Don’t let your asthma or allergy affect your exam performance

As we approach exam season the Asthma Society of Ireland is urging parents and students to be prepared and to take steps to ensure their asthma or allergies don’t hinder their exam success.
470,000 people in Ireland have asthma and 60-80% of these also have hay fever making the summer months a difficult time for many.  Pollen is a significant trigger for asthma and grass pollen affects 90% of those with hay fever.  As the peak grass pollen season starts it is important to have a plan in place to manage both your asthma and allergies.  Preparation is vital.....

Read more here: asthma.ie

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Keeping asthma under control during summer

Summer fun can easily turn into fear for parents of children with asthma. Iovanna Miller knows that firsthand. While she wants her 10-year-old daughter to have fun, she's worried her asthma might be set off.
"The grass, trees, animals that she may be around, going to other people's houses with carpets or animals or smoke, all of them are triggers all the time so you have to be really really careful," she said.....

Read more here: wgxa.tv

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New Wearable Device to Predict, Prevent Asthma Attacks

Researchers from the National Science Foundation's Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University have developed a new wearable system that can predict and prevent possible asthma attacks.....

Read more here: natureworldnews.com

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