Know Your Count Managing Asthma
Nearly 25 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma. While symptoms and severity vary from person to person, asthma can be deadly in some circumstances. Asthma exacerbations, or “attacks,” account for nearly two million emergency room visits every year in this country. Many people with asthma rely on a rescue, or quick-relief, inhaler to improve their breathing when they feel the signs of an oncoming asthma attack.....
Read more here: ourwhiskeylullaby.com
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Kristin Chenoweth learns to deal with asthma
Kristin Chenoweth is ready to tell the world she suffers from asthma. The Tony-winning actress says she’s suffered with the respiratory disorder for more than a decade, noticing it sometime after the 9/11 terror attacks on lower Manhattan.....
Read more here: onlineathens.com
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Improving Asthma Care for Latino Youth
A $4 million federal grant will help researchers understand the specific asthma needs of families in California's Imperial Valley
A team led by researchers at San Diego State University has been awarded $4 million to enhance asthma education and treatment strategies in California’s Imperial Valley, where children are twice as likely as the national average to suffer from asthma.....
Read more here: healthcanal.com
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Watch for different severities of asthma
My child is constantly coughing at night. He has difficulty with running and playing outside. Any increased activity makes him winded. I often hear a high-pitched sound when he is breathing. If your child has any of these symptoms, he or she may have a condition called asthma.....
Read more here: glh.org
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CREAL and UPF study finds genetic variant that protects against asthma and obesity
The study analyzed data from 5,800 people around the world and the results show differences between continents
Scientists at the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (CEXS) have discovered a variable region of the genome (an inversion) that protects against both asthma and obesity.....
Read more here: biocat.cat
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Improving Asthma Care for Latino Youth
A $4 million federal grant will help researchers understand the specific asthma needs of families in California's Imperial Valley
A team led by researchers at San Diego State University has been awarded $4 million to enhance asthma education and treatment strategies in California’s Imperial Valley, where children are twice as likely as the national average to suffer from asthma.....
Read more here: newscenter.sdsu.edu
My child is constantly coughing at night. He has difficulty with running and playing outside. Any increased activity makes him winded. I often hear a high-pitched sound when he is breathing. If your child has any of these symptoms, he or she may have a condition called asthma.....
Read more here: glh.org
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CREAL and UPF study finds genetic variant that protects against asthma and obesity
The study analyzed data from 5,800 people around the world and the results show differences between continents
Scientists at the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (CEXS) have discovered a variable region of the genome (an inversion) that protects against both asthma and obesity.....
Read more here: biocat.cat
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Improving Asthma Care for Latino Youth
A $4 million federal grant will help researchers understand the specific asthma needs of families in California's Imperial Valley
A team led by researchers at San Diego State University has been awarded $4 million to enhance asthma education and treatment strategies in California’s Imperial Valley, where children are twice as likely as the national average to suffer from asthma.....
Read more here: newscenter.sdsu.edu
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Kristin Chenoweth Reveals She Suffers From Asthma
Kristin Chenoweth is going public about her battle with asthma.
The Tony Award-winning actress and Glee star told the Associated Press that she's suffered with the respiratory disorder for more than a decade after first noticing symptoms while living in New York City.....
Read more here: etonline.com
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Exercise Induced Asthma
Do you experience wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath and excessive chest congestion and tightness during or after exercise? If so, you may have exercise induced asthma (EIA). I have had a formal diagnosis of EIA since 1993.....
Read more here: racereadycoaching.com
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‘Remand prisoner’s death in Bayan Baru lock-up due to asthma’
GEORGE TOWN: The death of a remand prisoner in the Bayan Baru Police Station Centralised Lock-up here last Saturday was due to asthma and not caused by police personnel as alleged by certain quarters, said Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi.....
Read more here: theborneopost.com
Kristin Chenoweth is going public about her battle with asthma.
The Tony Award-winning actress and Glee star told the Associated Press that she's suffered with the respiratory disorder for more than a decade after first noticing symptoms while living in New York City.....
Read more here: etonline.com
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Exercise Induced Asthma
Do you experience wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath and excessive chest congestion and tightness during or after exercise? If so, you may have exercise induced asthma (EIA). I have had a formal diagnosis of EIA since 1993.....
Read more here: racereadycoaching.com
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‘Remand prisoner’s death in Bayan Baru lock-up due to asthma’
GEORGE TOWN: The death of a remand prisoner in the Bayan Baru Police Station Centralised Lock-up here last Saturday was due to asthma and not caused by police personnel as alleged by certain quarters, said Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi.....
Read more here: theborneopost.com
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Spiriva Cuts Flares in Heavily Treated Asthma
SAN DIEGO -- Tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat improved lung function and cut exacerbations in severe asthma patients who had already maxed out other treatment options, pooled analysis of two phase III trials showed.....
Read more here: medpagetoday.com
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Roche drug cuts asthma attacks, improves lung function -study
(Reuters) - An experimental drug reduced asthma attacks in patients with severe uncontrolled asthma by 60 percent and helped improve lung function in certain patients, indicating that the drug could offer the first personalized approach to treatment, according to data from a clinical trial released on Tuesday.....
Read more here: in.reuters.com
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Asthma Management in Primary Care
Asthma
Asthma is a common condition which presents to health professionals in both primary and secondary care.
The training of health professionals involved in asthma care is essential and advocated by the British Guideline on the Management of Asthma from the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN).....
Read more here: anniebarr.com
SAN DIEGO -- Tiotropium (Spiriva) Respimat improved lung function and cut exacerbations in severe asthma patients who had already maxed out other treatment options, pooled analysis of two phase III trials showed.....
Read more here: medpagetoday.com
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Roche drug cuts asthma attacks, improves lung function -study
(Reuters) - An experimental drug reduced asthma attacks in patients with severe uncontrolled asthma by 60 percent and helped improve lung function in certain patients, indicating that the drug could offer the first personalized approach to treatment, according to data from a clinical trial released on Tuesday.....
Read more here: in.reuters.com
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Asthma Management in Primary Care
Asthma
Asthma is a common condition which presents to health professionals in both primary and secondary care.
The training of health professionals involved in asthma care is essential and advocated by the British Guideline on the Management of Asthma from the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN).....
Read more here: anniebarr.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Asthma as a risk factor for autism?
The results reported by Po-Hsin Tsai and colleagues* detailing the presence of asthma as a potential risk factor for a subsequent diagnosis of autism provide some food for thought. Based on the examination of a large health insurance database based in Taiwan, researchers identified over 2000 preschool children diagnosed with asthma – a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airways – and compared them with a non-asthmatic control group, looking for any subsequent evidence of a psychiatrist diagnosed autism spectrum disorder label (based on ICD-9 criteria) up to 8 years later.....
Read more here: autismdailynewscast.com
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Plant Compounds Ease Asthma, Allergies
SAN DIEGO -- Anti-inflammatory plant estrogen compounds found in soy and flaxseed were associated with less asthma and allergic disease, a national observational study showed.....
Read more here: medpagetoday.com
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Asthma
The good news is that a trouble-free winter can be achieved through good management. Making sure you are on top of your condition, or your child’s, is vitally important. Statistics show that at least one person dies a week from asthma in New Zealand and thousands are hospitalised every year.....
Read more here: familyhealthdiary.co.nz
The results reported by Po-Hsin Tsai and colleagues* detailing the presence of asthma as a potential risk factor for a subsequent diagnosis of autism provide some food for thought. Based on the examination of a large health insurance database based in Taiwan, researchers identified over 2000 preschool children diagnosed with asthma – a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airways – and compared them with a non-asthmatic control group, looking for any subsequent evidence of a psychiatrist diagnosed autism spectrum disorder label (based on ICD-9 criteria) up to 8 years later.....
Read more here: autismdailynewscast.com
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Plant Compounds Ease Asthma, Allergies
SAN DIEGO -- Anti-inflammatory plant estrogen compounds found in soy and flaxseed were associated with less asthma and allergic disease, a national observational study showed.....
Read more here: medpagetoday.com
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Asthma
The good news is that a trouble-free winter can be achieved through good management. Making sure you are on top of your condition, or your child’s, is vitally important. Statistics show that at least one person dies a week from asthma in New Zealand and thousands are hospitalised every year.....
Read more here: familyhealthdiary.co.nz
Monday, March 3, 2014
Allergens at work, school, home associated with asthma morbidity
SAN DIEGO — Indoor air exposure to allergens in the workplace, school and home could pose a unique set of environmental and sociological factors leading to increased asthma morbidity, according to data presented here at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting.....
Read more here: healio.com
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Murphysboro man with a new asthma treatment accessory
A Murphysboro man is working to obtain funding for a new asthma treatment accessory designed specially for toddlers and children.
Carl Martin, owner of FunMed—Fun and Innovative Medical Solutions said his product encases a standard inhaler, completely concealing everything but the tops of the canister and mouthpiece. He said the FunHaler does not replace the standard meter-dose inhaler and does not change the way the medicine is administered.....
Read more here: thesouthern.com
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Health Column: A strong defense vs. asthma attacks
The winter season tends to keep people indoors, depriving them of the sun’s vitamin D-filled rays. And recent studies have linked defi ciencies in vitamin D to a wide range of conditions — among them an increase in severe asthma reactions.....
Read more here: suffolktimes.timesreview.com
SAN DIEGO — Indoor air exposure to allergens in the workplace, school and home could pose a unique set of environmental and sociological factors leading to increased asthma morbidity, according to data presented here at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting.....
Read more here: healio.com
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Murphysboro man with a new asthma treatment accessory
A Murphysboro man is working to obtain funding for a new asthma treatment accessory designed specially for toddlers and children.
Carl Martin, owner of FunMed—Fun and Innovative Medical Solutions said his product encases a standard inhaler, completely concealing everything but the tops of the canister and mouthpiece. He said the FunHaler does not replace the standard meter-dose inhaler and does not change the way the medicine is administered.....
Read more here: thesouthern.com
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Health Column: A strong defense vs. asthma attacks
The winter season tends to keep people indoors, depriving them of the sun’s vitamin D-filled rays. And recent studies have linked defi ciencies in vitamin D to a wide range of conditions — among them an increase in severe asthma reactions.....
Read more here: suffolktimes.timesreview.com
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