Living With Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung condition and approximately one in every eleven people in the UK is living with asthma. It is a chronic condition that affects the airways and the ability to be able to breathe properly.
I have lived with asthma my entire life. I can go months without an attack, but I can also go weeks of needing my inhaler on a daily basis.
Living with asthma means I have had to learn to be aware of what may trigger an attack. I know that a sudden change in temperature, like going into a warm building after being outside in the cold can trigger an attack.....
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Live Attenuated Flu Vaccine Is Safe for Kids with Asthma, Study Finds
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has warned physicians not to use live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) on children with asthma.
Reporting at IDWeek 2016 in New Orleans, LA, Nicola Klein, MD, PhD, of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center in Oakland, CA, and colleagues found that is likely not a necessary precaution.
They looked at whether the live vaccine caused more problems in children with asthma than inactivated vaccine.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
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Vitamin D Can Reduce Asthma Attacks
Adding a high-quality vitamin D supplement to standard asthma medications can reduce the severity of asthma attacks.
A Cochrane Review of seven randomized trials involving more than 1,000 children and adults found that vitamin D reduced attacks and symptoms in both children and adults.
Several studies have linked low blood levels of vitamin D to an increased risk of asthma attacks in children and adults with asthma.....
Read more here: newsmax.com
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
Don't Let Allergy and Asthma Triggers Ruin Your Child's Halloween
Common ingredients in candy and other treats could make the holiday dangerous for many kids
Halloween can be a frightful time of year for children with asthma and allergies. Candy and other treats are among the usual suspects, but costumes and makeup can also bring on allergy and asthma symptoms.
So be smart and consider these important tips from the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the Food and Drug Administration about how to help your little ghost or goblin stay wheeze- and sneeze-free on Halloween.....
Read more here: consumerreports.org
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Homicide Ruled In Death Of Teen Who Had Asthma Attack Running From Shooting
BACK OF THE YARDS — The death of a 16-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack after running from a fatal block party shooting was a homicide, according to authorities.
Jessica Williams witnessed the July 28 shooting just after midnight in the 800 block of West 50th Place, where about 100 people were partying in the street.
As bullets began flying, Jessica, an incoming sophomore at Chicago Vocational Career Academy, tried to run away, but she suffered an asthma attack and collapsed nearby.....
Read more here: dnainfo.com
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Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
You might remember a time when kids with asthma were discouraged from playing sports and told to take it easy. That's no longer the case. Being active, working out, and playing sports not only help kids with asthma stay fit, maintain a healthy weight, and have fun but also can strengthen their breathing muscles and help the lungs work better.
For these reasons, your doctor may recommend exercise as part of your child's asthma treatment plan.....
Read more here: kidshealth.org
Common ingredients in candy and other treats could make the holiday dangerous for many kids
Halloween can be a frightful time of year for children with asthma and allergies. Candy and other treats are among the usual suspects, but costumes and makeup can also bring on allergy and asthma symptoms.
So be smart and consider these important tips from the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the Food and Drug Administration about how to help your little ghost or goblin stay wheeze- and sneeze-free on Halloween.....
Read more here: consumerreports.org
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Homicide Ruled In Death Of Teen Who Had Asthma Attack Running From Shooting
BACK OF THE YARDS — The death of a 16-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack after running from a fatal block party shooting was a homicide, according to authorities.
Jessica Williams witnessed the July 28 shooting just after midnight in the 800 block of West 50th Place, where about 100 people were partying in the street.
As bullets began flying, Jessica, an incoming sophomore at Chicago Vocational Career Academy, tried to run away, but she suffered an asthma attack and collapsed nearby.....
Read more here: dnainfo.com
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Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
You might remember a time when kids with asthma were discouraged from playing sports and told to take it easy. That's no longer the case. Being active, working out, and playing sports not only help kids with asthma stay fit, maintain a healthy weight, and have fun but also can strengthen their breathing muscles and help the lungs work better.
For these reasons, your doctor may recommend exercise as part of your child's asthma treatment plan.....
Read more here: kidshealth.org
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Asthma patients could stop wheezing thanks to worm spit
Protein secreted by hookworms helps block immune responses associated with asthma in mice
A bloodsucking parasitic worm that latches onto the lining of our gut doesn’t sound like a helpful organism. But a new study suggests that the spit from such a parasite could inspire treatments for inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
An international team of researchers report that a protein secreted by hookworms reduces inflammation in the lungs of asthmatic mice (Sci. Transl. Med. 2016, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf8807). The protein works not by suppressing the mouse’s entire immune system, but by regulating only certain immune cells involved in allergic responses. This feat suggests that the molecule could lead to relatively safe therapeutics.....
Read more here: cen.acs.org
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Add-On Tiotropium Respimat Helps Pre-School Kids With Persistent Asthma: Presented at AAP
SAN FRANCISCO -- October 265, 2016 -- New data presented here at the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition shows that once-daily tiotropium Respimat safely reduces flares in pre-school children with symptomatic persistent asthma when added to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), with or without further maintenance therapy.
The results from the phase 2/3 study in patients aged 1 to 5 years with a =6-month documented history of asthma at enrolment were reported by Mark Vandewalker, MD, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues.....
Read more here: firstwordpharma.com
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Is Yoga Effective for Treating Asthma?
Three hundred million people worldwide suffer from asthma, and unfortunately this number continues to rise. Pathophysiologically, asthma is a disease of the airways, but in reality the effects of asthma extend far beyond the lungs and negatively affect quality of life.
It is biologically plausible that the ancient Indian practice of yoga could offer some relief for the physical and psychological effects of asthma. It is oversimplistic to refer to yoga as a single entity, given that there are more than 40 different types of yoga.....
Read more here: ahcmedia.com
Protein secreted by hookworms helps block immune responses associated with asthma in mice
A bloodsucking parasitic worm that latches onto the lining of our gut doesn’t sound like a helpful organism. But a new study suggests that the spit from such a parasite could inspire treatments for inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
An international team of researchers report that a protein secreted by hookworms reduces inflammation in the lungs of asthmatic mice (Sci. Transl. Med. 2016, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf8807). The protein works not by suppressing the mouse’s entire immune system, but by regulating only certain immune cells involved in allergic responses. This feat suggests that the molecule could lead to relatively safe therapeutics.....
Read more here: cen.acs.org
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Add-On Tiotropium Respimat Helps Pre-School Kids With Persistent Asthma: Presented at AAP
SAN FRANCISCO -- October 265, 2016 -- New data presented here at the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition shows that once-daily tiotropium Respimat safely reduces flares in pre-school children with symptomatic persistent asthma when added to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), with or without further maintenance therapy.
The results from the phase 2/3 study in patients aged 1 to 5 years with a =6-month documented history of asthma at enrolment were reported by Mark Vandewalker, MD, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues.....
Read more here: firstwordpharma.com
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Is Yoga Effective for Treating Asthma?
Three hundred million people worldwide suffer from asthma, and unfortunately this number continues to rise. Pathophysiologically, asthma is a disease of the airways, but in reality the effects of asthma extend far beyond the lungs and negatively affect quality of life.
It is biologically plausible that the ancient Indian practice of yoga could offer some relief for the physical and psychological effects of asthma. It is oversimplistic to refer to yoga as a single entity, given that there are more than 40 different types of yoga.....
Read more here: ahcmedia.com
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
$2.66 million NIH award to Wayne State to improve asthma treatment outcomes in African Am
DETROIT – Older adolescents and young adults are at the highest risk for poor asthma management and health outcomes, but few studies have been published on this issue.
A team of Wayne State University researchers led by Karen MacDonell, Ph.D., assistant professor of family medicine and public health sciences at Wayne State's School of Medicine, recently received a $2.66 million award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to address research limitations on interventions and ultimately improve asthma management in racial minority populations, particularly minority adolescents and young adults.....
Read more here: scienmag.com
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Chilliwack man left in a coma after severe asthma attack
Lee-Ann Kaigle spent the last week as no mother should have to: watching over her adult son in a coma with tubes sticking out of him.
On Oct. 15, Mike Kaigle suffered a massive asthma attack, one so severe that his heart stopped three times and hospital staff had to bring him back to life.
His brain was deprived of oxygen for 15 minutes, according to Lee-Ann, and that left him on life support in a coma with uncertain brain damage.....
Read more here: chilliwacktimes.com
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Existing Data Has Researchers Optimistic about Reslizumab for Severe Asthma
Despite caveats, exceptions, and a need for more information, researchers are enthusiastic about reslizumab, a treatment for patients with uncontrolled asthma who have exhausted other possibilities. A review conducted by Diego Jose Maselli, MD, of the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and colleagues examined the data on reslizumab. The review was published in the Journal of Asthma and Allergy recently.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
DETROIT – Older adolescents and young adults are at the highest risk for poor asthma management and health outcomes, but few studies have been published on this issue.
A team of Wayne State University researchers led by Karen MacDonell, Ph.D., assistant professor of family medicine and public health sciences at Wayne State's School of Medicine, recently received a $2.66 million award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to address research limitations on interventions and ultimately improve asthma management in racial minority populations, particularly minority adolescents and young adults.....
Read more here: scienmag.com
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Chilliwack man left in a coma after severe asthma attack
Lee-Ann Kaigle spent the last week as no mother should have to: watching over her adult son in a coma with tubes sticking out of him.
On Oct. 15, Mike Kaigle suffered a massive asthma attack, one so severe that his heart stopped three times and hospital staff had to bring him back to life.
His brain was deprived of oxygen for 15 minutes, according to Lee-Ann, and that left him on life support in a coma with uncertain brain damage.....
Read more here: chilliwacktimes.com
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Existing Data Has Researchers Optimistic about Reslizumab for Severe Asthma
Despite caveats, exceptions, and a need for more information, researchers are enthusiastic about reslizumab, a treatment for patients with uncontrolled asthma who have exhausted other possibilities. A review conducted by Diego Jose Maselli, MD, of the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and colleagues examined the data on reslizumab. The review was published in the Journal of Asthma and Allergy recently.....
Read more here: hcplive.com
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Diagnostic Error in Asthma and COPD Patients
Studies suggesting anywhere from 30% to 50% of patients may be misdiagnosed with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) led to a $1.5 million grant to examine the impact of diagnostic error on patient outcomes and the use of spirometry testing in primary care.
Spirometry tests evaluate lung function by measuring how much and how fast a patient can push air out of their lungs. The test involves a patient taking a deep breath and exhaling as hard and as long as possible into the machine.....
Read more here: contemporaryclinic.pharmacytimes.com
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Diwali woes for asthma patients
Diwali is supposed to be a time of joy and celebrations for all. However it is the same time when pollution levels in the capital hits the peak, making it a dreadful experience for the citizens. According to experts, rise in the number of patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory disorders like COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), and allergic rhinitis shows a sharp upward trend during Diwali.....
Read more here: thehansindia.com
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The consumption of this food to help treat asthma
Honey: the use of honey, Honey wheat, especially the bold black and rich in antioxidants, is recommended for the treatment of coughs. A mixture of honey and a little warm water to effectively add to the excretion of phlegm. Also, drinking a combination of honey with a spoonful of jam outside for the fourth Cup of tea is also useful.....
Read more here: everywhereinfo.com
Studies suggesting anywhere from 30% to 50% of patients may be misdiagnosed with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) led to a $1.5 million grant to examine the impact of diagnostic error on patient outcomes and the use of spirometry testing in primary care.
Spirometry tests evaluate lung function by measuring how much and how fast a patient can push air out of their lungs. The test involves a patient taking a deep breath and exhaling as hard and as long as possible into the machine.....
Read more here: contemporaryclinic.pharmacytimes.com
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Diwali woes for asthma patients
Diwali is supposed to be a time of joy and celebrations for all. However it is the same time when pollution levels in the capital hits the peak, making it a dreadful experience for the citizens. According to experts, rise in the number of patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory disorders like COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), and allergic rhinitis shows a sharp upward trend during Diwali.....
Read more here: thehansindia.com
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The consumption of this food to help treat asthma
Honey: the use of honey, Honey wheat, especially the bold black and rich in antioxidants, is recommended for the treatment of coughs. A mixture of honey and a little warm water to effectively add to the excretion of phlegm. Also, drinking a combination of honey with a spoonful of jam outside for the fourth Cup of tea is also useful.....
Read more here: everywhereinfo.com
Monday, October 24, 2016
Minimizing the frequency of your asthma attacks
As we become more industrialized, there is increased air pollution. This along with other factors has led to an increase in cases of asthma worldwide.
The 2014 global asthma report estimated that 334 million people have asthma. In 2011 it was estimated that 235 million people have asthma. One in 12 people (about 25 million, or 8% of the U.S. population) had asthma in 2009, compared with 1 in 14 (about 20 million, or 7%) in 2001. More than half (53%) of people with asthma had an asthma attack in 2008.....
Read more here: kaieteurnewsonline.com
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Kids and Salt: Can High-Salt Foods Increase the Risk of Asthma?
Do your kids too much salt? If they’re like most children, they probably eagerly reach for high-salt foods like potato chips, pretzels, crackers and other sodium-rich snacks. Too much salt isn’t good for anyone, but too many salty snack foods could be particularly problematic for children who have asthma.
According to a new study published in the American Dietetic Association, high-salt foods and snacks are linked to lung changes that trigger asthma symptoms.....
Read more here: edubloxsa.co.za
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How to Get Rid of Asthma - Top 10 Natural Home Remedies
The valuation is done in relation to asthma that around 300 million of population in the world is suffering from asthma and from these statistics, virtually 10 percent is coming from India. In India, about 25 % people go through allergies and 5 percent is that ratio of allergies which can expedite asthma.Asthma is a typical long term case that incites the problems like wheezing sound, cough, short breaths and stiffness of the chest.....
Read more here: articlecube.com
As we become more industrialized, there is increased air pollution. This along with other factors has led to an increase in cases of asthma worldwide.
The 2014 global asthma report estimated that 334 million people have asthma. In 2011 it was estimated that 235 million people have asthma. One in 12 people (about 25 million, or 8% of the U.S. population) had asthma in 2009, compared with 1 in 14 (about 20 million, or 7%) in 2001. More than half (53%) of people with asthma had an asthma attack in 2008.....
Read more here: kaieteurnewsonline.com
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Kids and Salt: Can High-Salt Foods Increase the Risk of Asthma?
Do your kids too much salt? If they’re like most children, they probably eagerly reach for high-salt foods like potato chips, pretzels, crackers and other sodium-rich snacks. Too much salt isn’t good for anyone, but too many salty snack foods could be particularly problematic for children who have asthma.
According to a new study published in the American Dietetic Association, high-salt foods and snacks are linked to lung changes that trigger asthma symptoms.....
Read more here: edubloxsa.co.za
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How to Get Rid of Asthma - Top 10 Natural Home Remedies
The valuation is done in relation to asthma that around 300 million of population in the world is suffering from asthma and from these statistics, virtually 10 percent is coming from India. In India, about 25 % people go through allergies and 5 percent is that ratio of allergies which can expedite asthma.Asthma is a typical long term case that incites the problems like wheezing sound, cough, short breaths and stiffness of the chest.....
Read more here: articlecube.com
Sunday, October 23, 2016
How to Treat Asthma Naturally
People who suffer from asthma find it hard to breathe because their airways are inflamed. This happens because the ducts that provide air to the body narrow due to an external stimulus that may be an allergy, a cold or a more serious condition. In this OneHowTo article we'll tell you how to treat asthma naturally. We will talk about home remedies as well as some medical treatments that can help you to breathe more easily.....
Read more here: health.onehowto.com
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Children exposed to early advesrity have increased risk of asthma, infection
New Delhi, Oct 22: A recent study has found that any adverse event or household dysfunction in childhood may affect a child's health and weight for a short-term.
As per the study, the children exposed to early adversity have increased risk of asthma, infection, somatic complaints, and sleep disruption.....
Read more here: indiasamvad.co.in
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Carmel named one of the best cities to raise a child with asthma
CARMEL, Ind. -- The city of Carmel has been named one of the 20 best cities to raise a child with asthma.
The Alen Corporation released their first annual list of asthma friendly cities this year.
Out of 20, Carmel was named the 13th best city to raise a child with asthma, noting that it's also listed as one of the safest cities to raise a child in the U.S. Carmel was also named #1 best place to live in 2012 by CNN Money Magazine.....
Read more here: theindychannel.com
People who suffer from asthma find it hard to breathe because their airways are inflamed. This happens because the ducts that provide air to the body narrow due to an external stimulus that may be an allergy, a cold or a more serious condition. In this OneHowTo article we'll tell you how to treat asthma naturally. We will talk about home remedies as well as some medical treatments that can help you to breathe more easily.....
Read more here: health.onehowto.com
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Children exposed to early advesrity have increased risk of asthma, infection
New Delhi, Oct 22: A recent study has found that any adverse event or household dysfunction in childhood may affect a child's health and weight for a short-term.
As per the study, the children exposed to early adversity have increased risk of asthma, infection, somatic complaints, and sleep disruption.....
Read more here: indiasamvad.co.in
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Carmel named one of the best cities to raise a child with asthma
CARMEL, Ind. -- The city of Carmel has been named one of the 20 best cities to raise a child with asthma.
The Alen Corporation released their first annual list of asthma friendly cities this year.
Out of 20, Carmel was named the 13th best city to raise a child with asthma, noting that it's also listed as one of the safest cities to raise a child in the U.S. Carmel was also named #1 best place to live in 2012 by CNN Money Magazine.....
Read more here: theindychannel.com
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