Cured meats are tied to greater risk of asthma

Dear Doctor: I love ham sandwiches -- and have one almost every day. I also have asthma, and just read that processed meats can increase the risk of asthma. How can this be?
Dear Reader: Meats have been cured -- that is, preserved and flavored -- since ancient times, largely through salting or smoking. Potassium nitrate and sodium nitrite salts were used to some degree in the Middle Ages, though the practice was not widespread. In the United States, these salts have been used to cure meat since 1925, and are highly effective in decreasing the incidence of bacterial disease. However, ingested nitrates and nitrites can form nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic.....

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What is asthma?

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, asthma is a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. The airways are very sensitive and may be inflamed even though symptoms are not always present. One of the most important goals of asthma treatment is to control the irritation in the airways and the symptoms that result. In an asthma attack, the airways become narrowed or blocked. The good news is that this can be treated and controlled.....

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New MyAsthma app can help relieve the stress of asthma management

A new and unique smartphone app to help people with asthma manage their condition has been developed by lung experts at the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit and the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
The MyAsthma app has been launched on the iTunes App Store and is available to download free of charge. The app has been devised by GSK with asthma researchers at the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit, a world-leading centre of excellence in the field based at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.....

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