Shannon Sneeze & Wheeze Asthma Camp, June 11-13
Does your child miss out on summer activities due to asthma? Sign them up for Shannon Sneeze & Wheeze Asthma Camp!
Shannon Sneeze & Wheeze Asthma Camp is a free, medically-supervised summer day camp for children with asthma. This year’s camp is June 11-13 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Barnhart Lake Ranch. Asthma Camp is open to 50 children grades four through seven. Campers will be selected based on the date their registration form is received.....
Source at gosanangelo.com
Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions allies against asthma initiative
Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
Keep reading here: news-medical.net
Boy, 8, dies from asthma attack after playing Quaser laser at a birthday party
An eight-year-old boy collapsed and died after an asthma attack at a friend's birthday party, an inquest heard.
Adam Mark Winfandale, who used two inhalers to manage the illness, was rushed to hospital on June 5, 2011 and was pronounced dead on arrival.....
Full news here: dailymail.co.uk
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
READER SUBMITTED: Tell Your Story Asthma Essay/Poster Contest
In 2011, it was estimated that 25.9 million Americans had asthma, including 7.1 million children under age 18. In 2010, in CT, 9.2 percent of adults and 11.3 percent of children had asthma. We all have been affected by asthma, but each of us has an individual story to tell.
Share Your Story!.....
Read more: courant.com
10 Tips to Asthma-Proof Your Home
Your home should be a haven. A place to escape to after a long day at work or a busy day running errands. Somewhere that is not only beautiful, but also comfortable to live in. Your home should be the place you feel safest......
Keep reading here: livinggreenmag.com
Pediatricians improved their knowledge of environmental triggers for asthma
Pediatricians reported a significant improvement in knowledge of environmental triggers for asthma after presentations on triggers and follow-up, according to study results......
Read full article at healio.com
In 2011, it was estimated that 25.9 million Americans had asthma, including 7.1 million children under age 18. In 2010, in CT, 9.2 percent of adults and 11.3 percent of children had asthma. We all have been affected by asthma, but each of us has an individual story to tell.
Share Your Story!.....
Read more: courant.com
10 Tips to Asthma-Proof Your Home
Your home should be a haven. A place to escape to after a long day at work or a busy day running errands. Somewhere that is not only beautiful, but also comfortable to live in. Your home should be the place you feel safest......
Keep reading here: livinggreenmag.com
Pediatricians improved their knowledge of environmental triggers for asthma
Pediatricians reported a significant improvement in knowledge of environmental triggers for asthma after presentations on triggers and follow-up, according to study results......
Read full article at healio.com
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Treatment battles asthma with heat
MINNEAPOLIS (KARE/NBC) - A new procedure is offering significant relief to asthma sufferers.
Thirty million people in the United States have asthma, but in some cases it is so severe that it can be difficult to control with medications.
The new procedure, Bronchial Thermoplasty, is being offered at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview......
Source at 14news.com
Asthma no longer an issue as Mount Olive student accepted to West Point
MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – The only student living in the township who has been accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point almost didn’t get in because of his asthma.
Josh Thomlinson, 19, will start classes in July as part of the West Point class of 2017. He graduated in 2012 from Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta and was nominated last year to West Point by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-11.....
Read full article at newjerseyhills.com
Researchers examine impact of Allies Against Asthma initiative on health care use
Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
Read more: news-medical.net
MINNEAPOLIS (KARE/NBC) - A new procedure is offering significant relief to asthma sufferers.
Thirty million people in the United States have asthma, but in some cases it is so severe that it can be difficult to control with medications.
The new procedure, Bronchial Thermoplasty, is being offered at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview......
Source at 14news.com
Asthma no longer an issue as Mount Olive student accepted to West Point
MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – The only student living in the township who has been accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point almost didn’t get in because of his asthma.
Josh Thomlinson, 19, will start classes in July as part of the West Point class of 2017. He graduated in 2012 from Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta and was nominated last year to West Point by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-11.....
Read full article at newjerseyhills.com
Researchers examine impact of Allies Against Asthma initiative on health care use
Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
Read more: news-medical.net
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Arizona teen serves as an asthma ambassador
PHOENIX - 8th grader Ben Grimm has always loved playing sports. What he didn't love as a kid was the way playing sports made his body feel.
"It was just breathe..breathe and it was just that all the time," he said.....
Keep reading here: myfoxphoenix.com
New Severe Asthma Treatment Heats Sections of the Airway
A new kind of treatment could have severe asthma patients breathing easier, by using heat to open the airways.
Being back at work full time as a respiratory therapist is small miracle for Greg Morgan. His severe asthma had him on his couch for a whole month last summer.....
Read more: kndo.com
Asthma Initiative Has Impact on Health Care Use
Newswise — ANN ARBOR---Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
Read full article at newswise.com
PHOENIX - 8th grader Ben Grimm has always loved playing sports. What he didn't love as a kid was the way playing sports made his body feel.
"It was just breathe..breathe and it was just that all the time," he said.....
Keep reading here: myfoxphoenix.com
New Severe Asthma Treatment Heats Sections of the Airway
A new kind of treatment could have severe asthma patients breathing easier, by using heat to open the airways.
Being back at work full time as a respiratory therapist is small miracle for Greg Morgan. His severe asthma had him on his couch for a whole month last summer.....
Read more: kndo.com
Asthma Initiative Has Impact on Health Care Use
Newswise — ANN ARBOR---Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
Read full article at newswise.com
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
After age 18, asthma care deteriorates
It is widely accepted that medical insurance helps older adults with chronic health problems to receive better care. But what about young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, a demographic that also tends to have the lowest levels of health insurance coverage?.....
Keep reading here: eurekalert.org
Lauren Handelman, MD Joins Northeast Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Northeast Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, (NEAAI), with offices in Leominster, Sudbury and Newton, MA is pleased to welcome Lauren Handelman, M.D.
Dr. Lauren Handelman is a board certified allergy and immunology specialist with 20 years of practice experience in the Boston area including pediatrics, allergies and asthma. She is a graduate of Stanford Medical School and an instructor at Harvard Medical School.....
Read more: prweb.com
Insurance Loss Hampers Young People With Asthma
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- The loss of health insurance is the main reason asthma care for young people deteriorates after age 18, according to a new study.
Certain social factors -- such as leaving school and no longer having adult supervision -- also contribute to the decline in care, according to Harvard Medical School researchers.....
See more at: webmd.com
It is widely accepted that medical insurance helps older adults with chronic health problems to receive better care. But what about young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, a demographic that also tends to have the lowest levels of health insurance coverage?.....
Keep reading here: eurekalert.org
Lauren Handelman, MD Joins Northeast Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Northeast Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, (NEAAI), with offices in Leominster, Sudbury and Newton, MA is pleased to welcome Lauren Handelman, M.D.
Dr. Lauren Handelman is a board certified allergy and immunology specialist with 20 years of practice experience in the Boston area including pediatrics, allergies and asthma. She is a graduate of Stanford Medical School and an instructor at Harvard Medical School.....
Read more: prweb.com
Insurance Loss Hampers Young People With Asthma
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- The loss of health insurance is the main reason asthma care for young people deteriorates after age 18, according to a new study.
Certain social factors -- such as leaving school and no longer having adult supervision -- also contribute to the decline in care, according to Harvard Medical School researchers.....
See more at: webmd.com
Monday, April 22, 2013
New Understanding of Asthma Development: Transmission of Respiratory Viruses in Utero
Apr. 18, 2013 — The most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can be transferred during pregnancy to an unborn baby, according to Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital research published online this week in the journal PLOS ONE......
Keep reading here: sciencedaily.com
Asthma initiative has impact on health care use
ANN ARBOR—Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
See more at: ns.umich.edu
Health Literacy Linked to Better Asthma Control
Baseline health literacy is associated with better quality of life and improved disease control in asthma patients, researchers found.
For every point higher that they scored on a measure of health-related print literacy, patients had better asthma-related quality of life and asthma control, as indicated by a 0.63-unit increase (P=0.006) in the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire and a 0.52-point improvement (P=0.005) in the Asthma Control Questionnaire, according to Andrea Apter, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues......
Read more: medpagetoday.com
Apr. 18, 2013 — The most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can be transferred during pregnancy to an unborn baby, according to Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital research published online this week in the journal PLOS ONE......
Keep reading here: sciencedaily.com
Asthma initiative has impact on health care use
ANN ARBOR—Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities......
See more at: ns.umich.edu
Health Literacy Linked to Better Asthma Control
Baseline health literacy is associated with better quality of life and improved disease control in asthma patients, researchers found.
For every point higher that they scored on a measure of health-related print literacy, patients had better asthma-related quality of life and asthma control, as indicated by a 0.63-unit increase (P=0.006) in the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire and a 0.52-point improvement (P=0.005) in the Asthma Control Questionnaire, according to Andrea Apter, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues......
Read more: medpagetoday.com
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Smartphone apps for vaccines, asthma generate interest at NAPNAP 2013
Using smartphone software applications (apps) to remind patients to get vaccines is an increasingly viable solution to overcome gaps in traditional patient reminder systems, and a useful patient education tool, according to researchers at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 2013 Annual Meeting......
Keep reading here: clinicaladvisor.com
Examining the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Asthma
Patients with asthma have recently been reported to have a considerably greater risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that may be underdiagnosed since the classic warning symptom of dyspnea is also perceived as a sign of asthma. Increasing evidence has suggested that patients with asthma have activated coagulation within the airways, and in exploring whether this phenomenon leads to an increase in venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), a recent study identified 648 outpatients with mild-moderate and severe asthma in 3 Dutch tertiary asthma clinics.3 Among these subjects, researchers found the incidence of VTE per 1000 patient-years to be 0.95 in patients with mild-moderate asthma, 1.29 in patients with severe asthma, and 0.46 in a sample selected from the general population......
See more at: pharmacytimes.com
NIH funds study of beta blockers in treating asthma
HOUSTON -- (April 19, 2013) -- Baylor College of Medicine researchers will lead a three-year, $4.2 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether drugs called beta blockers can ease airway narrowing in patients with asthma and examine potential mechanisms. Researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, also will participate......
Source at bcm.edu
Using smartphone software applications (apps) to remind patients to get vaccines is an increasingly viable solution to overcome gaps in traditional patient reminder systems, and a useful patient education tool, according to researchers at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 2013 Annual Meeting......
Keep reading here: clinicaladvisor.com
Examining the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Asthma
Patients with asthma have recently been reported to have a considerably greater risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that may be underdiagnosed since the classic warning symptom of dyspnea is also perceived as a sign of asthma. Increasing evidence has suggested that patients with asthma have activated coagulation within the airways, and in exploring whether this phenomenon leads to an increase in venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), a recent study identified 648 outpatients with mild-moderate and severe asthma in 3 Dutch tertiary asthma clinics.3 Among these subjects, researchers found the incidence of VTE per 1000 patient-years to be 0.95 in patients with mild-moderate asthma, 1.29 in patients with severe asthma, and 0.46 in a sample selected from the general population......
See more at: pharmacytimes.com
NIH funds study of beta blockers in treating asthma
HOUSTON -- (April 19, 2013) -- Baylor College of Medicine researchers will lead a three-year, $4.2 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether drugs called beta blockers can ease airway narrowing in patients with asthma and examine potential mechanisms. Researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, also will participate......
Source at bcm.edu
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