Pediatric Asthma May be Prevented by Avoiding Antibiotics During Pregnancy
Despite the fact that being sick while pregnant raises greater concerns and challenges, women should still avoid the use of antibiotics, particularly because the unborn child may end up suffering from asthma. Those are the conclusions of a recent study that analyzed the overuse of antibiotics and its influence in raising the amount of pathogens that are drug-resistant, while decreasing therapeutic effectiveness.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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Pneumonia in Early Childhood Tied to Higher Odds of Asthma
FRIDAY, March 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Children who contract pneumonia during the first three years of life appear to face a higher risk of developing asthma, new research suggests.
These findings raise concern that early childhood respiratory problems may have an enduring and negative impact on growing lungs.....
Read more here: consumer.healthday.com
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Winning against asthma
Asthmatics are often fed up with common misconceptions about their illness, like: they are not allowed to eat chicken or chocolate, they always have to avoid extraneous activities, they are not capable of having furry pets, and the most common of all, they lose all the fun in life.....
Read more here: business.inquirer.net
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
Evaluation of Diverse Community Asthma Interventions
A collaborative study including Dr. Stuart Tedders, Dr. Simone Charles, and Dr. Raymona Lawrence, evaluated community asthma management programs. The five year study was led by Dr. Lynn Woodhouse, the past associate dean and interim dean of JPHCOPH, currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, FL.....
Read more here: jphcoph.georgiasouthern.edu
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Mom's, Kid's Fructose Intake Linked to Asthma
HOUSTON -- A child's risk of asthma increased significantly with maternal fructose intake during pregnancy, data from a longitudinal cohort study showed.
The odds ratio for asthma in mid-childhood increased 22% for children whose mothers consumed large quantities of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy. A similar asthma association existed for the child's fructose consumption at 2 years of age.....
Read more here: medpagetoday.com
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Natural Treatment Options for Asthma
Asthma is a very common condition that affects thousands of individuals, both children and adults. Caused by a combination of spasm is the small airways of the lung and inflammation, most people suffering from asthma have difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing at times. Sadly, asthma is oftentimes difficult to treat and frustrating for both patients and doctors.....
Read more here: denverholisticmedicine.com
A collaborative study including Dr. Stuart Tedders, Dr. Simone Charles, and Dr. Raymona Lawrence, evaluated community asthma management programs. The five year study was led by Dr. Lynn Woodhouse, the past associate dean and interim dean of JPHCOPH, currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, FL.....
Read more here: jphcoph.georgiasouthern.edu
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Mom's, Kid's Fructose Intake Linked to Asthma
HOUSTON -- A child's risk of asthma increased significantly with maternal fructose intake during pregnancy, data from a longitudinal cohort study showed.
The odds ratio for asthma in mid-childhood increased 22% for children whose mothers consumed large quantities of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy. A similar asthma association existed for the child's fructose consumption at 2 years of age.....
Read more here: medpagetoday.com
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Natural Treatment Options for Asthma
Asthma is a very common condition that affects thousands of individuals, both children and adults. Caused by a combination of spasm is the small airways of the lung and inflammation, most people suffering from asthma have difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing at times. Sadly, asthma is oftentimes difficult to treat and frustrating for both patients and doctors.....
Read more here: denverholisticmedicine.com
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Asthma won’t stop Matthew from climbing 40 flights
Seven-year-old Matthew Sinzinger of Delaware has asthma – but he is not going to let that stop him from climbing 40 flights of stairs in Columbus’ Rhodes State Office Tower.
Matthew will be climbing as part of the fifth annual American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb, which will occur on Saturday, March 7. The race is a timed event which is open to individual athletes and teams.....
Read more here: delgazette.com
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A team effort is the best way to manage asthma
Asthma doesn't have to keep kids on the sidelines.
Lochrane Grant, a physician with Greenville Health System's Children's Hospital Center for Pediatric Medicine, said it takes a team effort to help children keep asthma under control.
"Asthma is thought to be genetic in origin, as well as to have environmental triggers and components," Grant said.....
Read more here: greenvilleonline.com
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MassHealth program helping families protect children with asthma
Asthma's a challenge for any child, but if you are a child with asthma whose family has limited resources, you are more likely to end up wheezing and struggling for breath in the emergency room.....
Read more here: telegram.com
Seven-year-old Matthew Sinzinger of Delaware has asthma – but he is not going to let that stop him from climbing 40 flights of stairs in Columbus’ Rhodes State Office Tower.
Matthew will be climbing as part of the fifth annual American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb, which will occur on Saturday, March 7. The race is a timed event which is open to individual athletes and teams.....
Read more here: delgazette.com
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A team effort is the best way to manage asthma
Asthma doesn't have to keep kids on the sidelines.
Lochrane Grant, a physician with Greenville Health System's Children's Hospital Center for Pediatric Medicine, said it takes a team effort to help children keep asthma under control.
"Asthma is thought to be genetic in origin, as well as to have environmental triggers and components," Grant said.....
Read more here: greenvilleonline.com
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MassHealth program helping families protect children with asthma
Asthma's a challenge for any child, but if you are a child with asthma whose family has limited resources, you are more likely to end up wheezing and struggling for breath in the emergency room.....
Read more here: telegram.com
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
The impact Cape Town fires could have on asthmatics
A UCT professor says CT's wild fires could trigger an asthma attack to those who were susceptible.
JOHANNESBURG – Environmental pollution, like the wild fires currently crippling Cape Town’s South Peninsula, could trigger asthma attacks to those susceptible.
This according to the Head of Division of Asthma and Allergy at University of Cape Town, Professor Mike Levin.....
Read more here: ewn.co.za
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Jubilant Life receives US FDA approval for asthma drug montelukast
The total market size for montelukast tablets - a generic version of Merck's Singulair chewable tablets - is estimated to be $83 million per annum in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has granted final approval Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for montelukast sodium chewable tablets, 4 mg and 5 mg - a generic version of Singulair chewable tablets of Merck.....
Read more here: business-standard.com
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Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
Getting sick when you're pregnant is especially difficult, but women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, according to a new study.
The study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), followed 298 mother-child pairs through the child's third year of life. The study found that 22 percent of the 103 children born to mothers who took antibiotics during pregnancy were diagnosed with asthma by age 3. In contrast, only 11 percent of the children born to mothers who didn't take antibiotics prenatally were similarly diagnosed.....
Read more here: medicalxpress.com
A UCT professor says CT's wild fires could trigger an asthma attack to those who were susceptible.
JOHANNESBURG – Environmental pollution, like the wild fires currently crippling Cape Town’s South Peninsula, could trigger asthma attacks to those susceptible.
This according to the Head of Division of Asthma and Allergy at University of Cape Town, Professor Mike Levin.....
Read more here: ewn.co.za
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Jubilant Life receives US FDA approval for asthma drug montelukast
The total market size for montelukast tablets - a generic version of Merck's Singulair chewable tablets - is estimated to be $83 million per annum in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has granted final approval Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for montelukast sodium chewable tablets, 4 mg and 5 mg - a generic version of Singulair chewable tablets of Merck.....
Read more here: business-standard.com
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Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
Getting sick when you're pregnant is especially difficult, but women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, according to a new study.
The study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), followed 298 mother-child pairs through the child's third year of life. The study found that 22 percent of the 103 children born to mothers who took antibiotics during pregnancy were diagnosed with asthma by age 3. In contrast, only 11 percent of the children born to mothers who didn't take antibiotics prenatally were similarly diagnosed.....
Read more here: medicalxpress.com
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Spring clean asthma triggers hiding in your home
IF YOU are one of the 475,000 people in Ireland who suffer with asthma, this is an especially important time of the year.
Over the winter months dust, dirt and allergens tend to collect, causing a potentially dangerous build-up of asthma triggers in your home. Have a look at our spring cleaning tips for people with asthma.....
Read more here: sundayworld.com
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Tips And Advice For Preventing And Treating Your Asthma Symptoms
Do you count yourself amongst the millions who suffer from symptoms related to asthma? The tips in this article will help you manage your asthma better.
If you are an asthmatic, it is vital that you never smoke, and if you already do, you should quit as soon as possible. Smoking is unhealthy for anyone, but it is especially dangerous for someone with asthma. This is because your lungs and airway are already compromised by your condition.....
Read more here: storify.com
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Researchers Discover New Genes Linked to Allergies and Asthma
A team of international scientists, including researchers from Harvard, contributed to the study.
If you suffer from the red-eyed, sneezy, runny-nosed misery that is seasonal allergies, you’re not alone.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology reports that allergies afflict up to 30 percent of the population. Ten percent are living with asthma, a lung disease that inflames airways and complicates breathing. Although there are medications available to treat both conditions, not all people who take these medications experience relief. A new study conducted by an international team of researchers may help to change that.....
Read more here: bostonmagazine.com
IF YOU are one of the 475,000 people in Ireland who suffer with asthma, this is an especially important time of the year.
Over the winter months dust, dirt and allergens tend to collect, causing a potentially dangerous build-up of asthma triggers in your home. Have a look at our spring cleaning tips for people with asthma.....
Read more here: sundayworld.com
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Tips And Advice For Preventing And Treating Your Asthma Symptoms
Do you count yourself amongst the millions who suffer from symptoms related to asthma? The tips in this article will help you manage your asthma better.
If you are an asthmatic, it is vital that you never smoke, and if you already do, you should quit as soon as possible. Smoking is unhealthy for anyone, but it is especially dangerous for someone with asthma. This is because your lungs and airway are already compromised by your condition.....
Read more here: storify.com
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Researchers Discover New Genes Linked to Allergies and Asthma
A team of international scientists, including researchers from Harvard, contributed to the study.
If you suffer from the red-eyed, sneezy, runny-nosed misery that is seasonal allergies, you’re not alone.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology reports that allergies afflict up to 30 percent of the population. Ten percent are living with asthma, a lung disease that inflames airways and complicates breathing. Although there are medications available to treat both conditions, not all people who take these medications experience relief. A new study conducted by an international team of researchers may help to change that.....
Read more here: bostonmagazine.com
Monday, March 2, 2015
North Georgia Problems: The Struggle of Being Asthmatic at UNG-Dahlonega
Imagine this: you’re just minding your own business, trying to get into the HNS bathroom but something is in your way. It is an ugly, splotchy-faced creature that is heaving uncontrollably and a strange hissing noise is coming from its mouth. Don’t be afraid, you aren’t witnessing the beginning of the zombie apocalypse- it’s just me having an asthma attack. My name is Caitlin Sanford and I am one of the many faces of asthma at the University of North Georgia.....
Read more here: vanguarddahlonega.com
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At Flying Horse Farms, kids with asthma enjoy camping fun without medical worries
Parents can breathe easier when sending their kids with asthma to the Flying Horse Farms summer camp July 26-31.
Physicians and other healthcare professionals from Ohio's 8 children's hospitals, including Akron Children's, assist campers with their daily medical needs and provide care 24/7 at WellNest, an on-site, fully equipped medical facility.....
Read more here: akronchildrens.org
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Making Life Better for Kids With Asthma
Phan, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona and an assistant professor of pediatrics in the College of Medicine, researches pediatric medication safety, patient-family education and therapy adherence, and the role of pharmacists in the care of children with cystic fibrosis and asthma. Now, combining these themes, she is investigating the impact of pharmacist care, as part of an interdisciplinary team, on medication management in pediatric asthma patients......
Read more here: uanews.org
Imagine this: you’re just minding your own business, trying to get into the HNS bathroom but something is in your way. It is an ugly, splotchy-faced creature that is heaving uncontrollably and a strange hissing noise is coming from its mouth. Don’t be afraid, you aren’t witnessing the beginning of the zombie apocalypse- it’s just me having an asthma attack. My name is Caitlin Sanford and I am one of the many faces of asthma at the University of North Georgia.....
Read more here: vanguarddahlonega.com
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At Flying Horse Farms, kids with asthma enjoy camping fun without medical worries
Parents can breathe easier when sending their kids with asthma to the Flying Horse Farms summer camp July 26-31.
Physicians and other healthcare professionals from Ohio's 8 children's hospitals, including Akron Children's, assist campers with their daily medical needs and provide care 24/7 at WellNest, an on-site, fully equipped medical facility.....
Read more here: akronchildrens.org
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Making Life Better for Kids With Asthma
Phan, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona and an assistant professor of pediatrics in the College of Medicine, researches pediatric medication safety, patient-family education and therapy adherence, and the role of pharmacists in the care of children with cystic fibrosis and asthma. Now, combining these themes, she is investigating the impact of pharmacist care, as part of an interdisciplinary team, on medication management in pediatric asthma patients......
Read more here: uanews.org
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Epigenetics: More Than 30 Genes Affect Allergies and Asthma
Allergies affect 30% of the population and 10% of children suffer from asthma. Researchers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden and Canada report in Nature that they have discovered more than 30 genes that have strong effects on Immunoglobulin E (IgE), allergies and asthma. IgE is the antibody that triggers allergic responses.....
Read more here: medicalresearch.com
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Burgess, Smith share successes of Asthma Education Program
A school-based asthma education program was launched in DeKalb County in September by the College of Community Health Sciences. The program is being conducted via telemedicine by Dr. Karen Burgess, associate professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and Beth Smith, a nurse practitioner in the Faculty-Staff Clinic at University Medical Center. The two presented on the successes and challenges of the program at the College’s February Academic Conference.....
Read more here: cchs.ua.edu
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5 Tried and True Remedies for Children’s Asthma
Nothing is scarier than witnessing your child suffer an asthma attack! There’s not much you can do other than administer their asthma medication and attempt some breathing strategies.
Sometimes trusting medication can be nerve racking because you often have no idea how it works; you simply trust your doctor or pharmacist.....
Read more here: rawforbeauty.com
Allergies affect 30% of the population and 10% of children suffer from asthma. Researchers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden and Canada report in Nature that they have discovered more than 30 genes that have strong effects on Immunoglobulin E (IgE), allergies and asthma. IgE is the antibody that triggers allergic responses.....
Read more here: medicalresearch.com
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Burgess, Smith share successes of Asthma Education Program
A school-based asthma education program was launched in DeKalb County in September by the College of Community Health Sciences. The program is being conducted via telemedicine by Dr. Karen Burgess, associate professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and Beth Smith, a nurse practitioner in the Faculty-Staff Clinic at University Medical Center. The two presented on the successes and challenges of the program at the College’s February Academic Conference.....
Read more here: cchs.ua.edu
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5 Tried and True Remedies for Children’s Asthma
Nothing is scarier than witnessing your child suffer an asthma attack! There’s not much you can do other than administer their asthma medication and attempt some breathing strategies.
Sometimes trusting medication can be nerve racking because you often have no idea how it works; you simply trust your doctor or pharmacist.....
Read more here: rawforbeauty.com
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