Pregnant women with asthma encouraged not to ask for antibiotics
Researchers have advised caution when prescribing antibiotics to women with asthma during pregnancy, as it may increase the risk of their child going on to develop the condition as well.
Where possible, women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, claim the authors of a new study.....
Read more here: nursingtimes.net
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Facts That Make You Aware About Asthma
A new study led by the Yale School of Medicine, analyzed the asthmatic symptoms and formulated three major genetic subtypes called ‘TEA’ cluster which stands for transcriptomic endotypes of asthma. The study was published on March 18.....
Read more here: healthaim.com
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Indoor Allergies Could Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma
Parents know that the safety and health of their children will have an impact on their children’s development and health as an adult. Research has shown us that childhood obesity, for example, could be linked to an increased risk of diabetes; heart attacks; cancers; and in the immediate term, it could negatively affect academic performance. A new study revealed another children’s health risk parents should keep in mind, and it involves the relationship between childhood allergies in toddlers and preschoolers and the development of asthma later in childhood.....
Read more here: activehealthcare.com
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Study sheds new light on asthma, COPD
By Julia Evangelou Strait - In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides clues to potentially counteract inappropriate mucus production.....
Read more here: healthcanal.com
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London's Polluted Air is "Potentially Fatal" for Asthma Sufferers
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has warned that air pollution is wafting into the UK from Europe (sound the Ukip alarm) and combining with London's existing smog to create a miserable world out there for anyone who fancies doing some breathing in the city today.....
Read more here: gizmodo.co.uk
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5 Spring-Cleaning Tips for People with Asthma
Spring cleaning is a great time to clear asthma triggers like mold and dust from your house. However, the act of cleaning itself can expose you to a number of asthma triggers as well. Here are some tips for easier spring cleaning with asthma:.....
Read more here: horizonprimarycare.com
By Julia Evangelou Strait - In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides clues to potentially counteract inappropriate mucus production.....
Read more here: healthcanal.com
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London's Polluted Air is "Potentially Fatal" for Asthma Sufferers
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has warned that air pollution is wafting into the UK from Europe (sound the Ukip alarm) and combining with London's existing smog to create a miserable world out there for anyone who fancies doing some breathing in the city today.....
Read more here: gizmodo.co.uk
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5 Spring-Cleaning Tips for People with Asthma
Spring cleaning is a great time to clear asthma triggers like mold and dust from your house. However, the act of cleaning itself can expose you to a number of asthma triggers as well. Here are some tips for easier spring cleaning with asthma:.....
Read more here: horizonprimarycare.com
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Childhood asthma linked to fructose intake
Consuming large amounts of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy and at 2 years of age is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in childhood, a new study has found.
The preliminary findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology last month, examined 1111 mother-child pairs from a longitudinal prebirth cohort, Project Viva. Researchers used food-frequency questionnaires to estimate the mothers’ fructose intake from food and beverages during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and their children’s intake at 2 years.....
Read more here: contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com
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Easter chicks raffled to help asthma patients in memory of grandmother
A MONEY-spinning event to help asthma patients cared for by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is taking place in memory of a grandmother.
Rehana Nazir was 68 when she died in November 2013 while on her way home from a holiday in Pakistan.....
Read more here: thenorthernecho.co.uk
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Dumb Asthma Whistle and Smartphone Measure Asthmatics’ Peak Expiratory Flow
Peak flow meters are meant to be used by asthmatic people to monitor lung function, specifically how efficiently air is exhaled. Patients with frequent asthma attacks tend to be more vigilant in keeping an eye on their peak expiratory flow, but children and those with rare attacks tend to ignore their meters. A new device from digiDoc Technologies, a Norwegian firm, will soon be released to help improve the compliance rates of people using peak flow meters.....
Read more here: medgadget.com
Consuming large amounts of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy and at 2 years of age is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in childhood, a new study has found.
The preliminary findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology last month, examined 1111 mother-child pairs from a longitudinal prebirth cohort, Project Viva. Researchers used food-frequency questionnaires to estimate the mothers’ fructose intake from food and beverages during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and their children’s intake at 2 years.....
Read more here: contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com
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Easter chicks raffled to help asthma patients in memory of grandmother
A MONEY-spinning event to help asthma patients cared for by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is taking place in memory of a grandmother.
Rehana Nazir was 68 when she died in November 2013 while on her way home from a holiday in Pakistan.....
Read more here: thenorthernecho.co.uk
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Dumb Asthma Whistle and Smartphone Measure Asthmatics’ Peak Expiratory Flow
Peak flow meters are meant to be used by asthmatic people to monitor lung function, specifically how efficiently air is exhaled. Patients with frequent asthma attacks tend to be more vigilant in keeping an eye on their peak expiratory flow, but children and those with rare attacks tend to ignore their meters. A new device from digiDoc Technologies, a Norwegian firm, will soon be released to help improve the compliance rates of people using peak flow meters.....
Read more here: medgadget.com
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Study sheds new light on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides clues to potentially counteract inappropriate mucus production.....
Read more here: sciguru.org
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GSK, Theravance’s Breo Faces Scrutiny Over Safety for Asthma
(Bloomberg) -- GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Theravance Inc.’s respiratory drug Breo Ellipta will face questions from a regulatory panel over the safety of expanding its use to treat asthma patients and whether it’s suitable for children.....
Read more here: bloomberg.com
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FDA staff finds no new safety problems with Glaxo's asthma drug
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's respiratory treatment for chronic breathing problems did not show any new safety problems while being tested to treat asthma, a preliminary review by U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff found.....
Read more here: reuters.com
In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides clues to potentially counteract inappropriate mucus production.....
Read more here: sciguru.org
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GSK, Theravance’s Breo Faces Scrutiny Over Safety for Asthma
(Bloomberg) -- GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Theravance Inc.’s respiratory drug Breo Ellipta will face questions from a regulatory panel over the safety of expanding its use to treat asthma patients and whether it’s suitable for children.....
Read more here: bloomberg.com
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FDA staff finds no new safety problems with Glaxo's asthma drug
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's respiratory treatment for chronic breathing problems did not show any new safety problems while being tested to treat asthma, a preliminary review by U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff found.....
Read more here: reuters.com
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Asthma
Asthma is linked to new onset obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Researchers lead by Mihaela Teodorescu, MD, MS, of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin assessed questionnaires completed by adult participants in order to examine the prospective relationship of asthma with incident OSA.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
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Asthma Differentiated from COPD Using FENO Measurement
Making a differential diagnosis between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be as simple as breathing in and breathing out. A research duo from the Departments of Chest and Clinical & Chemical Pathology at Benha University in Egypt determined that a fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a reliable biomarker for discriminating between reversible airway obstruction in asthma and non-reversible/partially-reversible airway obstruction in COPD.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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Mum says she's 'petrified' of losing a second son to the rare type of asthma that killed his younger brother
A mum has spoken of the terrifying moment she feared she would lose two sons in one year to the same rare type of asthma.
Nichola Newns said her world fell apart after her son Ben O’Neill, 12, died in hospital following an asthma attack in March last year.....
Read more here: manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Asthma is linked to new onset obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Researchers lead by Mihaela Teodorescu, MD, MS, of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin assessed questionnaires completed by adult participants in order to examine the prospective relationship of asthma with incident OSA.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
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Asthma Differentiated from COPD Using FENO Measurement
Making a differential diagnosis between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be as simple as breathing in and breathing out. A research duo from the Departments of Chest and Clinical & Chemical Pathology at Benha University in Egypt determined that a fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a reliable biomarker for discriminating between reversible airway obstruction in asthma and non-reversible/partially-reversible airway obstruction in COPD.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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Mum says she's 'petrified' of losing a second son to the rare type of asthma that killed his younger brother
A mum has spoken of the terrifying moment she feared she would lose two sons in one year to the same rare type of asthma.
Nichola Newns said her world fell apart after her son Ben O’Neill, 12, died in hospital following an asthma attack in March last year.....
Read more here: manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Monday, March 16, 2015
Daughter raffling off collection of Easter chicks for asthma unit that helped her mum
A mother's love has inspired a daughter to raise vital funds for a hospital asthma unit in her memory.
The idea to raffle off a collection of Easter chicks was the brainchild of Nasreen Younis who lost her mother to asthma 16 months ago.....
Read more here: gazettelive.co.uk
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Major weight loss decreases risk of asthma attacks
Substantial weight loss through procedures such as bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks - also called exacerbations - in obese patients with asthma, new research has found.
“We found that in obese patients with asthma the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalisations for asthma exacerbations decreased by half in the two years after bariatric surgery,” said the lead author of the study Kohei Hasegawa from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).....
Read more here: en.prothom-alo.com
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Too little vitamin D may worsen asthma
ISLAMABAD: Tests on more than 300 samples of canned tuna from the top three brands in the United States revealed that more than half contained mercury levels above what's considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency.....
Read more here: dailytimes.com.pk
A mother's love has inspired a daughter to raise vital funds for a hospital asthma unit in her memory.
The idea to raffle off a collection of Easter chicks was the brainchild of Nasreen Younis who lost her mother to asthma 16 months ago.....
Read more here: gazettelive.co.uk
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Major weight loss decreases risk of asthma attacks
Substantial weight loss through procedures such as bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks - also called exacerbations - in obese patients with asthma, new research has found.
“We found that in obese patients with asthma the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalisations for asthma exacerbations decreased by half in the two years after bariatric surgery,” said the lead author of the study Kohei Hasegawa from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).....
Read more here: en.prothom-alo.com
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Too little vitamin D may worsen asthma
ISLAMABAD: Tests on more than 300 samples of canned tuna from the top three brands in the United States revealed that more than half contained mercury levels above what's considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency.....
Read more here: dailytimes.com.pk
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Major weight loss decreases risk of asthma attacks
Substantial weight loss through procedures such as bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks - also called exacerbations - in obese patients with asthma, new research has found.
"We found that in obese patients with asthma the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalisations for asthma exacerbations decreased by half in the two years after bariatric surgery," said the lead author of the study Kohei Hasegawa from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).....
Read more here: business-standard.com
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Not just weight loss, bariatric surgery can reduce asthma risk too!
According the WHO, obesity and diabetes are the two main lifestyle related disorders that are creating havoc among the Indian population. In fact experts believe that soon we are heading to be people with the largest number of sufferers with a condition called diabetosity. Obesity is not only about fat retention in the body but increases one’s chances of respiratory problems like asthma.....
Read more here: thehealthsite.com
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World catches up with man who fights allergies with plants
Thomas Leo Ogren’s war on allergy-triggering plants spans almost three decades.
Ogren has seen grown men laid low by a sniff of a flower, taken chain saws to allergenic male yew pines, and burned out the motors of electric typewriters trying to get the word out. Before his first book on plant allergies was published in 2000, he collected more than 300 rejection slips.....
Read more here: kentucky.com
Substantial weight loss through procedures such as bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks - also called exacerbations - in obese patients with asthma, new research has found.
"We found that in obese patients with asthma the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalisations for asthma exacerbations decreased by half in the two years after bariatric surgery," said the lead author of the study Kohei Hasegawa from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).....
Read more here: business-standard.com
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Not just weight loss, bariatric surgery can reduce asthma risk too!
According the WHO, obesity and diabetes are the two main lifestyle related disorders that are creating havoc among the Indian population. In fact experts believe that soon we are heading to be people with the largest number of sufferers with a condition called diabetosity. Obesity is not only about fat retention in the body but increases one’s chances of respiratory problems like asthma.....
Read more here: thehealthsite.com
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World catches up with man who fights allergies with plants
Thomas Leo Ogren’s war on allergy-triggering plants spans almost three decades.
Ogren has seen grown men laid low by a sniff of a flower, taken chain saws to allergenic male yew pines, and burned out the motors of electric typewriters trying to get the word out. Before his first book on plant allergies was published in 2000, he collected more than 300 rejection slips.....
Read more here: kentucky.com
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