Saturday, June 18, 2016

Milestone Makeovers: Kathy's Asthma-Friendly Home Office

Kathy and Peter recently left their 9-to-5 jobs to start a new business: a production company. Their home will become their office, so it needs to be at once a calming, productive space and a lively place to raise their 2.5-year-old daughter. In renovating her new home office, Kathy has to consider that she'll be spending a lot of time in a space that can't trigger her asthma......

Read more here: apartmenttherapy.com

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Chiropractic Care and Asthma

In the video above you heard from Sebastian’s mom, Alex, as she discussed how she’s been using chiropractic care to support Sebastian’s asthma. Now as Dr. Chris stated in the video, Sebastian wasn’t given an “asthma adjustment” he was simply adjusted to remove the interference in his nervous system.....

Read more here: innatefamily.com

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Many Utahns with asthma also suffer from depression

More than 235,000 Utahns have asthma and 36 percent of them have been diagnosed with depression, according to the Utah Department of Health (UDOH).
That is a much higher rate of depression than the general population, where 19.3 percent live with a depressive order but don’t have asthma.
Brittany Guerra of the UDOH Asthma Program said poorly controlled asthma impacts individuals beyond the physical health effects of an asthma attack.....

Read more here: cachevalleydaily.com

Friday, June 17, 2016

'I need answers': Hither Green mum demands Mayor of London launch investigation into impact of pollution on asthma after daughter dies from severe attack

A Hither Green mum is calling for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to start an inquiry into the impact of pollution on child asthma after her nine-year-old daughter died from an extreme attack.
Rosamund Kissi-Debrah and her daughter Ella were living close to the busy south circular road when she suddenly developed severe asthma three months before her seventh birthday.

Read more here: thisislocallondon.co.uk

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BLEACH CAN CAUSE ASTHMA, LUNG, AND HEART PROBLEMS: USE THIS SAFE AND NATURAL RECIPE INSTEAD

The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) recorded many exposures to household cleaning products that were serious enough to require hospitalization and physician care.  The largest number of hospital occurrences in 1993 were from exposure to cleaning products such as drain cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, bleach and detergents.....

Read more here: naturalmedicinebox.net

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Dedicated Asthma Program Can Improve Treatment in Kids, Teens at Routine Healthcare Visits

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) reported that a groundbreaking primary care-based program for asthma patients, called Pediatric Preventive Asthma Care Program, could improve the identification of mistreated asthma among children and improve treatment plans, compared to routine care provided during office visits.....

Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Sitting Half Spinal Twist) To Relieve Asthma

Asthma is, as you all know, a chronic disease which directly affects your airways. The main task of your airways is, it's a tube which carries the air in and out of your lungs. In case of asthma, these tubes become sore and swollen. Things become worse when asthma keeps increasing and you start getting allergic to a few things.....

Read more here: boldsky.com

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Brazilian, World Record Holder Etiene Medeiros Tests Positive for Asthma Drug

GloboEsporte.com is reporting that 2016 Brazilian Olympic Team member and World Record holder Etiene Medeiros has failed a doping test. She tested positive in a sample taken on May 8th during an unannounced out-of-competition test. Best Swim is reporting that the test was for the substance fenoterol, used to treat asthma, and both her “A” and “B”samples returned positive.....

Read more here: swimswam.com

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Researchers develop low-power wearable system to aid asthma patients

Researchers at the National Science Foundation’s Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University have developed a low-power wearable system that will help predict and prevent asthma attacks.....

Read more here: wearabletechnology-news.com

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows ‘mismatch’ between doctors’ instructions, parents’ understanding

Boston – A Harvard Medical School study of parents whose children have asthma shows roughly half do not know which type of asthma-control medication their child is taking and how often it should be used.
The researchers surveyed the parents and health care providers of 740 children with probable persistent asthma – defined as having asthma and using one or more controller medications.....

Read more here: safetyandhealthmagazine.com

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The Truth About Yoga For Children With Asthma With Specific Exercises to Help Relieve Symptoms – Beth Cosi

Yoga has tremendous benefits for children with asthma. This article will itemize some of those benefits as well as provide specific exercises which children with asthma can perform to reap these benefits.....

Read more here: bethcosi.com

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Asthma vs. COPD: Differences in symptoms, causes, and treatment options

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are both respiratory conditions that are chronic and affect a person’s breathing. With many shared similarities, the two can easily be misdiagnosed for one another and that is why testing is so important to determine the exact diagnosis.
According to a presentation given at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting, nearly 50 percent of older adults with an obstructive airway disease have overlapping characteristics of COPD and asthma.....

Read more here: belmarrahealth.com

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Shameless clubber posed as 'Good Samaritan' for woman having asthma attack - then stole purse

A shameless thief posed as a Good Samaritan as a woman suffered an asthma attack, then stole her purse.
Victim Fiona Birrell has slammed the ‘incredibly selfish’ crook, who then took advantage of her as she struggled to breathe outside a nightclub in the early hours of the morning.....

Read more here: mirror.co.uk

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Asthma Remedy for Natural Treatment

Asthma can be described as a chronic sickness that causes airways within the lungs to become irritated and inflamed creating it difficult to breathe. Symptoms of this ailment include coughing, unhealthy and shortness of breath. There are many harmful chemical substances inside the oxygen in a residence that may irritate your respiratory disorder.....

Read more here: news24media.com

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Camp WonderKids Offers Fun with Education for Kids with Asthma

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (6/13/15) — The campers of Camp WonderKids paused for a lunch break after a busy morning of swimming and games Thursday afternoon.
Director of Madisonville Community College’s occupational therapy assistant program Kim Qualls said MCC Occupational Therapy Assistant students work together with respiratory therapy students at the week-long camp.....

Read more here: surfky.com

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Monday, June 13, 2016

Five steps for managing asthma

Asthma is a disease that if left untreated can have serious consequences. But if you’re like most people with the disease, you have the power to take control of it and live a normal and active life. See how:
1. Form a partnership with your doctor.....

Read more here: healthtips25.com

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How to treat asthma in the early stages

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common diseases.To cure it completely is difficult, even if the diagnosis of the disease in the early stages of development.
Guide
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bronchial asthma is a disease in which the airways adjacent to the lungs constrict, and a change in their sensitivity.This is the result of inflammation and edema of the bronchial tubes.Normal breathing is disturbed person because of the accumulation of thick mucus in the bronchi.....

Read more here: medadv.info

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Well Being: Thriving, even with asthma

About 300 million people around the globe are afflicted by asthma. Those who have the condition, however, are frequently unable to manage it, suffering attacks for years–or even decades–after developing asthma, even though effective medications are widely available.....

Read more here: thejakartapost.com

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Relationship between diet and asthma in children and adolescents

The Mediterranean diet may be important to avoid or reduce the frequency of allergies and asthma in children. This statement is a hypothesis Murciano Health Research Institute, which has been granted a scholarship for a study of the frequency of asthma from the stage of newborn to 7 years.
This same research group has conducted a preliminary study which confirmed that the incidence of asthma was 27% higher among children who were abusing Cartagena fast food over other carrying a healthier diet. Among adolescents, the increased incidence of asthma came to 39%.....

Read more here: topdoctors.es

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‘People with asthma sleep less, watch more TV’

NEW DELHI: People with asthma sleep less, watch more television and are less active in comparison to people with no respiratory disease, found a small study done at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute and Lady Hardinge Medical College.
On average, asthmatics watch TV daily for almost two hours as compared to 1.5 hours for non-asthmatics.....

Read more here: hindustantimes.com

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Could Bronchial Thermoplasty Relieve Your Severe Asthma Symptoms?

Patients with severe asthma, which is a chronic inflammatory disease, may suffer from reduced quality of life and may sometimes need emergency care for asthma attacks. Asthma symptoms can inhibit a person’s work productivity, exercise capacity, and enjoyment of leisure activities. There are medications available to manage asthma symptoms. Unfortunately, these drugs may not work well for all patients.....

Read more here: lawnwoodmedblog.com