Antifungals May Relieve Asthma, Chronic Sinusitis

LOS ANGELES — Antifungal therapy relieves symptoms in patients with severe asthma, chronic sinusitis, or both whose sputum tests positive for fungal cultures, new research shows.
The approach even worked in patients who weren't particularly sensitive or allergic to fungi, said Evan Li, MD, a resident at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.....

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Wheezing in Early Childhood Means Increased Asthma Risk for Teens

Children who wheeze consistently through infancy and early childhood are most likely to develop asthma by the age of 15, but babies who wheeze only intermittently are also at risk, new research indicates.
The study, recently published online in JAMA Pediatrics, involved tracking the breathing and wheezing patterns of 320 children from before birth to 7 years old, and then following up with them when they were teenagers.....

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Augusta University offers free summer camp for children with asthma

The following is a press release from Augusta University.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Children in the CSRA are breathing a little easier thanks to an informative week at camp.
Augusta University is sponsoring the fifth annual Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp July 11-16 at Camp Tanglewood in Columbia County. This event provides a fun, safe environment for children age 6-13 to learn more about asthma – an illness that continues to be one of the leading chronic disease among children nationwide.....

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