Taking less asthma medicine can be done safely with guidance, study shows
Stepping down asthma medicines can be done safely and at less cost for patients says a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It is common for patients and doctors to test out if taking less daily asthma medicine is safe — primarily because of the high cost of asthma medicine.....
Read more here: gravernews.com
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Aerobic Exercise May Help Improve Asthma Symptoms
New research suggests aerobic exercise can alleviate asthma symptoms, The Health Site reported.
Canadian researchers from Hospital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, the Montreal Chest Institute, and Concordia University in Montréal found that exercise yielded significant improvements in asthma control.....
Read more here: universityherald.com
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Asthma attacks: 6 hidden triggers
ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Newswire/WTVM) - The CDC reports one in 12 people have asthma. Of those, half have had an asthma attack in the last year that could have been prevented. But knowing the hidden triggers could save you a trip to the ER…or even end up saving your life.....
Read more here: wtvm.com
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Taking less asthma medicine can be done safely with guidance Mayo Clinic study says
PHOENIX -- Stepping down asthma medicines can be done safely and at less cost for patients says a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It is common for patients and doctors to test out if taking less daily asthma medicine is safe -- primarily because of the high cost of asthma medicine.....
Read more here: eurekalert.org
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Test catches asthma in children before symptoms appear
The researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found that a commonly used pulmonary lung function test can provide early detection of asthma before a child shows any symptoms of breathing problems. This early diagnosis could reduce the number of people who have serious complications of the disease later in life.....
Read more here: mdlinx.com
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Living within 6 miles of airport enough to cause asthma
“People who live within six miles [of an airport] have higher levels of asthma and heart problems,” the Daily Mail reports after a US study has suggested exposure to carbon monoxide from planes may impact on health.
This potential pollutant is thought to occur when planes are taxiing on busy runways.....
Read more here: thefinancialexpress-bd.com
PHOENIX -- Stepping down asthma medicines can be done safely and at less cost for patients says a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It is common for patients and doctors to test out if taking less daily asthma medicine is safe -- primarily because of the high cost of asthma medicine.....
Read more here: eurekalert.org
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Test catches asthma in children before symptoms appear
The researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found that a commonly used pulmonary lung function test can provide early detection of asthma before a child shows any symptoms of breathing problems. This early diagnosis could reduce the number of people who have serious complications of the disease later in life.....
Read more here: mdlinx.com
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Living within 6 miles of airport enough to cause asthma
“People who live within six miles [of an airport] have higher levels of asthma and heart problems,” the Daily Mail reports after a US study has suggested exposure to carbon monoxide from planes may impact on health.
This potential pollutant is thought to occur when planes are taxiing on busy runways.....
Read more here: thefinancialexpress-bd.com
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Asthma, COPD and bronchitis: Key differences in common respiratory diseases
Common respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis and COPD can seriously impact a person’s quality of life, but proper diagnosis and treatment can help those who suffer live more comfortably. Understanding the differences between asthma, COPD and bronchitis can help lead to appropriate care.....
Read more here: belmarrahealth.com
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Asthma Impact on Your Child Life
Asthma is a challenging condition. It can affect all areas of your child’s life.
- Many children with asthma miss school days. When this happens, have your child call a friend to ask about the work he or she missed. Doing this both keeps your child’s schoolwork current and provides him or her with the social contact that school provides.....
Read more here: curecity.org
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Video: Nicola’s ‘asthma’ may kill her without a heart transplant
A SERIOUSLY-ILL Hull woman misdiagnosed with asthma as a child has now been told she may die unless she has a heart and lung transplant.
Nicola Bennett, 38, suffers with rare illness pulmonary hypertension, a condition which prevents blood from flowing freely through the heart and lungs.....
Read more here: yorkshirepost.co.uk
Common respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis and COPD can seriously impact a person’s quality of life, but proper diagnosis and treatment can help those who suffer live more comfortably. Understanding the differences between asthma, COPD and bronchitis can help lead to appropriate care.....
Read more here: belmarrahealth.com
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Asthma Impact on Your Child Life
Asthma is a challenging condition. It can affect all areas of your child’s life.
- Many children with asthma miss school days. When this happens, have your child call a friend to ask about the work he or she missed. Doing this both keeps your child’s schoolwork current and provides him or her with the social contact that school provides.....
Read more here: curecity.org
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Video: Nicola’s ‘asthma’ may kill her without a heart transplant
A SERIOUSLY-ILL Hull woman misdiagnosed with asthma as a child has now been told she may die unless she has a heart and lung transplant.
Nicola Bennett, 38, suffers with rare illness pulmonary hypertension, a condition which prevents blood from flowing freely through the heart and lungs.....
Read more here: yorkshirepost.co.uk
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Severe childhood asthma linked to new gene mutation
A new study, which involved the collaborative research efforts from centers in five countries was published in the journal of Nature Genetics.
The research team identified a mutated gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma by conducting a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on DNA from Danish national health registries and the Danish National Screening Biobank.....
Read more here: blogs.naturalnews.com
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Anne Kelsey Lamb: Every asthma attack is its own perfect storm
About a month ago, a journalist called to ask my perspective on data showing an increase in asthma ER visits in parts of California, particularly the San Joaquin Valley.
Emergency room visits for children 5 and older have more than doubled in rural Madera County and nearly doubled in Merced County.....
Read more here: mercedsunstar.com
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Late-breaking study finds aerobic exercise significantly improved asthma control
MONTRÉAL—Researchers from Hospital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, the Montreal Chest Institute, and Concordia University in Montréal, Canada, conducted a 12-week supervised aerobic exercise program for patients with asthma and found that exercise yielded significant improvements in asthma control. This study was designed using the ORBIT framework to assess the impact of aerobic exercise on asthma control.....
Read more here: chestnet.org
A new study, which involved the collaborative research efforts from centers in five countries was published in the journal of Nature Genetics.
The research team identified a mutated gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma by conducting a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on DNA from Danish national health registries and the Danish National Screening Biobank.....
Read more here: blogs.naturalnews.com
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Anne Kelsey Lamb: Every asthma attack is its own perfect storm
About a month ago, a journalist called to ask my perspective on data showing an increase in asthma ER visits in parts of California, particularly the San Joaquin Valley.
Emergency room visits for children 5 and older have more than doubled in rural Madera County and nearly doubled in Merced County.....
Read more here: mercedsunstar.com
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Late-breaking study finds aerobic exercise significantly improved asthma control
MONTRÉAL—Researchers from Hospital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, the Montreal Chest Institute, and Concordia University in Montréal, Canada, conducted a 12-week supervised aerobic exercise program for patients with asthma and found that exercise yielded significant improvements in asthma control. This study was designed using the ORBIT framework to assess the impact of aerobic exercise on asthma control.....
Read more here: chestnet.org
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Can Food Allergies Put You at a Higher Risk of Developing Asthma?
Q: My 6-year-old son has food allergies and now also seems to be coughing a lot during the night (long after he’s eaten). Could he be developing asthma? How can we know and what are the next steps?.....
Read more here: allergicliving.com
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Asthma Cause Low Oxygen Levels
But it was unknown as to exactly what causes these levels to become high. He notes that low oxygen levels often occur in breast cancers and explains the process in detail: "As tumor cells multiply, the interior of the tumor begins to run out of oxygen.....
Read more here: cordblood168.info
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A Breath Monitor For Kids With Asthma
When a child with asthma goes to the doctor, he or she can breathe into a device that tests lung strength. But that doesn't track the child's day-to-day ability to breathe. So Knox Medical Diagnostics is developing a home version of the device that connects to a smartphone app.....
See more here: popsci.com
Q: My 6-year-old son has food allergies and now also seems to be coughing a lot during the night (long after he’s eaten). Could he be developing asthma? How can we know and what are the next steps?.....
Read more here: allergicliving.com
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Asthma Cause Low Oxygen Levels
But it was unknown as to exactly what causes these levels to become high. He notes that low oxygen levels often occur in breast cancers and explains the process in detail: "As tumor cells multiply, the interior of the tumor begins to run out of oxygen.....
Read more here: cordblood168.info
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A Breath Monitor For Kids With Asthma
When a child with asthma goes to the doctor, he or she can breathe into a device that tests lung strength. But that doesn't track the child's day-to-day ability to breathe. So Knox Medical Diagnostics is developing a home version of the device that connects to a smartphone app.....
See more here: popsci.com
Monday, October 19, 2015
Hazy conditions across Delhi-NCR sound alarm for asthma patients
Generally, during October end and early November, haze or smoke haze starts appearing in the plains of Northwest India. Delhi-NCR region is easily one of the worst affected parts of the country due to higher population density and skyrocketing pollution levels.....
Read more here: skymetweather.com
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Home Remedies That Eliminate Asthma Symptoms
Asthma is a disorder in which respiration becomes very difficult. It is caused due to the inflammation of the muscles surrounding the bronchial pipes. Due to the swelling, the oxygen inhaled doesn’t get into the lungs causing an under-supply of oxygen that can at times be fatal. A person has to depend on medicines and especially on an asthma pump that relieves the inflammation instantly.....
Read more here: zmana.com
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Children with asthma suffer from worsening air quality
Asthma is the leading cause of chronic childhood illness in the United States, surpassing diabetes and mental illness. Yet, the 7 million children affected are rarely a topic of concern among the general public.....
Read more here: ahwatukee.com
Generally, during October end and early November, haze or smoke haze starts appearing in the plains of Northwest India. Delhi-NCR region is easily one of the worst affected parts of the country due to higher population density and skyrocketing pollution levels.....
Read more here: skymetweather.com
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Home Remedies That Eliminate Asthma Symptoms
Asthma is a disorder in which respiration becomes very difficult. It is caused due to the inflammation of the muscles surrounding the bronchial pipes. Due to the swelling, the oxygen inhaled doesn’t get into the lungs causing an under-supply of oxygen that can at times be fatal. A person has to depend on medicines and especially on an asthma pump that relieves the inflammation instantly.....
Read more here: zmana.com
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Children with asthma suffer from worsening air quality
Asthma is the leading cause of chronic childhood illness in the United States, surpassing diabetes and mental illness. Yet, the 7 million children affected are rarely a topic of concern among the general public.....
Read more here: ahwatukee.com
Sunday, October 18, 2015
The fight against asthma starts at home
Asthma continues to be one of the most common chronic diseases in the Philippines. Almost 11 million Filipinos suffer from it, according to a report by the Asthma Insights and Reality in the Asia Pacific. It is also, sadly, the most common disease behind childhood morbidity.....
Read more here: healthfrontiersandmore.com
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Allergy immunotherapy may help prevent asthma
Allergy immunotherapy (AIT) may help prevent allergic rhinitis (AR) from developing into asthma, new research from Germany suggests.
"These findings have important implications for patient care: first, that AIT works in routine patient care; second, that the choice of AIT treatment plays an important role; and third, that, to benefit most from AIT treatment, patients should be treated for at least three years," principal investigator Dr. Jochen Schmitt, allergist and director of the Center for Evidence-based Healthcare, in Dresden, told Reuters Health by email.....
Read more here: consultant360.com
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Asthma: Helping Children and Caregivers Breathe Easier
Epidemiology of Asthma in Children
Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in the airways due to a complex interaction of factors,1 is characterized by symptoms that cause reversible airway narrowing and increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli. The reversible inflammation and airway obstruction caused by these factors may result in episodes of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest.....
Read more here: pharmacytimes.com
Asthma continues to be one of the most common chronic diseases in the Philippines. Almost 11 million Filipinos suffer from it, according to a report by the Asthma Insights and Reality in the Asia Pacific. It is also, sadly, the most common disease behind childhood morbidity.....
Read more here: healthfrontiersandmore.com
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Allergy immunotherapy may help prevent asthma
Allergy immunotherapy (AIT) may help prevent allergic rhinitis (AR) from developing into asthma, new research from Germany suggests.
"These findings have important implications for patient care: first, that AIT works in routine patient care; second, that the choice of AIT treatment plays an important role; and third, that, to benefit most from AIT treatment, patients should be treated for at least three years," principal investigator Dr. Jochen Schmitt, allergist and director of the Center for Evidence-based Healthcare, in Dresden, told Reuters Health by email.....
Read more here: consultant360.com
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Asthma: Helping Children and Caregivers Breathe Easier
Epidemiology of Asthma in Children
Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in the airways due to a complex interaction of factors,1 is characterized by symptoms that cause reversible airway narrowing and increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli. The reversible inflammation and airway obstruction caused by these factors may result in episodes of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest.....
Read more here: pharmacytimes.com
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