Akron Children's Hospital reports fewer asthma-related admissions
BOARDMAN, Ohio - Christian Abrigg of Canfield has lived with asthma for half of his life. It requires constant monitoring and frequent doctors visits.
"When I was eight-years-old, I was playing baseball just as the asthma started," said Abrigg.
Living with asthma can be scary.
Abrigg's asthma typically is induced when he plays sports or when his allergies flare up. Each year, more than a million people find themselves in the emergency department because of their condition.
"We have relied on the emergency room and we've already had to stay at Beeghly once this year, overnight, with an episode," said his mom Judy Abrigg.....
Read more here: wfmj.com
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Girl, 13, dies after suffering asthma attack at school in West Yorkshire
A SCHOOLGIRL at in West Yorkshire has sadly died just days after suffering a suspected asthma attack.
Anjneha Nain was airlifted by Yorkshire Air Ambulance from Westborough High School in Dewsbury to hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
The school posted on its website that Anjenha, who was not named at the time, was in a “serious condition” following the air ambulance’s attendance but she sadly lost her life yesterday.....
Read more here: thesun.co.uk
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How to Help Someone Having an Asthma Attack
Zac Kennett still remembers the day when his grandmother found him having an asthma attack. He was supposed to be waiting for her in the foyer, but when she saw that he wasn’t there, she came inside and saw him gasping for breath in his bedroom.
Kennett’s grandmother knew that he had asthma and allergies — but she’d never seen him having an asthma attack before.
“It feels almost as if you’re being choked, but it’s prolonged,” says Kennett, of St. Peters, Missouri. Although he doesn’t know what triggered his asthma attack that day, he said that “without proper medicine and medical care, it wasn’t going to fix itself.”
If you see someone having an asthma attack, follow these steps.....
Read more here: everydayhealth.com
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Friday, March 31, 2017
Spacers not associated with better asthma outcomes
Using spacers with pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) to administer inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was not associated with better outcomes among adolescents and adults with asthma, a retrospective study of 4,504 patients in the United Kingdom found.
Asthma patients often have difficulty inhaling the aerosol from the pMDI at the correct time. Valved holding chambers (spacers) were invented in the 1980s to increase the amount of medication that gets into the lungs. However, the effect of spacers on asthma outcomes has not been well-studied.....
Read more here: aappublications.org
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Inner-city residence linked to pediatric asthma morbidity, not prevalence
Although asthma morbidity is associated with living in poor and urban areas, these risk factors are not connected to prevalence of the condition in children from low-income families.
“Since at least the 1960s, researchers have identified poor-urban areas — the ‘inner city’ — as hotspots of high asthma prevalence and morbidity,” Corrine A. Keet, MD, PhD, associate professor at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “However, until recently, there [were] very little data on the national scale to confirm that inner-city residence is in fact associated with either a prevalence of asthma or, among those with asthma, greater asthma morbidity”.....
Read more here: healio.com
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Allergy increase triggering asthma symptomns
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - With temperatures warming up across Southern Arizona, allergy season is also heating up.
People with allergies are experiencing sneezing and itchy eyes, but a Tucson allergist says one particular group of people have worse symptoms.
Local allergist from Alvernon Allergy and Asthma, George Makol, says this season has been unique for allergies because warm temperatures came early.....
Read more here: kgun9.com
Using spacers with pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) to administer inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was not associated with better outcomes among adolescents and adults with asthma, a retrospective study of 4,504 patients in the United Kingdom found.
Asthma patients often have difficulty inhaling the aerosol from the pMDI at the correct time. Valved holding chambers (spacers) were invented in the 1980s to increase the amount of medication that gets into the lungs. However, the effect of spacers on asthma outcomes has not been well-studied.....
Read more here: aappublications.org
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Inner-city residence linked to pediatric asthma morbidity, not prevalence
Although asthma morbidity is associated with living in poor and urban areas, these risk factors are not connected to prevalence of the condition in children from low-income families.
“Since at least the 1960s, researchers have identified poor-urban areas — the ‘inner city’ — as hotspots of high asthma prevalence and morbidity,” Corrine A. Keet, MD, PhD, associate professor at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “However, until recently, there [were] very little data on the national scale to confirm that inner-city residence is in fact associated with either a prevalence of asthma or, among those with asthma, greater asthma morbidity”.....
Read more here: healio.com
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Allergy increase triggering asthma symptomns
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - With temperatures warming up across Southern Arizona, allergy season is also heating up.
People with allergies are experiencing sneezing and itchy eyes, but a Tucson allergist says one particular group of people have worse symptoms.
Local allergist from Alvernon Allergy and Asthma, George Makol, says this season has been unique for allergies because warm temperatures came early.....
Read more here: kgun9.com
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Asthma warning over Trump order
President Donald Trump’s sweeping move this week to dismantle US regulations aimed at mitigating climate change will put millions of people at risk from respiratory illnesses, according to a senior Australian environmental scientist.
Paul Beggs from the department of environmental sciences at Macquarie University says the warming of the earth’s atmosphere not only increases carbon dioxide burdens but also increases the length and severity of pollen seasons for flowering plants.....
Read more here: cosmosmagazine.com
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Allergy & Asthma Network and Avella Specialty Pharmacy Highlight Risks Associated with Latex Allergies and Latex in Healthcare
VIENNA, Va. and PHOENIX, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Allergy & Asthma Network and Avella Specialty Pharmacy released a new white paper to underscore the significant risks related to latex allergies and the use of latex in healthcare. Specifically, there is substantial confusion as to the meaning of "latex free" in healthcare. In fact, the FDA has urged manufacturers to drop the term "latex free" or a "does not contain latex" claim from labels, because of the challenge to ensure a product is completely devoid of natural rubber latex proteins that cause allergic reactions. According to the FDA, these labeling techniques are not sufficiently specific, not necessarily scientifically accurate, and may be misunderstood and applied too widely.....
Read more here: finance.yahoo.com
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New England Allergy, Asthma & Immunology P.C. Hosts 23-Nation Delegation of Top Healthcare Officials
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- New England Allergy, Asthma & Immunology P.C. is New England's largest and most prominent private practice specializing in allergy, asthma, and immunology - www.newenglandallergy.com. In partnership with local and governmental organizations, hosted an international delegation of health experts and government officials as part of a Global Health Initiative to promote international cooperation on the common challenges facing the global community in the prevention, treatment, and management of multi-disciplinary health problems affecting general populations, including allergy, asthma, immune illnesses, infectious diseases, cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.....
Read more here: finance.yahoo.com
President Donald Trump’s sweeping move this week to dismantle US regulations aimed at mitigating climate change will put millions of people at risk from respiratory illnesses, according to a senior Australian environmental scientist.
Paul Beggs from the department of environmental sciences at Macquarie University says the warming of the earth’s atmosphere not only increases carbon dioxide burdens but also increases the length and severity of pollen seasons for flowering plants.....
Read more here: cosmosmagazine.com
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Allergy & Asthma Network and Avella Specialty Pharmacy Highlight Risks Associated with Latex Allergies and Latex in Healthcare
VIENNA, Va. and PHOENIX, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Allergy & Asthma Network and Avella Specialty Pharmacy released a new white paper to underscore the significant risks related to latex allergies and the use of latex in healthcare. Specifically, there is substantial confusion as to the meaning of "latex free" in healthcare. In fact, the FDA has urged manufacturers to drop the term "latex free" or a "does not contain latex" claim from labels, because of the challenge to ensure a product is completely devoid of natural rubber latex proteins that cause allergic reactions. According to the FDA, these labeling techniques are not sufficiently specific, not necessarily scientifically accurate, and may be misunderstood and applied too widely.....
Read more here: finance.yahoo.com
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New England Allergy, Asthma & Immunology P.C. Hosts 23-Nation Delegation of Top Healthcare Officials
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- New England Allergy, Asthma & Immunology P.C. is New England's largest and most prominent private practice specializing in allergy, asthma, and immunology - www.newenglandallergy.com. In partnership with local and governmental organizations, hosted an international delegation of health experts and government officials as part of a Global Health Initiative to promote international cooperation on the common challenges facing the global community in the prevention, treatment, and management of multi-disciplinary health problems affecting general populations, including allergy, asthma, immune illnesses, infectious diseases, cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.....
Read more here: finance.yahoo.com
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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.....
Read more here: dailymail.co.uk
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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?.....
Read more here: health24.com
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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.....
Read more here: courierpress.com
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.....
Read more here: dailymail.co.uk
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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?.....
Read more here: health24.com
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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.....
Read more here: courierpress.com
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Insomnia linked to an increased risk of developing asthma
People who find it difficult to fall asleep in the evening, or wake up early unable to fall back to sleep, are more likely to develop asthma than normal sleepers, shows a new study.
It is well known that asthma sufferers struggle to sleep at night, but the new study looks at the reverse situation, i.e. that people with insomnia symptoms have an increased risk of developing asthma in adulthood in more detail than previous studies.
People with chronic insomnia have a three times higher risk of developing asthma.....
Read more here: sciencenordic.com
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High fiber diet could help millions of asthma sufferers
Fiber supplements could be used as a treatment to asthma, an Australian study has shown.
As an estimated 300 million people worldwide are suffering from asthma, a breathing condition which affects the airways to the lungs, the Australian-led research has shown that fiber supplements can be used to treat asthma in a world-first, non-pharmacological treatment for people with the disease.
Professor Peter Gibson, president of the Thoracic Society for Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) said the discovery could lead to further dietary treatments of the condition.....
Read more here: news.cgtn.com
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Asthma warning: You may be part of a ‘hidden’ population of potential storm-attack victims
NEVER had asthma, but suffer an odd bout of hayfever? Keep treatment close at hand, research warns, as storm-induced surprise attacks are on the rise.
Research presented at a lung health conference in Canberra today (Tuesday) warns of a ‘hidden and significant population susceptible to thunderstorm asthma’.
More people are vulnerable to unexpected — and severe — asthma attacks than previously thought, it says. And Australia — but particularly Victoria — must brace for the next pollen season.....
Read more here: heraldsun.com.au
People who find it difficult to fall asleep in the evening, or wake up early unable to fall back to sleep, are more likely to develop asthma than normal sleepers, shows a new study.
It is well known that asthma sufferers struggle to sleep at night, but the new study looks at the reverse situation, i.e. that people with insomnia symptoms have an increased risk of developing asthma in adulthood in more detail than previous studies.
People with chronic insomnia have a three times higher risk of developing asthma.....
Read more here: sciencenordic.com
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High fiber diet could help millions of asthma sufferers
Fiber supplements could be used as a treatment to asthma, an Australian study has shown.
As an estimated 300 million people worldwide are suffering from asthma, a breathing condition which affects the airways to the lungs, the Australian-led research has shown that fiber supplements can be used to treat asthma in a world-first, non-pharmacological treatment for people with the disease.
Professor Peter Gibson, president of the Thoracic Society for Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) said the discovery could lead to further dietary treatments of the condition.....
Read more here: news.cgtn.com
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Asthma warning: You may be part of a ‘hidden’ population of potential storm-attack victims
NEVER had asthma, but suffer an odd bout of hayfever? Keep treatment close at hand, research warns, as storm-induced surprise attacks are on the rise.
Research presented at a lung health conference in Canberra today (Tuesday) warns of a ‘hidden and significant population susceptible to thunderstorm asthma’.
More people are vulnerable to unexpected — and severe — asthma attacks than previously thought, it says. And Australia — but particularly Victoria — must brace for the next pollen season.....
Read more here: heraldsun.com.au
Monday, March 27, 2017
Why a glass of wine could make asthma worse
Drinking just a glass of wine or a pint of beer a day could make asthma and allergies worse, a new scientific study suggests. Experts have uncovered the first evidence that even moderate alcohol intake can seriously disrupt the body's immune system.
The findings could explain the rise in asthma and allergies in the past decade, which have reached epidemic proportions. There are now 5.1 million asthma sufferers in the UK, and millions more with other allergic diseases.....
Read more here: dailymail.co.uk
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Study shows fibre supplements could be used as asthma treatment
Soluble fibre supplements could become a complementary, non-pharmacological treatment for people with poorly managed asthma, according to Australian researchers.
The study, carried out at Newcastle University's Centre for Healthy Lungs, found fibre supplements given to humans to treat asthma had positive results.
The researchers gave a number of stable asthmatics daily supplements with inulin, a soluble fibre supplement.....
Read more here: abc.net.au
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Th2 molecular phenotypes defined for severe asthma
medwireNews: Researchers have defined three molecular phenotypes of asthma, based on T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) status, which could help better target specific treatments.
The team obtained transcriptomic data from sputum cells supplied by 104 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma and 16 individuals without asthma from the Unbiased Biomarkers in Prediction of Respiratory Disease Outcomes (U-BIOPRED) cohort.....
Read more here: medwirenews.com
Drinking just a glass of wine or a pint of beer a day could make asthma and allergies worse, a new scientific study suggests. Experts have uncovered the first evidence that even moderate alcohol intake can seriously disrupt the body's immune system.
The findings could explain the rise in asthma and allergies in the past decade, which have reached epidemic proportions. There are now 5.1 million asthma sufferers in the UK, and millions more with other allergic diseases.....
Read more here: dailymail.co.uk
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Study shows fibre supplements could be used as asthma treatment
Soluble fibre supplements could become a complementary, non-pharmacological treatment for people with poorly managed asthma, according to Australian researchers.
The study, carried out at Newcastle University's Centre for Healthy Lungs, found fibre supplements given to humans to treat asthma had positive results.
The researchers gave a number of stable asthmatics daily supplements with inulin, a soluble fibre supplement.....
Read more here: abc.net.au
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Th2 molecular phenotypes defined for severe asthma
medwireNews: Researchers have defined three molecular phenotypes of asthma, based on T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) status, which could help better target specific treatments.
The team obtained transcriptomic data from sputum cells supplied by 104 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma and 16 individuals without asthma from the Unbiased Biomarkers in Prediction of Respiratory Disease Outcomes (U-BIOPRED) cohort.....
Read more here: medwirenews.com
Sunday, March 26, 2017
12,000 Imperial County children already have asthma. Will Salton Sea make it worse?
EL CENTRO - Edna Ruiz saw her two-year-old daughter Estellah’s lips start to turn purple as the child gasped for air. She had asthma attacks before, but this was the worst.
When they arrived in the emergency room of El Centro Regional Medical Center about 10 p.m. in January, Estellah had a temperature of 104 degrees.
“It’s really scary to know when she’s coughing, she could stop breathing,” Ruiz said.....
Read more here: sacbee.com
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Debunking asthma diagnoses
You've heard it before in a wheezy cough or the puff of an inhaler. Asthma is a common inflammatory disease. It is estimated that one in every thirteen adults is affected by asthma, which comes out to roughly 17 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But in a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that 33 percent of diagnosed patients did not, in fact, have the disease.....
Read more here: wrvo.org
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Study: Black children in Houston at higher risk for asthma
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Black children are more than twice as likely to have asthma as white children, according to a study conducted by sociologists at Rice University.
The study's findings suggest that neighborhood environmental features -- such as poverty status -- contribute to the high risks. The findings are part of the "Health & Place" journal published this month.....
Read more here: abc13.com
EL CENTRO - Edna Ruiz saw her two-year-old daughter Estellah’s lips start to turn purple as the child gasped for air. She had asthma attacks before, but this was the worst.
When they arrived in the emergency room of El Centro Regional Medical Center about 10 p.m. in January, Estellah had a temperature of 104 degrees.
“It’s really scary to know when she’s coughing, she could stop breathing,” Ruiz said.....
Read more here: sacbee.com
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Debunking asthma diagnoses
You've heard it before in a wheezy cough or the puff of an inhaler. Asthma is a common inflammatory disease. It is estimated that one in every thirteen adults is affected by asthma, which comes out to roughly 17 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But in a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that 33 percent of diagnosed patients did not, in fact, have the disease.....
Read more here: wrvo.org
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Study: Black children in Houston at higher risk for asthma
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Black children are more than twice as likely to have asthma as white children, according to a study conducted by sociologists at Rice University.
The study's findings suggest that neighborhood environmental features -- such as poverty status -- contribute to the high risks. The findings are part of the "Health & Place" journal published this month.....
Read more here: abc13.com
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