Study Finds Surprising Link Between Asthma and Kidney Stones in Children

Kidney stones are four times more likely to occur in children with asthma than in children who don’t have asthma, say a new study by Cleveland Clinic researchers.
The study, published online last month in the medical journal PLOS ONE, also found that asthma is four times more likely to occur in children with kidney stones than in children without kidney stones.
This is the first study of its kind to find an association between asthma and kidney stone formation.
The rates of both diseases have been rising over the past 20 years, with asthma among the most common chronic childhood diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).....

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Fish oil may help fight asthma: study

Fish oil and other products with omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the production of antibodies that cause allergic reactions and asthma symptoms, a new study has claimed.
Researchers form University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) in the US found that for patients with severe asthma who use high doses of oral steroids, the omega-3 fatty acids are less effective because the corticosteroids block the beneficial effects.
Richard P Phipps from Rochester and his lab had previously shown that certain fatty acids contained in fish oil regulate the function of immune cells (B cells). They wanted to further investigate the effects on asthma.....

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Review of the CoherentRx Asthma Patient Education app

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in children and adults with a prevalence of over 8% in US children and 7% in adults. This translates to over 7 million children in the US who have asthma and over 26 million total. In 2007, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) released their Expert Panel Report-3 for the management of asthma. These guidelines are still in effect with minor updates over the years. More recent guidelines are available from the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Both guidelines have similar recommendations including use of asthma action plans for example.....

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