Women with Asthma have Infertility Issues
Asthma not only affects lungs, but also effects fertility of women. Women with Asthma should get their treatment done before pregnancy, so that it minimises the risk involved in pregnancy. Asthma’s effect increases with age and time. Chronic Respiratory Disorder, Asthma is due to inflammation of the airways in our lungs. Breathlessness, chest tightness and night cough are the symptoms for Asthma.....
Read more here: newsmarg.com
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Yoga for asthma may improve symptoms, quality of life
People suffering from asthma could benefit from yoga by improving symptoms and overall quality of life, suggests a new Cochrane Review published in the Cochrane Library.
Yoga is a popular form of exercise that combines physical posture, breathing techniques and meditation or relaxation. It has several benefits such as reducing stress, anxiety, depression and blood pressure. It has been shown to address back pain and improve overall physical fitness.....
Read more here: today.mims.com
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Breathe Easy: Taking Magnesium for Asthma
Asthma is an inflammatory lung disease that narrows airways and restricts breathing in adults and children. Taking magnesium for asthma, in addition to prescribed medications, may bring added relief during an acute attack.....
Read more here: newsmax.com
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Holbrook Primary School pupils get message from astronaut Tim Peake after Asthma UK article
It isn’t every day your school gets a message from space.
But children from Holbrook Primary were being woken up early today after work for their science lessons attracted the attention of British astronaut Tim Peake.
Like many schools across Suffolk and the country pupils at Holbrook have been tying Major Peake’s stay on the International Space Station into their normal classes.....
Read more here: ipswichstar.co.uk
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Patients and caregivers most often misinformed about asthma treatment: IMA
According to the WHO, more than 235 million people suffer from Asthma Worldwide. The disease affects over 20 million people in India with a higher prevalence in children. Today asthma is one of the most poorly controlled chronic respiratory disorders.
With the rising global air pollution levels and lack of awareness on disease management, these numbers will continue to grow.....
Read more here: merinews.com
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Catford schoolchildren create tribute to tragic asthma death girl
A group of Catford schoolchildren have created a touching tribute to fellow pupil and asthma sufferer Ella Roberta Kissi-Debrah who died from breathing difficulties at just nine years old.....
Read more here: newsshopper.co.uk
It isn’t every day your school gets a message from space.
But children from Holbrook Primary were being woken up early today after work for their science lessons attracted the attention of British astronaut Tim Peake.
Like many schools across Suffolk and the country pupils at Holbrook have been tying Major Peake’s stay on the International Space Station into their normal classes.....
Read more here: ipswichstar.co.uk
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Patients and caregivers most often misinformed about asthma treatment: IMA
According to the WHO, more than 235 million people suffer from Asthma Worldwide. The disease affects over 20 million people in India with a higher prevalence in children. Today asthma is one of the most poorly controlled chronic respiratory disorders.
With the rising global air pollution levels and lack of awareness on disease management, these numbers will continue to grow.....
Read more here: merinews.com
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Catford schoolchildren create tribute to tragic asthma death girl
A group of Catford schoolchildren have created a touching tribute to fellow pupil and asthma sufferer Ella Roberta Kissi-Debrah who died from breathing difficulties at just nine years old.....
Read more here: newsshopper.co.uk
Thursday, May 5, 2016
This Is What An Asthma Attack Feels Like
A group of Teen Vogue editors breathed in and out through a straw for 20 seconds to simulate an asthma attack.
A group of Teen Vogue editors took a challenge to better understand what it feels like to have asthma. The men and women participated in a simulation, known as the #AsthmaStrawChallenge, where they breathed in and out through a straw for 20 seconds to replicate the experience of having an asthma attack. None of the editors had the disease, so they wanted to take the challenge to better understand what living with asthma is like.....
Read more here: self.com
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The link between asthma, stress and depression among South African kids
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children worldwide. Yet for many years children in high-income countries were thought to be those mainly affected. However, asthma studies from the past 25 years not only call this view into question, they shatter it.....
Read more here: enca.com
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'Parents, teachers must know how to deal with asthma cases'
Trichy: The Tamil Nadu Ashthma and Allergy Research Foundation (TAARF) has expressed concern over the ignorance of parents and teachers when it comes to caring for children affected with asthma. On Tuesday, World Asthma Day, the organisation pressed for the need to diagnose asthma in students who are exposed to unhealthy situations.....
Read more here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
A group of Teen Vogue editors breathed in and out through a straw for 20 seconds to simulate an asthma attack.
A group of Teen Vogue editors took a challenge to better understand what it feels like to have asthma. The men and women participated in a simulation, known as the #AsthmaStrawChallenge, where they breathed in and out through a straw for 20 seconds to replicate the experience of having an asthma attack. None of the editors had the disease, so they wanted to take the challenge to better understand what living with asthma is like.....
Read more here: self.com
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The link between asthma, stress and depression among South African kids
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children worldwide. Yet for many years children in high-income countries were thought to be those mainly affected. However, asthma studies from the past 25 years not only call this view into question, they shatter it.....
Read more here: enca.com
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'Parents, teachers must know how to deal with asthma cases'
Trichy: The Tamil Nadu Ashthma and Allergy Research Foundation (TAARF) has expressed concern over the ignorance of parents and teachers when it comes to caring for children affected with asthma. On Tuesday, World Asthma Day, the organisation pressed for the need to diagnose asthma in students who are exposed to unhealthy situations.....
Read more here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
World Asthma Day: Advice For Parents On Managing Asthma In Children
More than one million children in the UK (that’s one in 11) are currently receiving treatment for asthma, according to Asthma UK.
When properly managed with effective medication asthma should result in no major ongoing symptoms in kids.
We’ve rounded up some important pieces of advice for parents from charities and a GP on how to manage children’s asthma.....
Read more here: huffingtonpost.co.uk
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Environmental pollution is biggest cause of asthma: Experts (May 3 is World Asthma Day)
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India has witnessed a huge rise in asthma in the past decade, especially among children, due to a spike in environmental pollution, experts have said.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder due to inflammation of the airways in our lungs. Some of the common symptoms of asthma include breathlessness, tightness in the chest, and night cough.....
Read more here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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For the sake of those with asthma, for the sake of us all, we need to work to improve the poor quality of Lancaster County's air
THE ISSUE
Despite some modest progress, Lancaster County still holds the dubious distinction of having remarkably poor air quality compared to that of other areas in the United States — it’s the 11th worst of 186 metro areas for soot levels and gets an “F” grade for smog, according to the American Lung Association. The county produces its own share of pollution, but a big part of the problem is emissions drifting eastward from power plants in regions like western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Today (Tuesday, May 3) is World Asthma Day.....
Read more here: lancasteronline.com
More than one million children in the UK (that’s one in 11) are currently receiving treatment for asthma, according to Asthma UK.
When properly managed with effective medication asthma should result in no major ongoing symptoms in kids.
We’ve rounded up some important pieces of advice for parents from charities and a GP on how to manage children’s asthma.....
Read more here: huffingtonpost.co.uk
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Environmental pollution is biggest cause of asthma: Experts (May 3 is World Asthma Day)
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India has witnessed a huge rise in asthma in the past decade, especially among children, due to a spike in environmental pollution, experts have said.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder due to inflammation of the airways in our lungs. Some of the common symptoms of asthma include breathlessness, tightness in the chest, and night cough.....
Read more here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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For the sake of those with asthma, for the sake of us all, we need to work to improve the poor quality of Lancaster County's air
THE ISSUE
Despite some modest progress, Lancaster County still holds the dubious distinction of having remarkably poor air quality compared to that of other areas in the United States — it’s the 11th worst of 186 metro areas for soot levels and gets an “F” grade for smog, according to the American Lung Association. The county produces its own share of pollution, but a big part of the problem is emissions drifting eastward from power plants in regions like western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Today (Tuesday, May 3) is World Asthma Day.....
Read more here: lancasteronline.com
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Asthma, ADHD significantly increased among impoverished children
BALTIMORE — Children living in poverty experienced significantly higher rates of asthma and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder compared to wealthier children, according to recent study findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.....
Read more here: healio.com
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B.C. researchers get $2 million to study childhood asthma
VANCOUVER – A team of B.C.-based researchers has received a $2-million grant to look at the connection between a child’s upbringing and environment and the development of asthma.
Childhood asthma is on the rise, but researchers are still learning what causes it and why it develops in some children and not others, said Dr. Stuart Turvey, the lead investigator on the project and a professor at the University of B.C.’s Faculty of Medicine.....
Read more here: vancouversun.com
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5 Good Ways of Avoiding Asthma Triggers
With asthma rates on a constant rise and air pollution only getting worse, scientists are taking additional effort in detecting its causes and determining all of its possible relieves. As a long term disease infecting lungs, asthma is a continual struggle for everyone affected by it. Mostly developed in early childhood, it can also be spurred as an occupational hazard for workers exposed to industrial dust and chemicals and affect teenage smokers and people struggling with obesity. With no cure yet found, it can be only controlled, never completely healed. For that reason, getting to know the disease and triggers that induce it is of the utmost importance.....
Read more here: 800doctor.com
BALTIMORE — Children living in poverty experienced significantly higher rates of asthma and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder compared to wealthier children, according to recent study findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.....
Read more here: healio.com
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B.C. researchers get $2 million to study childhood asthma
VANCOUVER – A team of B.C.-based researchers has received a $2-million grant to look at the connection between a child’s upbringing and environment and the development of asthma.
Childhood asthma is on the rise, but researchers are still learning what causes it and why it develops in some children and not others, said Dr. Stuart Turvey, the lead investigator on the project and a professor at the University of B.C.’s Faculty of Medicine.....
Read more here: vancouversun.com
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5 Good Ways of Avoiding Asthma Triggers
With asthma rates on a constant rise and air pollution only getting worse, scientists are taking additional effort in detecting its causes and determining all of its possible relieves. As a long term disease infecting lungs, asthma is a continual struggle for everyone affected by it. Mostly developed in early childhood, it can also be spurred as an occupational hazard for workers exposed to industrial dust and chemicals and affect teenage smokers and people struggling with obesity. With no cure yet found, it can be only controlled, never completely healed. For that reason, getting to know the disease and triggers that induce it is of the utmost importance.....
Read more here: 800doctor.com
Monday, May 2, 2016
Stressful Days Make Kids More Prone To Nightly Asthma Attacks
Stress is one of the major causes of sickness, not only among adults but also children. According to a study, stressful days could make kids more prone to nightly asthma attacks.
A study headed by Dr. Caroline Horner from the Department of Pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri revealed that kids who experience stressful days have an increased risk of experiencing nocturnal asthma.....
Read more here: techtimes.com
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National, international guidelines inconsistent for asthma treatment
BALTIMORE — National and global guideline recommendations for the treatment of asthma are inconsistent, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
“There was demonstrated variability in national and international guideline recommendations for childhood asthma,” Leigh Anne Bakel, MD, associate medical director of clinical effectiveness at Children’s Hospital Colorado, told Infectious Diseases in Children. “Both the level of evidence and the strength of the recommendation impacted the variability of the recommendations given among the guidelines”.....
Read more here: healio.com
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Parents sue to keep son on life support after asthma attack
ROSEVILLE, CA --
A couple is fighting to keep their son on life support after he took a turn for the worse after an asthma attack.
The parents of Israel Stinson, 2, are awaiting a federal judge's ruling on whether they can force doctors at Kaiser Permanente Hospital to keep their son connected to a ventilator tube and feeding tube.....
Read more here: abc13.com
Stress is one of the major causes of sickness, not only among adults but also children. According to a study, stressful days could make kids more prone to nightly asthma attacks.
A study headed by Dr. Caroline Horner from the Department of Pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri revealed that kids who experience stressful days have an increased risk of experiencing nocturnal asthma.....
Read more here: techtimes.com
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National, international guidelines inconsistent for asthma treatment
BALTIMORE — National and global guideline recommendations for the treatment of asthma are inconsistent, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
“There was demonstrated variability in national and international guideline recommendations for childhood asthma,” Leigh Anne Bakel, MD, associate medical director of clinical effectiveness at Children’s Hospital Colorado, told Infectious Diseases in Children. “Both the level of evidence and the strength of the recommendation impacted the variability of the recommendations given among the guidelines”.....
Read more here: healio.com
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Parents sue to keep son on life support after asthma attack
ROSEVILLE, CA --
A couple is fighting to keep their son on life support after he took a turn for the worse after an asthma attack.
The parents of Israel Stinson, 2, are awaiting a federal judge's ruling on whether they can force doctors at Kaiser Permanente Hospital to keep their son connected to a ventilator tube and feeding tube.....
Read more here: abc13.com
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Children In Poverty More Likely To Suffer From Asthma, ADHD, And Other Chronic Health Conditions
It’s fairly well-established that poverty is not only a social and economic issue, but a huge public health concern as well — particularly when it comes to children. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 22 percent of children in the U.S. live under the federal poverty level. That’s a huge chunk of the population that has a higher risk of chronic health conditions and mental health problems than children in wealthier households.....
Read more here: medicaldaily.com
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Scientology as we know it started with a bad case of asthma
In 1969, a father’s worry over his son’s asthma had irreparable consequences.
On May 3, Macmillan’s St. Martin’s Press will release Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me, a book by Ron Miscavige, the father of the controversial church’s leader. In it, he writes that he first introduced his son to Scientology because he had bad asthma and allergies.....
Read more here: qz.com
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1 in 6 UAE residents suffers from asthma
Dubai: One person in six in the UAE suffers from asthma. And despite medical experts’ efforts to increase awareness of the debilitating breathing condition – the numbers continue to rise.
As the summer season approaches, the conditions for asthma patients can significantly worsen.....
Read more here: myinforms.com
It’s fairly well-established that poverty is not only a social and economic issue, but a huge public health concern as well — particularly when it comes to children. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 22 percent of children in the U.S. live under the federal poverty level. That’s a huge chunk of the population that has a higher risk of chronic health conditions and mental health problems than children in wealthier households.....
Read more here: medicaldaily.com
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Scientology as we know it started with a bad case of asthma
In 1969, a father’s worry over his son’s asthma had irreparable consequences.
On May 3, Macmillan’s St. Martin’s Press will release Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me, a book by Ron Miscavige, the father of the controversial church’s leader. In it, he writes that he first introduced his son to Scientology because he had bad asthma and allergies.....
Read more here: qz.com
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1 in 6 UAE residents suffers from asthma
Dubai: One person in six in the UAE suffers from asthma. And despite medical experts’ efforts to increase awareness of the debilitating breathing condition – the numbers continue to rise.
As the summer season approaches, the conditions for asthma patients can significantly worsen.....
Read more here: myinforms.com
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