Flu comes early this year: Asthma, bronchial infections triggered as seasons change

Pumpkin spice, changing leaves, heavy sweater weather is upon us. But with all the changes of fall, so comes the sneezing, wheezing and coughing symptoms it brings. Even though temperatures are still high, pediatrician Dr. Scott Katz of Medical City Plano said it’s never too soon to start fighting the flu.
Since 2010, pediatricians have seen flu more year round, instead of its traditional seasonal stay during the fall/winter months. Last year, flu season didn’t end until June when school finally let out. But as soon as school started in August, he said, so did flu signs.....

Read more here: starlocalmedia.com

------------------------------------------------------

Diet and exercise can relieve asthma symptoms

A balanced diet and regular exercise may be able to lower asthma symptoms in non-obese patients, according to new Danish research.
Asthma is a chronic lung condition which causes patients to have to have sensitive airways that flare up when triggered, causing difficulty in breathing. These triggers can include pollen, cigarette smoke, and dust mites according to Asthma Australia.
The study, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, randomly divided 149 patients into four groups.....

Read more here: ecudaily.com.au

------------------------------------------------------

Women with asthma more likely to have underweight babies
If asthma is controlled during pregnancy, it could reduce the relative incidence of complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

Women suffering from asthma are more prone to develop preeclampsia -- a dangerous pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure - and run a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies, says a new study.
Asthma is a common disease caused by chronic inflammation in the lungs with symptoms of coughing and breathlessness.
The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, suggests that well-controlled asthma during pregnancy could reduce the relative incidence of complications during pregnancy and childbirth.....

Read more here: thenewsminute.com