Asthma statistics are screaming at us to provide better care
As always, one look at the statistics for any childhood chronic illness, but in particular asthma, and we know we need to do better. We need to improve our care management strategies and to empower the children and their parents to set their personal care management goals and question themselves and their providers when their goals are not met.....
Read more here: contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com
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Lancaster teacher sets up asthma petition
A Lancaster teacher has set up a petition to exempt asthma sufferers from paying prescription charges.
Yasmin Selant’s petition to end prescription charges on inhalers has received more than 2,000 signatures.
The 22-year-old, who has asthma set up the petition to eradicate the “unfair system” and said “people should not have to pay to breathe”.....
Read more here: thevisitor.co.uk
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Macrolides May Help Asthma Patients Battle Chronic Cough
Greater than 10% of referrals to respiratory specialists are for chronic cough, given the condition’s persistent, refractory nature.
Chronic cough, which is a cough lasting longer than 8 weeks, adversely affects patients' quality of life and is often described as nagging or hacking in nature. Asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and rhinitis are common noninfectious triggers of chronic cough, yet clinicians can find no known etiology in 20% of cases.....
Read more here: pharmacytimes.com
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
Acetaminophen in Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Asthma in Children
A large study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has found that taking acetaminophen, the pain reliever better known as Tylenol in the US and paracetamol in Europe, during pregnancy and in early infancy is associated with a slight increase in the risk for asthma in children.....
Read more here: blog.pregistry.com
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Viral infections are to blame for the worsening of asthma symptoms when kids go back to school
Every year when the kids go back to school after the summer break, asthmatic children experience a worsening of their symptoms that often results in hospitalization. This worsening of symptoms, or asthma exacerbations, cost the health care system $50 billion a year and cause millions of lost work and school days. In children, the seasonal variation in asthma exacerbations is remarkably consistent year to year and seems to mirror the return to school following an extended break.....
Read more here: sciencetranslationblog.wordpress.com
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How to recognise an asthma attack and what to do
Every asthmatic lives with the threat of an asthma attack and hopes their medication will be on hand to quickly open their airways but what happens if it’s not?
Knowing when to intervene and what to do during an asthma attack could save a life or a trip to the emergency department, according to Asthma Foundation WA training co-ordinator Eleissa Fuller.....
Read more here: health.thewest.com.au
A large study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has found that taking acetaminophen, the pain reliever better known as Tylenol in the US and paracetamol in Europe, during pregnancy and in early infancy is associated with a slight increase in the risk for asthma in children.....
Read more here: blog.pregistry.com
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Viral infections are to blame for the worsening of asthma symptoms when kids go back to school
Every year when the kids go back to school after the summer break, asthmatic children experience a worsening of their symptoms that often results in hospitalization. This worsening of symptoms, or asthma exacerbations, cost the health care system $50 billion a year and cause millions of lost work and school days. In children, the seasonal variation in asthma exacerbations is remarkably consistent year to year and seems to mirror the return to school following an extended break.....
Read more here: sciencetranslationblog.wordpress.com
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How to recognise an asthma attack and what to do
Every asthmatic lives with the threat of an asthma attack and hopes their medication will be on hand to quickly open their airways but what happens if it’s not?
Knowing when to intervene and what to do during an asthma attack could save a life or a trip to the emergency department, according to Asthma Foundation WA training co-ordinator Eleissa Fuller.....
Read more here: health.thewest.com.au
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Obese women more likely to have asthma
Obese women are nearly twice as likely as women of normal weight to have asthma, according to a government study released Wednesday.
Obese women are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma as those who maintain a healthy weight, according to a new study.
But oddly, the same does not hold true for men.....
Read more here: biznessweb.net
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Can Acid Reflux Cause Asthma?
Acid reflux and asthma are among the top seven health problems impacting Americans, as per an USA Today article that was published in November, 2014. While approximately 20% of men and women have gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), over 25 million individuals suffer from asthma. Physicians and other healthcare professionals are also intrigued by recent research that links these two conditions intrinsically.....
Read more here: atlantaallergydoctor.com
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People with Severe Asthma Are Focus of Study to Better Target Treatment of XolairR
A new study developed by researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit in England and managed by the NIHR-funded Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Southampton will investigate whether omalizumab (XolairR), a well-known and frequently used asthma drug, could be better targeted at people who suffer from severe asthma and do not respond sufficiently to high doses of corticosteroid treatment with long-acting reliever medication.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
Obese women are nearly twice as likely as women of normal weight to have asthma, according to a government study released Wednesday.
Obese women are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma as those who maintain a healthy weight, according to a new study.
But oddly, the same does not hold true for men.....
Read more here: biznessweb.net
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Can Acid Reflux Cause Asthma?
Acid reflux and asthma are among the top seven health problems impacting Americans, as per an USA Today article that was published in November, 2014. While approximately 20% of men and women have gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), over 25 million individuals suffer from asthma. Physicians and other healthcare professionals are also intrigued by recent research that links these two conditions intrinsically.....
Read more here: atlantaallergydoctor.com
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People with Severe Asthma Are Focus of Study to Better Target Treatment of XolairR
A new study developed by researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit in England and managed by the NIHR-funded Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Southampton will investigate whether omalizumab (XolairR), a well-known and frequently used asthma drug, could be better targeted at people who suffer from severe asthma and do not respond sufficiently to high doses of corticosteroid treatment with long-acting reliever medication.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
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.....
Read more here: medscape.com
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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.....
Read more here: allergicliving.com
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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.....
Read more here: nbc26.tv
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.....
Read more here: medscape.com
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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.....
Read more here: allergicliving.com
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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.....
Read more here: nbc26.tv
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
If you treat a parent’s depression, will their child’s asthma improve?
Studies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression. Research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver’s depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child.
Now researchers at UB and the University of Texas, Dallas are exploring this connection further: They are beginning a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine whether treating a depressed caregiver will improve the child’s asthma.....
Read more here: buffalo.edu
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New investigate to consider because ‘rogue gene’ causes asthma in early life
Researchers during a University of Southampton are to investigate since some people are some-more expected to rise asthma.
The group will analyse a sold gene called ADAM33, that is compared with a growth of asthma and airway ‘twitchiness’, a common underline of a disease.
ADAM33 is also suspicion to play a purpose in changing a airway design in a lungs of immature children, presumably even before they are born.....
Read more here: weeklyhotnews.website
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ICER Releases Final Reports on Drugs to Treat Diabetes and Asthma
Boston, Mass. And San Francisco, Calif., March 14, 2016 – The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has released two final reports titled Mepolizumab (Nucala®, GlaxoSmithKline plc.) for the Treatment of Severe Asthma with Eosinophilia: Effectiveness, Value, and Value-Based Price Benchmarks and Insulin Degludec (Tresiba®, Novo Nordisk A/S) for the Treatment of Diabetes: Effectiveness, Value, and Value-Based Price Benchmarks.....
Read more here: icer-review.org
Studies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression. Research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver’s depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child.
Now researchers at UB and the University of Texas, Dallas are exploring this connection further: They are beginning a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine whether treating a depressed caregiver will improve the child’s asthma.....
Read more here: buffalo.edu
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New investigate to consider because ‘rogue gene’ causes asthma in early life
Researchers during a University of Southampton are to investigate since some people are some-more expected to rise asthma.
The group will analyse a sold gene called ADAM33, that is compared with a growth of asthma and airway ‘twitchiness’, a common underline of a disease.
ADAM33 is also suspicion to play a purpose in changing a airway design in a lungs of immature children, presumably even before they are born.....
Read more here: weeklyhotnews.website
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ICER Releases Final Reports on Drugs to Treat Diabetes and Asthma
Boston, Mass. And San Francisco, Calif., March 14, 2016 – The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has released two final reports titled Mepolizumab (Nucala®, GlaxoSmithKline plc.) for the Treatment of Severe Asthma with Eosinophilia: Effectiveness, Value, and Value-Based Price Benchmarks and Insulin Degludec (Tresiba®, Novo Nordisk A/S) for the Treatment of Diabetes: Effectiveness, Value, and Value-Based Price Benchmarks.....
Read more here: icer-review.org
Monday, March 14, 2016
AsthmaMap' brings 'personalised therapy' for patients closer to reality
A newly-developed digital map detailing different mechanisms that contribute to the development of asthma has opened the door to personalised treatment more targeted to the type of asthma patients live with.....
Read more here: dnaindia.com
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What Sets Off Asthma: 5 Not So Common Asthma Triggers
When asthma strikes, it can be very scary especially when it gets harder and harder to breath every second. Your lung airways may swell because of some inhaled allergens causing you to feel like catching your breath every time.....
Read more here: parentherald.com
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When breathing doesn’t come easy: Living with and managing asthma
Worldwide, asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases, affecting 25 million people in the United States alone. The disease varies in severity depending on the patient, ranging from mild, occasional flare-ups to frequent asthma attacks that can greatly affect a patient’s quality of life. In some cases, asthma can be life-threatening.....
Read more here: lasvegassun.com
A newly-developed digital map detailing different mechanisms that contribute to the development of asthma has opened the door to personalised treatment more targeted to the type of asthma patients live with.....
Read more here: dnaindia.com
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What Sets Off Asthma: 5 Not So Common Asthma Triggers
When asthma strikes, it can be very scary especially when it gets harder and harder to breath every second. Your lung airways may swell because of some inhaled allergens causing you to feel like catching your breath every time.....
Read more here: parentherald.com
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When breathing doesn’t come easy: Living with and managing asthma
Worldwide, asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases, affecting 25 million people in the United States alone. The disease varies in severity depending on the patient, ranging from mild, occasional flare-ups to frequent asthma attacks that can greatly affect a patient’s quality of life. In some cases, asthma can be life-threatening.....
Read more here: lasvegassun.com
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Could farm dust be key to developing a vaccine against asthma?
Children who grow up on farms have a far lower risk of developing asthma and other respiratory allergies, but until recently the underlying mechanism was a mystery. Researchers at Ghent University and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology have shed light on the conundrum, discovering that exposure to farm dust in early life causes the body to produce a protein that protects against allergic reactions. Study author Martijn Schuijs spoke to Abi Millar.....
Read more here: pharmaceutical-technology.com
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`Chilbil tree pollen triggers asthma, allergic rhinitis'
One of the reasons for triggering allergic rhinitis and asthma attacks has been identified. A machine installed at Asthma Bhawan detected high presence of pollens of Holoptelea integrifolia (HI), commonly known as chilbil tree or `Bandar ki roti' tree. The machine installed at Asthma Bhawan started detecting Holoptelea integrifolia pollens in the last week of February.....
Read more here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Isadora Procsal: What Everyone Ought To Know About Asthma
Asthma is a problem that all ages are continually dealing with. Going to the doctor is, obviously, the appropriate starting point, but you also need to be vigilant about watching signs that could mean your condition is worsening. The guidelines in this article can help you find a way to moderate your asthma.....
Read more here: hogendoornkeukens.nl
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