Health: How to treat and minimize impacts of asthma

Some people catching the respiratory bug going around are having a tough time shaking it. That's because people with asthma often can't take antihistamines that will dry out their mucus membranes.
Nurse Practitioner Linda Bowers with McLaren Greater Lansing DeWitt Family Medicine has been treating patients with asthma symptoms.
The chronic disease of the airways causes coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Some patients even have pain when breathing.....

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Study brings hope of a new treatment for asthma sufferers

Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a 'step closer' after a research team led by the University of Leicester identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.
Scientists have, for the first time, discovered that an active form of a key protein, HMGB1, is increased and related to narrowing of the airway in people with severe asthma.
The finding will now enable drug makers to specifically target the protein in future treatment for non-allergy related asthma.....

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Can Fish Oil Treat Asthma? Signs Point to Yes
If you have asthma, you may want to start popping fish oil supplements. Here's why.

There’s nothing fishy about new research suggesting that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish may help millions of people with asthma breathe easier.
The latest study, which appears in the February 2017 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation–Insight, adds to a growing body of evidence showing that omega-3s have a role to play in alleviating the symptoms of many diseases, including asthma.
Asthma is a chronic lung disease in which airways become inflamed, causing symptoms that may include shortness of breath, chest tightness, chronic coughing, and trouble sleeping due to coughing or wheezing. In allergic asthma, the immune system produces too much immunoglobulin E (IgE) in response to a trigger, causing inflammation of the airways that makes it harder to breathe and can result in an asthma attack, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.....

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