Spray Foam and Asthma Prevention
In response to the American Lung Association (ALA) recently linking asthma to air quality and particle pollution, the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), the educational and technical voice to the spray foam industry, encouraged contractors and builders to help in the prevention of asthma and asthma related attacks through the use of responsible building materials in homes and commercial buildings, according to a press release.
With an estimated 26 million Americans affected by asthma – and its proven direct link to air quality – the SPFA works to increase awareness about ways to reduce its occurrence through the use of quality materials in the construction and building industry.....
Read more here: intechequipment.com
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Scientists solve structure of cold virus linked to childhood asthma
The atomic structure of an elusive cold virus linked to severe asthma and respiratory infections in children has been solved by a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Purdue University.
The findings are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and provide the foundation for future antiviral drug and vaccine development against the virus, rhinovirus C.....
Read more here: phys.org
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Asthma sufferers: Myotherapy is ridiculously effective
Old-school bodyworkers.
When I studied Myotherapy at university I was studying musculoskeletal pain. You know, complaints that we know muscles and joints can cause like headache, back pain and tennis elbow.
In my early years of working I had some older patients who described to me how these old-school bodyworkers used to treat their asthma, infertility, period pain, reflux and so on. These old quacks were skilled at muscle and tendon manipulation. Same kind of game as me, they said.....
Read more here: kingmyotherapy.com
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Friday, July 15, 2016
Scientists solve structure of cold pathogen related to childhood asthma
The atomic structure of an fugitive cold pathogen related to serious asthma and respiratory infections in children has been solved by a organisation of researchers during a University of Wisconsin–Madison and Purdue University.
The commentary are published this week in a Proceedings of a National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and yield a substructure for destiny antiviral drug and vaccine growth opposite a virus, rhinovirus C.....
Read more here: fitnwealthy.info
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Top 5 Natural Asthma Remedies
Most people do not even realize that asthma can be life-threatening. Despite the fact that there are more conventional treatments available than ever before, the death rate from asthma has more than doubled since 1980. Now more than ever asthma sufferers are turning to natural asthma remedies for asthma relief.
Natural asthma remedies are a safe and effective way to get relief from your asthma symptoms such as tightness or pain in your chest, wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. Natural asthma remedies have been used for years for treating asthma.....
Read more here: healthcareplaza.net
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Child asthma hospitalizations drop as Calif.’s air improves
PALO ALTO, California — Asthma-related child hospitalizations in California dropped by one-third, from 16 to 11 percent between 2001-2014, a period that also showed improvements in air quality, according the most recent data now available on Kidsdata.
During the same time period, the number of days with ozone levels that exceeded regulatory standards in California dropped by 60 percent and the levels of Particulate Matter Concentration fell by 23 percent.....
Read more here: globalnation.inquirer.net
The atomic structure of an fugitive cold pathogen related to serious asthma and respiratory infections in children has been solved by a organisation of researchers during a University of Wisconsin–Madison and Purdue University.
The commentary are published this week in a Proceedings of a National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and yield a substructure for destiny antiviral drug and vaccine growth opposite a virus, rhinovirus C.....
Read more here: fitnwealthy.info
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Top 5 Natural Asthma Remedies
Most people do not even realize that asthma can be life-threatening. Despite the fact that there are more conventional treatments available than ever before, the death rate from asthma has more than doubled since 1980. Now more than ever asthma sufferers are turning to natural asthma remedies for asthma relief.
Natural asthma remedies are a safe and effective way to get relief from your asthma symptoms such as tightness or pain in your chest, wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. Natural asthma remedies have been used for years for treating asthma.....
Read more here: healthcareplaza.net
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Child asthma hospitalizations drop as Calif.’s air improves
PALO ALTO, California — Asthma-related child hospitalizations in California dropped by one-third, from 16 to 11 percent between 2001-2014, a period that also showed improvements in air quality, according the most recent data now available on Kidsdata.
During the same time period, the number of days with ozone levels that exceeded regulatory standards in California dropped by 60 percent and the levels of Particulate Matter Concentration fell by 23 percent.....
Read more here: globalnation.inquirer.net
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Asthma deaths in England and Wales hit highest peak in 10 years
Asthma deaths in England and Wales have hit their highest peak for 10 years, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.
The annual death rate statistics show that 1,302 asthma deaths were recorded last year, a 17 per cent increase since 2014.
The figures are presented by sex, age and area of residence and show that women aged 65 or over make up nearly 56 per cent of all asthma deaths registered in 2015 according to the charity Asthma UK, which analysed the figures.....
Read more here: inews.co.uk
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This Mobile Game Helps Children Prevent Asthma Attacks
Imagine your chest tightening as you struggle for for breath. There’s no cure for it, and it will most likely be a hindrance to your day-to-day life.
This feeling is familiar to the 300 million people worldwide who suffer from asthma. In the US alone, one in 14 people has asthma, and ten of them die from asthma every day .
For children, relying on symptoms to determine whether an asthma attack is about to happen is particularly difficult. Not only is it harder for them to articulate their discomfort, it’s less likely that they will be able to attribute it to asthmatic symptoms.....
Read more here: huffingtonpost.com
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Have Asthma? Do Yoga
Asthma can be a real struggle, especially for those who live in polluted or dusty areas. Getting outside for some exercise can be a nightmare. Should you shut yourself inside, safe with a steady heartbeat and filtered air? That doesn’t seem very healthy either. Luckily, slight relief might lie in the common meditative exercise we all know and love—yoga.....
Read more here: care2.com
Asthma deaths in England and Wales have hit their highest peak for 10 years, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.
The annual death rate statistics show that 1,302 asthma deaths were recorded last year, a 17 per cent increase since 2014.
The figures are presented by sex, age and area of residence and show that women aged 65 or over make up nearly 56 per cent of all asthma deaths registered in 2015 according to the charity Asthma UK, which analysed the figures.....
Read more here: inews.co.uk
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This Mobile Game Helps Children Prevent Asthma Attacks
Imagine your chest tightening as you struggle for for breath. There’s no cure for it, and it will most likely be a hindrance to your day-to-day life.
This feeling is familiar to the 300 million people worldwide who suffer from asthma. In the US alone, one in 14 people has asthma, and ten of them die from asthma every day .
For children, relying on symptoms to determine whether an asthma attack is about to happen is particularly difficult. Not only is it harder for them to articulate their discomfort, it’s less likely that they will be able to attribute it to asthmatic symptoms.....
Read more here: huffingtonpost.com
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Have Asthma? Do Yoga
Asthma can be a real struggle, especially for those who live in polluted or dusty areas. Getting outside for some exercise can be a nightmare. Should you shut yourself inside, safe with a steady heartbeat and filtered air? That doesn’t seem very healthy either. Luckily, slight relief might lie in the common meditative exercise we all know and love—yoga.....
Read more here: care2.com
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The surprising ties between poverty, gentrification and asthma
There’s a map that simultaneously illustrates Seattle’s rich/poor divide, and shows how quality of life can differ in unexpected and dramatic ways across that divide. It focuses on adult hospitalization rates for asthma, organized by zip code.
The map is part of Seattle 2035 —the proposed update to Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan that guides the city’s development — and the disparities it illustrates across the city are striking. Adults living south of Denny Street have rates of asthma hospitalization nearly four times higher than that of people living north of Denny.....
Read more here: crosscut.com
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5 Asthma Symptoms You Don’t Think About
When I was first diagnosed with asthma, it was hard to get a doctor to answer my questions. I had dozens of them, all regarding my treatment, my triggers, and some asthma symptoms that were worrying me. But it seemed like the second my doctor heard the tell tale wheeze rattling around my chest, that was it. Here’s an inhaler, avoid irritants, and off you go.....
Read more here: literallydarling.com
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FDA Approves Xolair for Allergic Pediatric Asthma
Genentech recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xolair (omalizumab) for the treatment of persistent allergic asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years old. Xolair therapy was already approved for children aged 12 years-old or older.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
There’s a map that simultaneously illustrates Seattle’s rich/poor divide, and shows how quality of life can differ in unexpected and dramatic ways across that divide. It focuses on adult hospitalization rates for asthma, organized by zip code.
The map is part of Seattle 2035 —the proposed update to Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan that guides the city’s development — and the disparities it illustrates across the city are striking. Adults living south of Denny Street have rates of asthma hospitalization nearly four times higher than that of people living north of Denny.....
Read more here: crosscut.com
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5 Asthma Symptoms You Don’t Think About
When I was first diagnosed with asthma, it was hard to get a doctor to answer my questions. I had dozens of them, all regarding my treatment, my triggers, and some asthma symptoms that were worrying me. But it seemed like the second my doctor heard the tell tale wheeze rattling around my chest, that was it. Here’s an inhaler, avoid irritants, and off you go.....
Read more here: literallydarling.com
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FDA Approves Xolair for Allergic Pediatric Asthma
Genentech recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xolair (omalizumab) for the treatment of persistent allergic asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years old. Xolair therapy was already approved for children aged 12 years-old or older.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Asthma of the food pipe is on the rise
ST. LOUIS, MO (STLMoms) - Comedian Sarah Silverman has said she's lucky to be alive. But there's nothing funny about her condition commonly called asthma of the food pipe, an allergic inflammatory condition of the esophagus. Dr. Amana Nasir, from Mercy Kids GI is here to explain the condition.....
Read more here: fox2now.com
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FDA expands use of Novartis/Genentech’s asthma drug
US regulators have approved an expanded age range for Novartis/Genentech's Xolair, giving younger children with moderate to severe persistent asthma a new option to help control their disease.
Xolair (omalizumab) was first approved in 2003 to treat adults and children 12 years of age and older with moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma not controlled by inhaled steroids, and the following year for chronic hives in patients failing to respond to H1-antihistamine treatment.....
Read more here: pharmatimes.com
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Asthma Control Is Poor or Worse in Most Patients with Adult-Onset Disease 12 Years after Diagnosis
The long-term prognosis of adult-onset asthma has remained unclear because of a lack of follow-up studies that included smokers. To clarify the prognosis of adult-onset asthma and the factors associated with this prognosis, the Seinäjoki Adult-onset Asthma Study (SAAS), a 12-year, Finnish single-center follow-up study, enrolled 203 patients with new-onset asthma diagnosed during adulthood and treated in primary and specialty care. Results of this study were recently reported in Respiratory Medicine.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
ST. LOUIS, MO (STLMoms) - Comedian Sarah Silverman has said she's lucky to be alive. But there's nothing funny about her condition commonly called asthma of the food pipe, an allergic inflammatory condition of the esophagus. Dr. Amana Nasir, from Mercy Kids GI is here to explain the condition.....
Read more here: fox2now.com
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FDA expands use of Novartis/Genentech’s asthma drug
US regulators have approved an expanded age range for Novartis/Genentech's Xolair, giving younger children with moderate to severe persistent asthma a new option to help control their disease.
Xolair (omalizumab) was first approved in 2003 to treat adults and children 12 years of age and older with moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma not controlled by inhaled steroids, and the following year for chronic hives in patients failing to respond to H1-antihistamine treatment.....
Read more here: pharmatimes.com
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Asthma Control Is Poor or Worse in Most Patients with Adult-Onset Disease 12 Years after Diagnosis
The long-term prognosis of adult-onset asthma has remained unclear because of a lack of follow-up studies that included smokers. To clarify the prognosis of adult-onset asthma and the factors associated with this prognosis, the Seinäjoki Adult-onset Asthma Study (SAAS), a 12-year, Finnish single-center follow-up study, enrolled 203 patients with new-onset asthma diagnosed during adulthood and treated in primary and specialty care. Results of this study were recently reported in Respiratory Medicine.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
Monday, July 11, 2016
Increase in Childhood and Adult Asthma Linked to London’s 1952 Great Smog
London’s Great Smog of 1952 resulted in thousands of premature deaths and even more people becoming ill. The five December days the smog lasted may have also resulted in thousands more cases of childhood and adult asthma. Researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the University of California, San Diego and University of Massachusetts studied how London’s Great Smog affected early childhood health and the long-term health consequences. Findings are published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The results, based on health data from the 1940s and 50s, showed that the Great Smog event of 1952 likely still affects some people’s health more than 60 years later.....
Read more here: mailman.columbia.edu
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Asthma Program With Focused Guidelines Improves Primary Care by 60%
A recent study showed that a certain set of primary care-based asthma guidelines, established in 2007, helps to improve persistent asthma in children by 60 percent, compared to routine care.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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American Lung Association Seeks Standard of Care for Asthma
The American Lung Association is encouraging more careful adherence to asthma treatment guidelines after data found that patients on Medicaid often don't receive evidence-based care.
Research shows that guideline-based care results in better patient outcomes. An estimated 24 million people in the U.S. have asthma, which is incurable but manageable through appropriate treatment.....
Read more here: nursing.advanceweb.com
London’s Great Smog of 1952 resulted in thousands of premature deaths and even more people becoming ill. The five December days the smog lasted may have also resulted in thousands more cases of childhood and adult asthma. Researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the University of California, San Diego and University of Massachusetts studied how London’s Great Smog affected early childhood health and the long-term health consequences. Findings are published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The results, based on health data from the 1940s and 50s, showed that the Great Smog event of 1952 likely still affects some people’s health more than 60 years later.....
Read more here: mailman.columbia.edu
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Asthma Program With Focused Guidelines Improves Primary Care by 60%
A recent study showed that a certain set of primary care-based asthma guidelines, established in 2007, helps to improve persistent asthma in children by 60 percent, compared to routine care.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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American Lung Association Seeks Standard of Care for Asthma
The American Lung Association is encouraging more careful adherence to asthma treatment guidelines after data found that patients on Medicaid often don't receive evidence-based care.
Research shows that guideline-based care results in better patient outcomes. An estimated 24 million people in the U.S. have asthma, which is incurable but manageable through appropriate treatment.....
Read more here: nursing.advanceweb.com
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