Could fibre supplements hold the key to beating ASTHMA? 'Ground-breaking' research suggests they could ease symptoms in some

Results of a new Australian trial have suggested that good gut health could help asthma-sufferers struggling to control their condition.
Researchers from the University of Newcastle, in NSW, ran a trial using fibre supplements and found that the supplements altered the gut microbiome in asthmatics which in turn had a positive impact on asthma control.
'The ground-breaking research offers hope of a viable, complementary treatment for tens of millions of asthmatics around the world struggling to control their asthma with existing medications,' lead researcher, Professor Lisa Wood said.....

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A third of asthma patients may be misdiagnosed

Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases in the world, but diagnosis isn’t as straightforward as one might think.
The definition of asthma is simple, but the condition is actually quite complex and diagnosis isn’t as straightforward as one might think.
Symptoms of asthma come and go and you might only experience some of them, making it difficult to be certain if you have asthma or not.
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) rates South Africa as having the world’s fourth highest asthma death rate among five- to 35-year-olds. Of the estimated 3.9 million South Africans with asthma, 1.5% die of this condition annually. But could some of these people be misdiagnosed?.....

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Local kids, parents learn asthma triggers, symptoms at annual camp

The keys to living with asthma, according to Jackson Lawhon: know your triggers, do your best to avoid them and learn to stay calm during an attack.
When Lawhon, 14, was a baby, his breathing difficulties were blamed on mild allergies that were expected to disappear over time.
"But I kept having to go to the hospital," he said. "I was diagnosed in kindergarten."
An eighth-grader at Helfrich Park STEM Academy, Lawhon is a junior counselor for the 12th annual Camp Nota-Gona-Wheeze. Sponsored by St. Mary's Health, the free asthma camp is open to local children in kindergarten through fifth grade.....

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