Monitoring airway inflammation is better than conventional treatment for managing asthma attacks.
Several weeks before an asthma attack, levels of immune cells known eosinophils increase in the airways. Researchers at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK, have been looking at how targeting this build up of eosinophils in sputum compares with conventional treatment for reducing an asthma attack.....
See more at: newsfix.ca
Family Blames WWE's Pyrotechnics for Mother's Fatal Asthma Attack
According to TheIndyChannel.com, WWE pyrotechnics were blamed for the asthma attack which killed an Indianapolis mother back in 2008. The following is an article excerpt:.....
See more at: wrestlezone.com
Quality of life can be normal for people with asthma
A study shows that well-controlled asthma is a goal worth aiming for in terms of health status and quality of life.
Previous research suggests that both those with asthma and their carers believe that the condition inevitably limits daily activities and impairs quality of life.....
See more at: newsfix.ca
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
Pets may cause asthma, bronchitis
LUDHIANA: We love them, we play with them, we cuddle them and treat them like family members and they too respond with equal warmth. They console us while we are in pain by licking our hands and face as an expression of being there for us. But these physical gestures of love and care also act as carriers of germs that they unintentionally pass on to us, resulting in skin infections and respiratory ailments and even cysts in liver and brain......
Read more: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Drug price relief for asthma patients
New Delhi, July 4: The Supreme Court today provided cheer for asthma patients by upholding a government decision to rein in the price of doxofylline, which some pharma companies were plugging as “a distinct drug with better efficacy” than the cheaper theophylline.....
Read more: telegraphindia.com
WWE's pyrotechnics blamed for woman's fatal asthma attack
The family of Susan Prim's lawsuit against Capital Improvement Board, the city of Indianapolis, Pacers Basketball, LLC, Conseco Fieldhouse, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and pyrotechnic and entertainment companies will be allowed to move forward after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the defendant's list stands.....
Read more: prowrestling.net
Read more: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Drug price relief for asthma patients
New Delhi, July 4: The Supreme Court today provided cheer for asthma patients by upholding a government decision to rein in the price of doxofylline, which some pharma companies were plugging as “a distinct drug with better efficacy” than the cheaper theophylline.....
Read more: telegraphindia.com
WWE's pyrotechnics blamed for woman's fatal asthma attack
The family of Susan Prim's lawsuit against Capital Improvement Board, the city of Indianapolis, Pacers Basketball, LLC, Conseco Fieldhouse, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and pyrotechnic and entertainment companies will be allowed to move forward after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the defendant's list stands.....
Read more: prowrestling.net
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Regular Workouts and Vegetable Intake Can Keep Asthma at Bay
A new survey has revealed that high vegetable intake and exercising on a regular basis would be the best way to control the symptoms of asthma. The study conducted by National center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan, on 437 adult asthma patients revealed the connection between lifestyle habits, like drinking, eating and exercising and degree of symptom control......
See more at: gizmocrave.com
Yourwellness Magazine explores the asthma triggers from within the home which worsen symptoms
Studies show that, along with the correct medication, avoiding asthma triggers where possible is one of the most effective ways to control the condition. For many people, the majority of triggers lie within their home, in the form of dust, chemicals and mould spores. In reducing these triggers, sufferers can limit the risk of an attack and can control the condition more effectively. According to Asthma UK, triggers include dust mites, mould spores and fungi, chemicals such as air fresheners and cleaning products, and smoking. Even strong scents, such as perfume or aftershave, can act as an asthma trigger and can bring on an attack......
Read more: digitaljournal.com
55-year-old choked to death after severe asthma attack at home
A ROAD worker from Stockwood choked to death while being resuscitated following an asthma attack.
But the asthma attack was so severe, it was ruled that it was the primary cause of his death at an inquest yesterday.
Keith Monk, 55, of Stockwood Lane, collapsed after suffering a fatal attack at his home on January 20 of this year.....
Read more: thisisbristol.co.uk
See more at: gizmocrave.com
Yourwellness Magazine explores the asthma triggers from within the home which worsen symptoms
Studies show that, along with the correct medication, avoiding asthma triggers where possible is one of the most effective ways to control the condition. For many people, the majority of triggers lie within their home, in the form of dust, chemicals and mould spores. In reducing these triggers, sufferers can limit the risk of an attack and can control the condition more effectively. According to Asthma UK, triggers include dust mites, mould spores and fungi, chemicals such as air fresheners and cleaning products, and smoking. Even strong scents, such as perfume or aftershave, can act as an asthma trigger and can bring on an attack......
Read more: digitaljournal.com
55-year-old choked to death after severe asthma attack at home
A ROAD worker from Stockwood choked to death while being resuscitated following an asthma attack.
But the asthma attack was so severe, it was ruled that it was the primary cause of his death at an inquest yesterday.
Keith Monk, 55, of Stockwood Lane, collapsed after suffering a fatal attack at his home on January 20 of this year.....
Read more: thisisbristol.co.uk
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Could Dust Mites be Triggering Your Allergies or Asthma?
Lurking in ordinary house dust is one of the most common causes of allergies. Dust mites can be found in most homes and a single gram of house dust may have hundreds or even thousands of dust mites in it......
Source: webwire.com
Prospects for genetic susceptibility test for asthma
A new paper in The Lancet reports findings on genetic variants associated with risks and clinical features of asthma.
Researchers used genetic variants associated with susceptibility to asthma by previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in participants in a cohort of over 1,000 individuals, producing genotype-based risk scores for 880 individuals and examining their health records from birth to aged almost 40.....
Source: phgfoundation.org
Varsity adds to research on asthma
New research arising from the University of Otago's internationally respected Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study has highlighted the important role of genetic factors in asthma which persists in later life......
Source: odt.co.nz
Monday, July 1, 2013
Choked! Occupational asthma threatens estate workers
At dawn Gunasekaran wakes up from his fitful sleep and wraps a towel around his head. His wife Rani too gets up and makes tea for both of them before their three children wake up and she has to attend to them before they go to school. She too has not had adequate sleep during the night due to Gunesakaran’s constant racking cough.....
See more at: nation.lk
Vegetable-rich diet, exercise ease asthma woes: report
Getting regular exercise and eating fresh vegetables can ease the symptoms of asthma, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine has reported.
It is the first time that a healthy lifestyle — rather than a drug treatment — has been reported to control the symptoms of asthma.....
See more at: japantimes.co.jp
Polygenic risk and the development and course of asthma: an analysis of data from a four-decade longitudinal study
Background
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have discovered genetic variants that predispose individuals to asthma. To integrate these new discoveries with emerging models of asthma pathobiology, we aimed to test how genetic discoveries relate to developmental and biological characteristics of asthma.....
See more at: thelancet.com
At dawn Gunasekaran wakes up from his fitful sleep and wraps a towel around his head. His wife Rani too gets up and makes tea for both of them before their three children wake up and she has to attend to them before they go to school. She too has not had adequate sleep during the night due to Gunesakaran’s constant racking cough.....
See more at: nation.lk
Vegetable-rich diet, exercise ease asthma woes: report
Getting regular exercise and eating fresh vegetables can ease the symptoms of asthma, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine has reported.
It is the first time that a healthy lifestyle — rather than a drug treatment — has been reported to control the symptoms of asthma.....
See more at: japantimes.co.jp
Polygenic risk and the development and course of asthma: an analysis of data from a four-decade longitudinal study
Background
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have discovered genetic variants that predispose individuals to asthma. To integrate these new discoveries with emerging models of asthma pathobiology, we aimed to test how genetic discoveries relate to developmental and biological characteristics of asthma.....
See more at: thelancet.com
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Kid's Play Camp offers safe summer fun for youngsters with asthma
Running around in P.E. class was a difficult task for Emily Pearson. So was sleeping, which usually meant waking up in the middle of the night coughing and needing to use her inhaler.
At 5 years old, Emily had experienced three asthma attacks – the tightening of muscles around the airways.....
Read more here: sacbee.com
Bogra asthma centre project in limbo
The budgetary allocations for construction of a proposed asthma centre and a diabetic hospital in Bogra were refunded due to failure of the health ministry to hand over necessary land for the projects.
The news of the refund was confirmed by a highly-placed source in the Bogra office of Public Works Department (PWD), which is responsible for construction of the facilities......
Read more here: dhakatribune.com
Test is able to predict if child will grow out of asthma
PARENTS whose children suffer from asthma may soon be able to predict whether they will be afflicted by the respiratory condition for the rest of their lives.
New research from Otago University's long-running multi-disciplinary study, which has followed about 1000 participants born between 1972-73 since birth, found those with childhood asthma and those who were genetically predisposed to the disease were more likely to be lifelong sufferers......
Read more here: ballinaadvocate.com.au
Running around in P.E. class was a difficult task for Emily Pearson. So was sleeping, which usually meant waking up in the middle of the night coughing and needing to use her inhaler.
At 5 years old, Emily had experienced three asthma attacks – the tightening of muscles around the airways.....
Read more here: sacbee.com
Bogra asthma centre project in limbo
The budgetary allocations for construction of a proposed asthma centre and a diabetic hospital in Bogra were refunded due to failure of the health ministry to hand over necessary land for the projects.
The news of the refund was confirmed by a highly-placed source in the Bogra office of Public Works Department (PWD), which is responsible for construction of the facilities......
Read more here: dhakatribune.com
Test is able to predict if child will grow out of asthma
PARENTS whose children suffer from asthma may soon be able to predict whether they will be afflicted by the respiratory condition for the rest of their lives.
New research from Otago University's long-running multi-disciplinary study, which has followed about 1000 participants born between 1972-73 since birth, found those with childhood asthma and those who were genetically predisposed to the disease were more likely to be lifelong sufferers......
Read more here: ballinaadvocate.com.au
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