prescribed Prednisolone in a 15 mg/5 mL dosage as a rescue medicine to treat severe asthma attacks. However, because of its unpleasant taste, young patients have often thrown up after taking it.....
Information at bizjournals.com
Genetic Variants and Wheezing Put Kids At Risk For Asthma
Almost every toddler will sniffle through a cold by the time they are three, but if they wheeze while they’re sick, they may be at higher risk of developing asthma.
Previous research found that wheezing-related illnesses can increase a child’s risk for developing asthma, and other studies connected certain genetic factors to this heightened tendency to wheeze. In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers connected the two and found that 90% of three-year-olds with a combination of specific genes and a particular wheezing illness were diagnosed with asthma by the age of 6.
Read more: healthland.time.com
Cambridge Consultants is touting a new dry powder inhaler that the firm helped to design for Chiesi, an Italian pharmaceutical company. The NEXThaler, as the device is called, automates dosing and delivery of asthma medication to make it easy and nearly mindless for patients to stay on their regimen.....
Continue reading at medgadget.com
Mission Pharmacal revamps pediatric asthma medicine
Mission Pharmacal Co. has reformulated its Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral Solution for patients with severe asthma by giving it a better taste.
The drug manufacturer has created a new liquid oral solution with a grape taste for pediatric patients. Company officials say for years, physicians have prescribed Prednisolone in a 15 mg/5 mL dosage as a rescue medicine to treat severe asthma attacks. However, because of its unpleasant taste, young patients have often thrown up after taking it.....
Information at bizjournals.com
Genetic Variants and Wheezing Put Kids At Risk For Asthma
Almost every toddler will sniffle through a cold by the time they are three, but if they wheeze while they’re sick, they may be at higher risk of developing asthma.
Previous research found that wheezing-related illnesses can increase a child’s risk for developing asthma, and other studies connected certain genetic factors to this heightened tendency to wheeze. In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers connected the two and found that 90% of three-year-olds with a combination of specific genes and a particular wheezing illness were diagnosed with asthma by the age of 6.
Read more: healthland.time.com
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Oral Allergy Treatment May Ease Asthma, Hay Fever
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Spring is here, and so are seasonal allergies. For the millions who suffer from hay fever or asthma in the United States, a new under-the-tongue treatment may hold promise......
Read more: webmd.com
2 spots remain open in childhood asthma program
ASHLAND — Wanted: Two local children dealing with asthma.
Holly West of Eastern Kentucky Public Health Inc. said 98 of 100 children with asthma have been identified in Boyd, Floyd, Greenup, Lawrence and Pike counties for a collaborative asthma study. She hopes to find two more to complete the roster.....
Continue reading at dailyindependent.com
Asthma is topic of Backus education series
Norwich - The William W. Backus Hospital will host “Breathe Well, Live Well,” an asthma education series from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Monday and continuing on April 8 and 15, at the Backus Outpatient Care Center, 111 Salem Turnpike.....
Information at theday.com
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Spring is here, and so are seasonal allergies. For the millions who suffer from hay fever or asthma in the United States, a new under-the-tongue treatment may hold promise......
Read more: webmd.com
2 spots remain open in childhood asthma program
ASHLAND — Wanted: Two local children dealing with asthma.
Holly West of Eastern Kentucky Public Health Inc. said 98 of 100 children with asthma have been identified in Boyd, Floyd, Greenup, Lawrence and Pike counties for a collaborative asthma study. She hopes to find two more to complete the roster.....
Continue reading at dailyindependent.com
Asthma is topic of Backus education series
Norwich - The William W. Backus Hospital will host “Breathe Well, Live Well,” an asthma education series from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Monday and continuing on April 8 and 15, at the Backus Outpatient Care Center, 111 Salem Turnpike.....
Information at theday.com
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Spring has Sprung: Does Your Child Have Allergies or Asthma?
HENDERSON, Nev. (March 25, 2013)¬- Now that spring has arrived, children across the Valley may wake up in the middle of the night with difficulty breathing. Parents are often left to wonder what it may be. Good Night Pediatrics, open every day from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. at 2651 N. Green Valley Pkwy., is there to help diagnose the problem, whether it’s a common cold or something more serious like allergies or asthma.....
Read more: lasvegassun.com
Sublingual Immunotherapy May Be Useful for Asthma, Allergies
A systematic review of 63 studies with 5131 participants found moderate support for sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma.
Sandra Y. Lin, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues published their findings March 27 in JAMA.....
Continue reading at medscape.com
Review article examines sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma
In an examination of a type of treatment for allergic rhinitis and asthma that is used in Europe but not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, researchers found moderate strength in the evidence from previous studies to support the use of sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of these conditions, according to an article in the March 27 issue of JAMA. Sublingual immunotherapy involves administration of aqueous allergens under the tongue for local absorption to desensitize the allergic individual over an extended treatment period to diminish allergic symptoms.....
Full information at eurekalert.org
HENDERSON, Nev. (March 25, 2013)¬- Now that spring has arrived, children across the Valley may wake up in the middle of the night with difficulty breathing. Parents are often left to wonder what it may be. Good Night Pediatrics, open every day from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. at 2651 N. Green Valley Pkwy., is there to help diagnose the problem, whether it’s a common cold or something more serious like allergies or asthma.....
Read more: lasvegassun.com
Sublingual Immunotherapy May Be Useful for Asthma, Allergies
A systematic review of 63 studies with 5131 participants found moderate support for sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma.
Sandra Y. Lin, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues published their findings March 27 in JAMA.....
Continue reading at medscape.com
Review article examines sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma
In an examination of a type of treatment for allergic rhinitis and asthma that is used in Europe but not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, researchers found moderate strength in the evidence from previous studies to support the use of sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of these conditions, according to an article in the March 27 issue of JAMA. Sublingual immunotherapy involves administration of aqueous allergens under the tongue for local absorption to desensitize the allergic individual over an extended treatment period to diminish allergic symptoms.....
Full information at eurekalert.org
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Really? The Claim: The Flu Shot Can Worsen Asthma
Every flu season, people with severe asthma are among those urged to be particularly diligent about getting vaccinated.
Having asthma does not make one more vulnerable to getting the flu. But it does raise the risk of pneumonia and other serious complications. Asthma is the most common medical condition in people hospitalized with the flu......
Full information at well.blogs.nytimes.com
WellCare Health Plan joins year-long study of childhood asthma in four Eastern Ky counties
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. today announced its participation in a collaborative asthma study with Eastern Kentucky Public Health, Inc. and Ideomed, Inc. The study, which began in January and runs through December 2013, includes participants in Boyd, Floyd, Greenup, Lawrence and Pike counties......
Read full story at kyforward.com
EVSC Students Attending Asthma Camp
Monday is the first day for EVSC students who suffer from Asthma to attend a special camp.
Camp Nota-Gona-Wheeze is being held at Delaware Elementary School.....
Continue reading at tristatehomepage.com
Every flu season, people with severe asthma are among those urged to be particularly diligent about getting vaccinated.
Having asthma does not make one more vulnerable to getting the flu. But it does raise the risk of pneumonia and other serious complications. Asthma is the most common medical condition in people hospitalized with the flu......
Full information at well.blogs.nytimes.com
WellCare Health Plan joins year-long study of childhood asthma in four Eastern Ky counties
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. today announced its participation in a collaborative asthma study with Eastern Kentucky Public Health, Inc. and Ideomed, Inc. The study, which began in January and runs through December 2013, includes participants in Boyd, Floyd, Greenup, Lawrence and Pike counties......
Read full story at kyforward.com
EVSC Students Attending Asthma Camp
Monday is the first day for EVSC students who suffer from Asthma to attend a special camp.
Camp Nota-Gona-Wheeze is being held at Delaware Elementary School.....
Continue reading at tristatehomepage.com
Monday, March 25, 2013
Traffic jams mar asthma ride
A record 10,158 cyclists took part in the RAC Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma yesterday, raising $190,000.
But the event created traffic jams for motorists and some cyclists made complaints about safety.
Southbound lanes on the Kwinana and Mitchell freeways from Burns Beach Road to Mandjoorgoordap Drive were closed from 6am to 10.30am and Riverside Drive was closed from 5am to 12.30pm.....
Information at au.news.yahoo.com
Study: 14 percent of childhood asthma may be caused by traffic pollution
As much as 14 percent of chronic childhood asthma may be caused by people living near busy roads and exposed to traffic pollution, a study in 10 European cities found Friday.
The study, released by the European Respiratory Journal, matched local health data with exposure to traffic pollution in Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Granada, Ljubljana, Rome, Seville, Stockholm, Valencia and Vienna.....
Information at rawstory.com
Helping West Virginians with asthma breathe easier
CHARLESTON, WV – The American Lung Association in West Virginia will be celebrating World Asthma Day in Charleston at Capitol Market on Tuesday May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.....
Information at statejournal.com
A record 10,158 cyclists took part in the RAC Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma yesterday, raising $190,000.
But the event created traffic jams for motorists and some cyclists made complaints about safety.
Southbound lanes on the Kwinana and Mitchell freeways from Burns Beach Road to Mandjoorgoordap Drive were closed from 6am to 10.30am and Riverside Drive was closed from 5am to 12.30pm.....
Information at au.news.yahoo.com
Study: 14 percent of childhood asthma may be caused by traffic pollution
As much as 14 percent of chronic childhood asthma may be caused by people living near busy roads and exposed to traffic pollution, a study in 10 European cities found Friday.
The study, released by the European Respiratory Journal, matched local health data with exposure to traffic pollution in Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Granada, Ljubljana, Rome, Seville, Stockholm, Valencia and Vienna.....
Information at rawstory.com
Helping West Virginians with asthma breathe easier
CHARLESTON, WV – The American Lung Association in West Virginia will be celebrating World Asthma Day in Charleston at Capitol Market on Tuesday May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.....
Information at statejournal.com
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Does Traffic Pollution Cause Asthma?
Traffic pollution is a known trigger of asthma symptoms, but a new study suggests a much more direct link: European researchers say that traffic pollution may cause 14 percent of childhood asthma, putting it on par with second-hand smoke.....
Read more: news.discovery.com
Traffic congestion causes childhood asthma, study confirms
For the first time, European researchers have confirmed poor air quality due to congested road traffic is linked to kids’ asthma, the Los Angeles Times reported.....
Read more: foxnews.com
EU Committee Rejects Budesonide/Salmeterol Combo for Asthma
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a negative recommendation on the marketing application for anti-asthma combination medication budesonide/salmeterol (Labazenit, Laboratories SMB SA).....
Read more: medscape.com
Traffic pollution is a known trigger of asthma symptoms, but a new study suggests a much more direct link: European researchers say that traffic pollution may cause 14 percent of childhood asthma, putting it on par with second-hand smoke.....
Read more: news.discovery.com
Traffic congestion causes childhood asthma, study confirms
For the first time, European researchers have confirmed poor air quality due to congested road traffic is linked to kids’ asthma, the Los Angeles Times reported.....
Read more: foxnews.com
EU Committee Rejects Budesonide/Salmeterol Combo for Asthma
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a negative recommendation on the marketing application for anti-asthma combination medication budesonide/salmeterol (Labazenit, Laboratories SMB SA).....
Read more: medscape.com
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