'It was just the two of us': Boy dies in mum's arms after suffering massive asthma attack
Instead of watching her son Ethan open gifts, Taranaki mother Rachel Kowalewski spent Christmas planning his funeral.
The cheeky 10-year-old boy suffered a massive asthma attack in Hawera on December 18 and died in her arms two days later in Starship Hospital in Auckland.
"There was nothing anybody could do," she said. "We'd been gardening all day. It was about 8pm. He needed his inhaler, so I gave it to him, and sent him to have a quick shower, but he came out again really fast, his feet were still dirty".....
Read more here: stuff.co.nz
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Use LTRA tablets over combination therapy to control asthma, says NICE
GP asthma patients struggling to control their symptoms should be given LTRA tablets over combination inhaler therapy to help save the NHS 'millions' a year, according to NICE draft guidance.
GPs should prescribe LTRA (leukotriene receptor antagonist) tablets to patients earlier than they do in current practice, the guidance says.
NICE's latest draft guideline on managing asthma, now up for consultation, recommends that patients newly diagnosed with asthma should be prescribed a short-acting beta2 agonist (SABA) as reliever therapy to use whenever they experience symptoms.....
Read more here: gponline.com
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How many people have an asthma action plan?
Many people with asthma do not have a current written asthma action plan although it is recommended in national guidelines.
A written asthma action plan, prepared for patients with asthma by a health care professional, can help people with asthma to manage their condition and reduce the severity of acute asthma flare-ups.....
Read more here: aihw.gov.au
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Friday, December 30, 2016
Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids
Studies of fish oil and health are like studies about coffee — there's plenty of contradictory information out there.
With that in mind, here's the latest turn: A Danish study finds that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of asthma in their children.
"I would say that the finding that the effect was there was maybe not the surprise, because there have been indications," says the study's lead researcher, Dr. Hans Bisgaard, of the University of Copenhagen. "But the magnitude was very surprising to us".....
Read more here: npr.org
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Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce asthma risk in children
Study finds omega-3 fatty acids taken during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma.
WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers have found taking certain omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy reduces the risk of the child developing asthma by nearly one-third.
The study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, or COPSAC, and the University of Waterloo, found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced the risk of their child developing the disease by 31 percent.....
Read more here: upi.com
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CDC: Millions of U.S. workers have occupational asthma
Atlanta – As many as 2.7 million U.S. workers may have asthma caused or aggravated by workplace conditions, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers examined data on nearly 209,000 adults in 21 states from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey. Of the 108,000 who had worked in the year before the interview, 7.7 percent had asthma. Prevalence of current asthma was highest in health care support jobs (12.4 percent) and the health care and social assistance industry (10.7 percent).
Workplace exposures that contribute to asthma include dust and other allergens, as well as secondhand smoke.....
Read more here: safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Studies of fish oil and health are like studies about coffee — there's plenty of contradictory information out there.
With that in mind, here's the latest turn: A Danish study finds that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of asthma in their children.
"I would say that the finding that the effect was there was maybe not the surprise, because there have been indications," says the study's lead researcher, Dr. Hans Bisgaard, of the University of Copenhagen. "But the magnitude was very surprising to us".....
Read more here: npr.org
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Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce asthma risk in children
Study finds omega-3 fatty acids taken during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma.
WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers have found taking certain omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy reduces the risk of the child developing asthma by nearly one-third.
The study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, or COPSAC, and the University of Waterloo, found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced the risk of their child developing the disease by 31 percent.....
Read more here: upi.com
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CDC: Millions of U.S. workers have occupational asthma
Atlanta – As many as 2.7 million U.S. workers may have asthma caused or aggravated by workplace conditions, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers examined data on nearly 209,000 adults in 21 states from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey. Of the 108,000 who had worked in the year before the interview, 7.7 percent had asthma. Prevalence of current asthma was highest in health care support jobs (12.4 percent) and the health care and social assistance industry (10.7 percent).
Workplace exposures that contribute to asthma include dust and other allergens, as well as secondhand smoke.....
Read more here: safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Which area of Notts has the most asthma sufferers?
Parts of Notts have a big breathing problem - with some of the highest rates of asthma out of anywhere in the whole country.
Figures from NHS Digital reveal that around 6.9 per cent of people registered to GPs in the Nottingham North and East clinical commissioning group (CCG) area suffer from asthma.
It's one of the highest rates in England - across the country, closer to 5.9 per cent of people are dealing with the lung condition.
The number of people dealing with asthma in Nottingham North and East has gone up by around 100 sufferers, with 10,319 people in the area now with the condition.....
Read more here: nottinghampost.com
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NICE backs drug over inhalers as step-up treatment for poorly controlled asthma
Asthma patients should in future be prescribed a leukotriene receptor antagonist as an intermediate step-up between a preventer inhaler and a combination inhaler, if their condition is poorly controlled.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued draft guidelines that recommend a major change in current practice for treating asthma patients that it claims could save millions of pounds.....
Read more here: nursingtimes.net
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RAD: Reactive Airways Disease or Really Asthma Disease?
The Problem
A resident presenting on rounds introduces her patient as “a 15-month-old with RAD. He’s had 2 days of wheezing, and we started albuterol and steroids.” A presentation like this is frequently heard on pediatric units despite the vagueness of the term “reactive airways disease,” commonly referred to as “RAD.” The term is often used as a substitute for asthma in young children on asthma medications when pediatricians are reticent to use the “A word.” Yet RAD has no accepted definition and does not add any specificity to the medical vocabulary. The reluctance to use the term “asthma” in a patient in whom asthma medications are being administered, no matter the age, is perplexing. In a field whose terminology is extensive enough to constitute its own language, it is surprising that we have allowed such a term to slip into the medical lexicon.....
Read more here: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Parts of Notts have a big breathing problem - with some of the highest rates of asthma out of anywhere in the whole country.
Figures from NHS Digital reveal that around 6.9 per cent of people registered to GPs in the Nottingham North and East clinical commissioning group (CCG) area suffer from asthma.
It's one of the highest rates in England - across the country, closer to 5.9 per cent of people are dealing with the lung condition.
The number of people dealing with asthma in Nottingham North and East has gone up by around 100 sufferers, with 10,319 people in the area now with the condition.....
Read more here: nottinghampost.com
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NICE backs drug over inhalers as step-up treatment for poorly controlled asthma
Asthma patients should in future be prescribed a leukotriene receptor antagonist as an intermediate step-up between a preventer inhaler and a combination inhaler, if their condition is poorly controlled.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued draft guidelines that recommend a major change in current practice for treating asthma patients that it claims could save millions of pounds.....
Read more here: nursingtimes.net
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RAD: Reactive Airways Disease or Really Asthma Disease?
The Problem
A resident presenting on rounds introduces her patient as “a 15-month-old with RAD. He’s had 2 days of wheezing, and we started albuterol and steroids.” A presentation like this is frequently heard on pediatric units despite the vagueness of the term “reactive airways disease,” commonly referred to as “RAD.” The term is often used as a substitute for asthma in young children on asthma medications when pediatricians are reticent to use the “A word.” Yet RAD has no accepted definition and does not add any specificity to the medical vocabulary. The reluctance to use the term “asthma” in a patient in whom asthma medications are being administered, no matter the age, is perplexing. In a field whose terminology is extensive enough to constitute its own language, it is surprising that we have allowed such a term to slip into the medical lexicon.....
Read more here: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
5 Tips to Manage Asthma at Home
Asthma is a condition where the airway passages in the lungs are narrowed causing breathing problems. Wheezing, coughing, feeling short of breath are some common symptoms of asthma. Asthma attack does not occur with a prior notification. An attack can occur anytime during the middle of the day or night, sometimes it is also triggered by environmental factors like pollution or allergens. Like said it is better to be cautious than sorry, Healers at Home, your favorite elite home health care services have curated best 5 tips to manage asthma at home:.....
Read more here: healersathome.com
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Winter Brings Extra Risk Of Asthma Attacks
The World Health Organization estimates that between 100 and 150 million people around the world have asthma, a reactive airway disease that can be set off by certain allergens and triggers.
One of those triggers is the cold winter air.
Dr. Sid Sivamurthy with the KU School of Medicine Wichita says that lingering respiratory infections are also a common reason for winter asthma attacks.....
Read more here: kmuw.org
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Asthma in Somerset: Parts of county have some of highest rates of asthma in the country
Parts of Somerset have a big breathing problem - with some of the highest rates of asthma out of anywhere in the whole country.
Figures from NHS Digital reveal that around 6.6 per cent of people registered to GPs in the North Somerset clinical commissioning group area suffer from asthma.
It's one of the highest rates in England - across the country, closer to 5.9 per cent of people are dealing with the lung condition.....
Read more here: somersetlive.co.uk
Asthma is a condition where the airway passages in the lungs are narrowed causing breathing problems. Wheezing, coughing, feeling short of breath are some common symptoms of asthma. Asthma attack does not occur with a prior notification. An attack can occur anytime during the middle of the day or night, sometimes it is also triggered by environmental factors like pollution or allergens. Like said it is better to be cautious than sorry, Healers at Home, your favorite elite home health care services have curated best 5 tips to manage asthma at home:.....
Read more here: healersathome.com
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Winter Brings Extra Risk Of Asthma Attacks
The World Health Organization estimates that between 100 and 150 million people around the world have asthma, a reactive airway disease that can be set off by certain allergens and triggers.
One of those triggers is the cold winter air.
Dr. Sid Sivamurthy with the KU School of Medicine Wichita says that lingering respiratory infections are also a common reason for winter asthma attacks.....
Read more here: kmuw.org
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Asthma in Somerset: Parts of county have some of highest rates of asthma in the country
Parts of Somerset have a big breathing problem - with some of the highest rates of asthma out of anywhere in the whole country.
Figures from NHS Digital reveal that around 6.6 per cent of people registered to GPs in the North Somerset clinical commissioning group area suffer from asthma.
It's one of the highest rates in England - across the country, closer to 5.9 per cent of people are dealing with the lung condition.....
Read more here: somersetlive.co.uk
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Diet rich in processed meat 'may worsen asthma symptoms'
"Regularly indulging in a bacon sandwich doubles the risk of an asthma attack," is the needlessly alarming headline in The Sun.
A French study suggests eating four or more portions of processed (cured) meats a week may worsen symptoms like wheezing – but this does not amount to an asthma attack.
An asthma attack is a debilitating and sudden loss of normal lung function that may require emergency treatment.
The study of just under 1,000 French adults (42% with asthma) found evidence eating sausage, ham or dried sausage four times a week worsened asthma symptoms.....
Read more here: nhs.uk
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Shining the Light on Parity and Disparity in Childhood Asthma Care
We grew up in an area of the United States with racial inequality, where white and black persons experience disparate opportunities for community inclusion, education, employment, wealth, and wellbeing. As general pediatricians, we felt it was our duty to decrease the impact of these disparities on the health of our patients. Unfortunately, we continue to witness differences by race in the survival, access to care, use of health services, and the development and control of chronic conditions in children. These racial disparities have been reported repeatedly in children throughout the United States for decades.....
Read more here: pediatrics.aappublications.org
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Breathing easy: Clinical tools can help assess asthma control in children
The bedrock of asthma management is the attainment and maintenance of optimal asthma control. Numerous studies have confirmed the inadequacy of asthma control in the U.S. Therefore, periodic appraisal and monitoring of asthma control using validated tools that can be used routinely in a clinical practice setting is paramount.
Knowledge of the properties, applications and relative value of the instruments described in a new AAP clinical report can help clinicians integrate standardized measures into ambulatory practice for delivery of high-quality, customized care.....
Read more here: aappublications.org
"Regularly indulging in a bacon sandwich doubles the risk of an asthma attack," is the needlessly alarming headline in The Sun.
A French study suggests eating four or more portions of processed (cured) meats a week may worsen symptoms like wheezing – but this does not amount to an asthma attack.
An asthma attack is a debilitating and sudden loss of normal lung function that may require emergency treatment.
The study of just under 1,000 French adults (42% with asthma) found evidence eating sausage, ham or dried sausage four times a week worsened asthma symptoms.....
Read more here: nhs.uk
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Shining the Light on Parity and Disparity in Childhood Asthma Care
We grew up in an area of the United States with racial inequality, where white and black persons experience disparate opportunities for community inclusion, education, employment, wealth, and wellbeing. As general pediatricians, we felt it was our duty to decrease the impact of these disparities on the health of our patients. Unfortunately, we continue to witness differences by race in the survival, access to care, use of health services, and the development and control of chronic conditions in children. These racial disparities have been reported repeatedly in children throughout the United States for decades.....
Read more here: pediatrics.aappublications.org
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Breathing easy: Clinical tools can help assess asthma control in children
The bedrock of asthma management is the attainment and maintenance of optimal asthma control. Numerous studies have confirmed the inadequacy of asthma control in the U.S. Therefore, periodic appraisal and monitoring of asthma control using validated tools that can be used routinely in a clinical practice setting is paramount.
Knowledge of the properties, applications and relative value of the instruments described in a new AAP clinical report can help clinicians integrate standardized measures into ambulatory practice for delivery of high-quality, customized care.....
Read more here: aappublications.org
Monday, December 26, 2016
Smoking & Asthma
Smoke from cigars, cigarettes and pipes harms your body in many ways, but it is especially harmful to the respiratory system.
What is the link between smoking and asthma?
Smoke from cigars, cigarettes and pipes harms your body in many ways, but it is especially harmful to the respiratory system. The airways in a person with asthma are very sensitive and can react to many things, or "triggers." Coming into contact with these triggers often produces asthma symptoms. Tobacco smoke is a powerful asthma trigger.....
Read more here: my.clevelandclinic.org
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Infection as an Asthma Trigger
When you have asthma, any infection – a cold, virus, flu – can affect the lungs, causing inflammation and bronchoconstriction (or airway narrowing). It is important to take measures to stay healthy and be aware of any lung symptoms, even mild, so that you avoid an asthma attack.
What symptoms suggest I have an infection?
Call your doctor if you experience any of the warning signs of an infection (listed below). Also call your doctor if you have any other symptoms that cause concern.....
Read more here: my.clevelandclinic.org
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Dealing with asthma in winter
For many people, asthma attacks may happen more often in the winter. Keeping your asthma under control may take a little more effort in the cold of winter, but these strategies should get you through the season without worsened symptoms.
Wash your hands: Washing your hands with soap and water is one of simplest and best ways to avoid spreading or catching colds and other viruses. Alcohol-based hand sanitisers also do the trick.....
Read more here: thedailystar.net
Smoke from cigars, cigarettes and pipes harms your body in many ways, but it is especially harmful to the respiratory system.
What is the link between smoking and asthma?
Smoke from cigars, cigarettes and pipes harms your body in many ways, but it is especially harmful to the respiratory system. The airways in a person with asthma are very sensitive and can react to many things, or "triggers." Coming into contact with these triggers often produces asthma symptoms. Tobacco smoke is a powerful asthma trigger.....
Read more here: my.clevelandclinic.org
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Infection as an Asthma Trigger
When you have asthma, any infection – a cold, virus, flu – can affect the lungs, causing inflammation and bronchoconstriction (or airway narrowing). It is important to take measures to stay healthy and be aware of any lung symptoms, even mild, so that you avoid an asthma attack.
What symptoms suggest I have an infection?
Call your doctor if you experience any of the warning signs of an infection (listed below). Also call your doctor if you have any other symptoms that cause concern.....
Read more here: my.clevelandclinic.org
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Dealing with asthma in winter
For many people, asthma attacks may happen more often in the winter. Keeping your asthma under control may take a little more effort in the cold of winter, but these strategies should get you through the season without worsened symptoms.
Wash your hands: Washing your hands with soap and water is one of simplest and best ways to avoid spreading or catching colds and other viruses. Alcohol-based hand sanitisers also do the trick.....
Read more here: thedailystar.net
Sunday, December 25, 2016
It’s not such a joyful season for Iowa’s asthma sufferers
About one in every 12 Iowans has asthma and winter can be the worst season for many sufferers, as simply breathing cold air can trigger an asthma attack. Being cooped up indoors can be difficult too, with exposure to triggers like pet dander and smoke.
Allergist Dr. David Slade offers tips on keeping your asthma symptoms in check.
“If at all possible, try not to use or be around things like wood-burning stoves, even kerosene heaters or fireplaces, just to avoid the strong odors or chemicals they that they produce,” Slade says. “It’s also important to avoid things like irritating sprays, hairspray, indoor air fresheners”.....
Read more here: radioiowa.com
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7 tips to avoid an asthma attack this Christmas
Christmas can be a tough time for people with asthma, as there are not only added stressors around, but also things which could trigger asthma attacks.
The following tips are given by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology to help get you or a family member through this potentially tricky time:
Read:Exercises you can safely do if you have asthma
1. Stock up on meds. Make sure you have the right medication (and a prescription if you need one) to see you through, as GPs and pharmacies may not be as accessible as they usually are. Make a note of holiday opening times.....
Read more here: health24.com
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Vitamin D supplements may lower asthma attacks
Islamabad-According to recent study by researchers, vitamin D supplements to standard treatment may reduce the risk of severe asthma attacks.
Lead author Prof Adrian Martineau and colleagues noted that previous studies have associated low vitamin D levels with greater risk of asthma attacks in people with the respiratory condition.
As such, researchers have increasingly investigated whether vitamin D supplementation might benefit asthma patients.....
Read more here: nation.com.pk
About one in every 12 Iowans has asthma and winter can be the worst season for many sufferers, as simply breathing cold air can trigger an asthma attack. Being cooped up indoors can be difficult too, with exposure to triggers like pet dander and smoke.
Allergist Dr. David Slade offers tips on keeping your asthma symptoms in check.
“If at all possible, try not to use or be around things like wood-burning stoves, even kerosene heaters or fireplaces, just to avoid the strong odors or chemicals they that they produce,” Slade says. “It’s also important to avoid things like irritating sprays, hairspray, indoor air fresheners”.....
Read more here: radioiowa.com
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7 tips to avoid an asthma attack this Christmas
Christmas can be a tough time for people with asthma, as there are not only added stressors around, but also things which could trigger asthma attacks.
The following tips are given by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology to help get you or a family member through this potentially tricky time:
Read:Exercises you can safely do if you have asthma
1. Stock up on meds. Make sure you have the right medication (and a prescription if you need one) to see you through, as GPs and pharmacies may not be as accessible as they usually are. Make a note of holiday opening times.....
Read more here: health24.com
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Vitamin D supplements may lower asthma attacks
Islamabad-According to recent study by researchers, vitamin D supplements to standard treatment may reduce the risk of severe asthma attacks.
Lead author Prof Adrian Martineau and colleagues noted that previous studies have associated low vitamin D levels with greater risk of asthma attacks in people with the respiratory condition.
As such, researchers have increasingly investigated whether vitamin D supplementation might benefit asthma patients.....
Read more here: nation.com.pk
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