ASTHMA BRINGS KIDS TO HOSPITALS
New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED) visits caused by complications from asthma, representing the highest proportion of visits among asthma patients under age 21. In addition, 55 percent of all ED visits due to asthma occurred in boys, and fall months – September, October and November – had a relatively high proportion of visits compared to other times of the year. The research was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference in Orlando.....
Read more at nyrealestatelawblog.com
Foil Fall Asthma
While the fall can bring beautiful fall foliage, sweaters, and warm drinks; for millions of asthma sufferers the lower temperatures can mean trouble with fall allergens and trigger symptoms from cold and flu season. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) know that there is no reason for you to put up with this and offer the following tips for survival:.....
Read more at horizonprimarycare.com
Mites, mold or dander likely asthma culprit
DEAR DOCTOR K: I have asthma. Lately my symptoms have been worse at night. Why is that?
DEAR READER: I put many questions to what I call the "grandmother test." My mother's mother did not have much education, but she was smart and had great common sense. Her answer to your question would have been: "There's something in your bedroom that's irritating your lungs." That's what I think, too.....
Read more at dailyjournalonline.com
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Recommended Diet For Asthma Patients
An asthma attack is usually a high stress situation, but you should at least try to stay calm and put your plan into action. First of all... Make sure you take the correct medications - do not mistake prevention drug with an asthma reliever remedy. Prevention medications have little or no effect in relieving an attack... or they work much to slowly.....
Read more at daireds.com
Windsor therapist pioneers new asthma treatment app (with video)
Madonna Ferrone has a personal stake in her own research.
That’s because the Windsor respiratory therapist, who is part of a team pioneering a new digital health care tool to help asthma patients better control their condition, is herself a long-time asthma sufferer......
Read more at blogs.windsorstar.com
Ararat Asthma sufferers urged to recycle old puffers
Ararat - More than 600,000 asthma sufferers across Victoria, including those in Ararat, are set to breathe a little more easily knowing their old puffers will no longer be contributing to landfill and CO2 emissions thanks to the launch of an innovative, Australian-first puffer recycling initiative by GlaxoSmithKline.....
Read more at araratadvertiser.com.au
An asthma attack is usually a high stress situation, but you should at least try to stay calm and put your plan into action. First of all... Make sure you take the correct medications - do not mistake prevention drug with an asthma reliever remedy. Prevention medications have little or no effect in relieving an attack... or they work much to slowly.....
Read more at daireds.com
Windsor therapist pioneers new asthma treatment app (with video)
Madonna Ferrone has a personal stake in her own research.
That’s because the Windsor respiratory therapist, who is part of a team pioneering a new digital health care tool to help asthma patients better control their condition, is herself a long-time asthma sufferer......
Read more at blogs.windsorstar.com
Ararat Asthma sufferers urged to recycle old puffers
Ararat - More than 600,000 asthma sufferers across Victoria, including those in Ararat, are set to breathe a little more easily knowing their old puffers will no longer be contributing to landfill and CO2 emissions thanks to the launch of an innovative, Australian-first puffer recycling initiative by GlaxoSmithKline.....
Read more at araratadvertiser.com.au
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Age of Asthma Onset May Affect Future Symptoms
Millions of Americans are affected by asthma. New information on how the age of onset can affect future symptoms may help to improve treatment.
A recent study found that people who developed asthma between 5 and 9 years old had the fewest number of symptoms, attacks and emergency room visits, compared to people who developed asthma before the age of 1 who reported having symptoms the most often and intensely.....
Read more at health.yahoo.net
Cambridge role in MedImmune asthma treatment
Work by MedImmune scientists in the Cambridge UK medical technology cluster has contributed to the development of a potential new treatment for severe asthma.
MedImmune’s parent company, AstraZeneca, today announced the start of a Phase III programme for a powerful antibody branded benralizumab.....
Read more at businessweekly.co.uk
Asthma Puts Damper on a Sex Life
(NewsFix) Asthma not only can be a cumbersome problem to deal with day in and day out, it can also kill a romantic mood.
Research suggests asthma can erode a person’s sex life. Researchers at the Harlem Lung University at Columbia University in New York City polled 353 adult asthma patients. Nearly half said asthma caused problems during sex; 34 percent said asthma didn’t interfere with their sex lives, and 19 percent said they were not sexually active.....
Read more at newsfix.ca
Millions of Americans are affected by asthma. New information on how the age of onset can affect future symptoms may help to improve treatment.
A recent study found that people who developed asthma between 5 and 9 years old had the fewest number of symptoms, attacks and emergency room visits, compared to people who developed asthma before the age of 1 who reported having symptoms the most often and intensely.....
Read more at health.yahoo.net
Cambridge role in MedImmune asthma treatment
Work by MedImmune scientists in the Cambridge UK medical technology cluster has contributed to the development of a potential new treatment for severe asthma.
MedImmune’s parent company, AstraZeneca, today announced the start of a Phase III programme for a powerful antibody branded benralizumab.....
Read more at businessweekly.co.uk
Asthma Puts Damper on a Sex Life
(NewsFix) Asthma not only can be a cumbersome problem to deal with day in and day out, it can also kill a romantic mood.
Research suggests asthma can erode a person’s sex life. Researchers at the Harlem Lung University at Columbia University in New York City polled 353 adult asthma patients. Nearly half said asthma caused problems during sex; 34 percent said asthma didn’t interfere with their sex lives, and 19 percent said they were not sexually active.....
Read more at newsfix.ca
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Vinyl flooring linked to asthma in children
Vinyl flooring is associated with the development of asthma in children, according to a new study conducted in Sweden. The strongest relationship was with vinyl floors in the parents' bedrooms, suggesting that exposure during pregnancy could be important.....
Read more at environmentalhealthnews.org
Kids with asthma more likely exposed to secondhand smoke
ATLANTA, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Secondhand smoke makes children's asthma more severe, increasing the risk of bronchitis, pneumonia and other conditions, a U.S. researcher says.
Ken Quinto at the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed national survey data and found a difference between children exposed and not exposed to secondhand smoke.....
Read more at upi.com
Last Two Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
TUESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The last two inhalers to contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which deplete the ozone layer, will be removed from the market by Dec. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced.....
Read more at healthyliving.msn.com
Vinyl flooring is associated with the development of asthma in children, according to a new study conducted in Sweden. The strongest relationship was with vinyl floors in the parents' bedrooms, suggesting that exposure during pregnancy could be important.....
Read more at environmentalhealthnews.org
Kids with asthma more likely exposed to secondhand smoke
ATLANTA, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Secondhand smoke makes children's asthma more severe, increasing the risk of bronchitis, pneumonia and other conditions, a U.S. researcher says.
Ken Quinto at the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed national survey data and found a difference between children exposed and not exposed to secondhand smoke.....
Read more at upi.com
Last Two Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
TUESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The last two inhalers to contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which deplete the ozone layer, will be removed from the market by Dec. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced.....
Read more at healthyliving.msn.com
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Asthma risk soars as smoke from bushfires spreads
THE struggle experienced by asthmatics can escalate during bushfire season.
Smoke is one of the most common triggers of asthma for people with the condition, and Gladstone pharmacist Madeline Orange said it was important to have a sufficient supply of relievers and preventers at this time of year.....
Keep reading at: themorningbulletin.com.au
Rainbow research reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
Second study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference reviews incidence of adverse drug events in hospitalized children
CLEVELAND: New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED) visits caused by complications from asthma, representing the highest proportion of visits among asthma patients under age 21. In addition, 55 percent of all ED visits due to asthma occurred in boys, and fall months - September, October and November - had a relatively high proportion of visits compared to other times of the year. The research was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference in Orlando.....
Keep reading at: brightsurf.com
COPD–asthma overlap heightens exacerbation risk
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and concomitant asthma have significantly more exacerbations and hospitalizations than patients with COPD alone, research shows.....
Keep reading at: news-medical.net
THE struggle experienced by asthmatics can escalate during bushfire season.
Smoke is one of the most common triggers of asthma for people with the condition, and Gladstone pharmacist Madeline Orange said it was important to have a sufficient supply of relievers and preventers at this time of year.....
Keep reading at: themorningbulletin.com.au
Rainbow research reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
Second study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference reviews incidence of adverse drug events in hospitalized children
CLEVELAND: New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED) visits caused by complications from asthma, representing the highest proportion of visits among asthma patients under age 21. In addition, 55 percent of all ED visits due to asthma occurred in boys, and fall months - September, October and November - had a relatively high proportion of visits compared to other times of the year. The research was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference in Orlando.....
Keep reading at: brightsurf.com
COPD–asthma overlap heightens exacerbation risk
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and concomitant asthma have significantly more exacerbations and hospitalizations than patients with COPD alone, research shows.....
Keep reading at: news-medical.net
Monday, October 28, 2013
How Air Filters Help Asthma Sufferers
There are several factors which can contribute to the build up of ozone, some of them beyond the control of the consumer and difficult to predict. Therefore the manufacturers recommendations are useless in the face of these factors, and the machine can end up creating enough ozone to cause respiratory problems and trigger and asthma attack. These factors include: the size of the room the unit is in, the amount of ventilation, the concentration of the ozone outdoors, and the type and amount of material in the room or home with which the ozone can react......
Keep reading at: weizmann.ac.il
Argan possess side-effect, occupational asthma
(NewsFix) A study was conducted in France on nine workers of cosmetic company to analyze the asthmatic effects of Argan powder, which is used in cosmetic products. Researchers have used Argan powder in various forms like powder, liquid and crude granules, as well.....
Keep reading at: newsfix.ca
Link between asthma and lung cancer established
(TeleManagement) A study reveals that people with asthma are nearly 60 per cent more likely to develop lung cancer.
The previous evidence of a link between asthma and lung cancer has been conflicting, but a large scale prospective study carried out in Sweden has shed new light on this question. Researchers at the University of Uppsala and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have followed over 90,000 people for over 30 years, identifying those who had been hospitalised for asthma at the start of the study.....
Keep reading at: tele-management.ca
There are several factors which can contribute to the build up of ozone, some of them beyond the control of the consumer and difficult to predict. Therefore the manufacturers recommendations are useless in the face of these factors, and the machine can end up creating enough ozone to cause respiratory problems and trigger and asthma attack. These factors include: the size of the room the unit is in, the amount of ventilation, the concentration of the ozone outdoors, and the type and amount of material in the room or home with which the ozone can react......
Keep reading at: weizmann.ac.il
Argan possess side-effect, occupational asthma
(NewsFix) A study was conducted in France on nine workers of cosmetic company to analyze the asthmatic effects of Argan powder, which is used in cosmetic products. Researchers have used Argan powder in various forms like powder, liquid and crude granules, as well.....
Keep reading at: newsfix.ca
Link between asthma and lung cancer established
(TeleManagement) A study reveals that people with asthma are nearly 60 per cent more likely to develop lung cancer.
The previous evidence of a link between asthma and lung cancer has been conflicting, but a large scale prospective study carried out in Sweden has shed new light on this question. Researchers at the University of Uppsala and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have followed over 90,000 people for over 30 years, identifying those who had been hospitalised for asthma at the start of the study.....
Keep reading at: tele-management.ca
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