Asthma training required for all 22,000 Minn. high school coaches
EDINA, Minn. – Efforts to prevent concussions are well known in high school sports.
But for the first time, all Minnesota high school coaches must be trained to detect another, often quieter, problem: asthma.
Edina girls soccer coach Katie Aafedt recently completed the new asthma response training requirement.
“A lot of it was a good reminder,” she said.....
Read more here: usatodayhss.com
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FDA Approves Teva’s QVAR RediHaler Asthma Maintenance Inhaler
Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its QVAR RediHaler breath-actuated inhaler for maintenance treatment of asthma as a prophylactic therapy in patients 4 years of age and older.
The company expects its prescription-only inhalation aerosol to be commercially available in 40 mcg and 80 mcg strengths to asthma patients by early 2018.
QVAR RediHaler contains the same active drug ingredient — beclomethasone dipropionate HFA — found in QVAR Inhalation Aerosol, with a different mode of delivery, and is designed to be used without shaking or priming.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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These two lung diseases killed 3.6 million in 2015: India among most-COPD affected countries in world
New Delhi: A new study has found that about 3.6 million people have died due to the two most common chronic lung diseases in 2015.
According to the study, in 2015, about 3.2 million people worldwide succumbed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - caused mainly by smoking and pollution - while 400,000 people died from asthma.
COPD is a group of lung conditions, including emphysema, bronchitis, refractory (non-reversible) asthma, and some forms of bronchiectasis. This disease is characterised by increasing breathlessness.....
Read more here: timesnownews.com
Friday, August 18, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Number Of UK Asthma Sufferers Double In Five Years
1 in 10 suffer from all the symptoms but maintain that they are not asthmatic
THE NUMBER of people suffering from asthma symptoms is sharply on the rise across the UK, new research by Pharmacy Outlet has revealed.
The online pharmacist has commissioned an independent, nationally-representative survey among 2,000 UK adults to uncover how many people are suffering from the most common asthma symptoms.It found that there has been a significant rise in those troubled by tell-tale asthma symptoms – the number has doubled from 6% in 2012 to 12% today, representing 6.2 million people currently suffering from these issues.....
Find more here: voice-online.co.uk
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Breathing issues are often under-tested, over-treated
From asthma and bronchitis to COPD, many physicians aren't properly testing are prescribing too many antibiotics.
The heat and humidity of summer causes lots of breathing problems, like asthma flare-ups and aggravation of bronchitis. But sometimes doctors diagnose asthma without formal testing, and all too often we give out antibiotics that can’t help. Overtreatment can sometimes be as bad as undertreatment.
It has been demonstrated repeatedly, across diseases and in many countries, that anywhere from 30 per cent to 45 per cent of patients don’t get the care they ought to receive (i.e. what is recommended in medical guidelines), and surprisingly even more — 20 per cent to 30 per cent of patients — receive care that is unnecessary, or even potentially harmful.....
Find more here: thestar.com
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Possible Complications of Asthma
Although asthma is a serious disease that has no cure, with attentive and proper care, asthma symptoms and attacks can be prevented so that individuals can live a normal, active life.
How Can Asthma Affect My Quality of Life?
If your asthma is not controlled, you may continue to experience asthma symptoms. Many individuals with asthma experience much of their symptoms during the night. Thus, poorly controlled asthma could cause sleep disturbance and sleep deprivation.....
Find more here: livestrong.com
1 in 10 suffer from all the symptoms but maintain that they are not asthmatic
THE NUMBER of people suffering from asthma symptoms is sharply on the rise across the UK, new research by Pharmacy Outlet has revealed.
The online pharmacist has commissioned an independent, nationally-representative survey among 2,000 UK adults to uncover how many people are suffering from the most common asthma symptoms.It found that there has been a significant rise in those troubled by tell-tale asthma symptoms – the number has doubled from 6% in 2012 to 12% today, representing 6.2 million people currently suffering from these issues.....
Find more here: voice-online.co.uk
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Breathing issues are often under-tested, over-treated
From asthma and bronchitis to COPD, many physicians aren't properly testing are prescribing too many antibiotics.
The heat and humidity of summer causes lots of breathing problems, like asthma flare-ups and aggravation of bronchitis. But sometimes doctors diagnose asthma without formal testing, and all too often we give out antibiotics that can’t help. Overtreatment can sometimes be as bad as undertreatment.
It has been demonstrated repeatedly, across diseases and in many countries, that anywhere from 30 per cent to 45 per cent of patients don’t get the care they ought to receive (i.e. what is recommended in medical guidelines), and surprisingly even more — 20 per cent to 30 per cent of patients — receive care that is unnecessary, or even potentially harmful.....
Find more here: thestar.com
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Possible Complications of Asthma
Although asthma is a serious disease that has no cure, with attentive and proper care, asthma symptoms and attacks can be prevented so that individuals can live a normal, active life.
How Can Asthma Affect My Quality of Life?
If your asthma is not controlled, you may continue to experience asthma symptoms. Many individuals with asthma experience much of their symptoms during the night. Thus, poorly controlled asthma could cause sleep disturbance and sleep deprivation.....
Find more here: livestrong.com
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Hope for severe asthma patients
Fewer severe attacks and hospital admissions with intensive treatment
Whenever Ms S had a bad asthma attack, she would become so breathless that she wouldn't be able to speak.
"I couldn't get enough air in, I felt like I was drowning. I was afraid I might die because my aunt had died from asthma," she told me.
Asthma patients experience coughing or wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath when their airways become inflamed and constricted because of cigarette smoke, air pollution, strong smells, allergies or respiratory tract infections.....
Read more here: straitstimes.com
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Asthma training required for Minn. high school coaches
EDINA, Minn. - Efforts to prevent concussions are well known in high school sports.
But for the first time, all Minnesota high school coaches must be trained to detect another, often quieter, problem: asthma.
Edina High School Girls Head Soccer Coach Katie Aafedt recently completed the new asthma response training requirement.
“A lot of it was a good reminder,” she said.
The Minnesota State High School League is requiring that all 22,000 Minnesota high school coaches who work with students in grades 10 through 12 take the online test.....
Read more here: kare11.com
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How to know if your kid needs an asthma tune-up
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There are 6.2 million children who have asthma in the U.S. and back to school is the time to look out for it.
As school begins, doctors tell WFLA News Channel 8 and WTTA Great 38 parents and students need to think about updating their asthma management plan.
When you have asthma, it’s always a good idea to visit your doctor at least twice a year for a tune-up.....
Find more here: wfla.com
Fewer severe attacks and hospital admissions with intensive treatment
Whenever Ms S had a bad asthma attack, she would become so breathless that she wouldn't be able to speak.
"I couldn't get enough air in, I felt like I was drowning. I was afraid I might die because my aunt had died from asthma," she told me.
Asthma patients experience coughing or wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath when their airways become inflamed and constricted because of cigarette smoke, air pollution, strong smells, allergies or respiratory tract infections.....
Read more here: straitstimes.com
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Asthma training required for Minn. high school coaches
EDINA, Minn. - Efforts to prevent concussions are well known in high school sports.
But for the first time, all Minnesota high school coaches must be trained to detect another, often quieter, problem: asthma.
Edina High School Girls Head Soccer Coach Katie Aafedt recently completed the new asthma response training requirement.
“A lot of it was a good reminder,” she said.
The Minnesota State High School League is requiring that all 22,000 Minnesota high school coaches who work with students in grades 10 through 12 take the online test.....
Read more here: kare11.com
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How to know if your kid needs an asthma tune-up
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There are 6.2 million children who have asthma in the U.S. and back to school is the time to look out for it.
As school begins, doctors tell WFLA News Channel 8 and WTTA Great 38 parents and students need to think about updating their asthma management plan.
When you have asthma, it’s always a good idea to visit your doctor at least twice a year for a tune-up.....
Find more here: wfla.com
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Asthma attack delayed Powell’s debut with A’s
Outfielder Boog Powell had a compelling reason for bowing out of his scheduled A’s debut Friday night: He couldn’t breathe.
Powell, acquired from Seattle in the Yonder Alonso trade on Aug. 6, started feeling dizzy as he caught flyballs during batting practice. He had been sick the previous two days, and before long his ailment turned into a full-blown asthma attack.
Powell periodically has used an inhaler since childhood, but he said this episode was his first in 10 years. He ended up in the emergency room, where he received breathing treatment.....
Read more here: sfgate.com
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Link Between Segregated Neighborhoods And Childhood Asthma, Study Suggests
A new study links childhood asthma and residential segregation
A new Princeton University study links childhood asthma and residential segregation.
Black children are twice as likely to develop asthma as a child. According to ScienMag, prior research suggest that this may be due to a lower average birth weight (while low birth rate increases the likelihood of a child developing asthma, it isn’t the “cause” and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology says there is no association between the two). However, even when comparing infants of all races with low birth rate, Black children are still more likely to develop asthma.....
Read more here: newsone.com
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Covenant Allergy and Asthma Fair
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Covenant Health hosted its annual allergy and asthma fair Friday to educate people on what they should do when they experience certain allergy or asthma symptoms.
Allergist and Immunologist, Dr. Goutam Shome, said although they have the fair annually they are trying to be more aggressive in their approach this year to educate and help prevent people from having to seek hospitals or urgent care.....
Read more here: kcbd.com
Outfielder Boog Powell had a compelling reason for bowing out of his scheduled A’s debut Friday night: He couldn’t breathe.
Powell, acquired from Seattle in the Yonder Alonso trade on Aug. 6, started feeling dizzy as he caught flyballs during batting practice. He had been sick the previous two days, and before long his ailment turned into a full-blown asthma attack.
Powell periodically has used an inhaler since childhood, but he said this episode was his first in 10 years. He ended up in the emergency room, where he received breathing treatment.....
Read more here: sfgate.com
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Link Between Segregated Neighborhoods And Childhood Asthma, Study Suggests
A new study links childhood asthma and residential segregation
A new Princeton University study links childhood asthma and residential segregation.
Black children are twice as likely to develop asthma as a child. According to ScienMag, prior research suggest that this may be due to a lower average birth weight (while low birth rate increases the likelihood of a child developing asthma, it isn’t the “cause” and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology says there is no association between the two). However, even when comparing infants of all races with low birth rate, Black children are still more likely to develop asthma.....
Read more here: newsone.com
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Covenant Allergy and Asthma Fair
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Covenant Health hosted its annual allergy and asthma fair Friday to educate people on what they should do when they experience certain allergy or asthma symptoms.
Allergist and Immunologist, Dr. Goutam Shome, said although they have the fair annually they are trying to be more aggressive in their approach this year to educate and help prevent people from having to seek hospitals or urgent care.....
Read more here: kcbd.com
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Why asthma gets deadlier with age
In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colorado, under a crystal-clear blue sky and tried to catch her breath.
She couldn’t.
With mountain vistas around her, Robins felt as if she was drowning. She gasped for air hungrily again and again.
Robins knew all too well what was happening. Something — some kind of plant? something in the mountain air? — had triggered her asthma, a lifelong condition.....
Read more here: usa.inquirer.net
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What's the difference between vocal cord dysfunction and asthma?
Both asthma and vocal cord dysfunction can make breathing difficult. Signs and symptoms of either condition can include coughing, wheezing, throat tightness and hoarseness, but they're two separate disorders.
Vocal cord dysfunction is the abnormal closing of the vocal cords when you breathe in or out. It's also called laryngeal dysfunction, paradoxical vocal cord movement disorder or paradoxical vocal cord motion. Like asthma, vocal cord dysfunction can be triggered by breathing in lung irritants, having an upper respiratory infection or exercising.....
Read more here: mayoclinic.org
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Thunderstorm Asthma on the Rise
Why? And who is at risk?
For seasonal allergy sufferers, rain is usually thought of as a friend—it washes the pollen out of the air. However, there are circumstances in which a particular type of wet weather event can make things much worse: thunderstorms. Asthma epidemics have occurred under such circumstances and have affected patients who have never exhibited asthmatic symptoms before. The most recent severe episode occurred in Melbourne, Australia, in 2016, with 8500 emergency asthma visits and nine deaths.....
Read more here: medscape.com
In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colorado, under a crystal-clear blue sky and tried to catch her breath.
She couldn’t.
With mountain vistas around her, Robins felt as if she was drowning. She gasped for air hungrily again and again.
Robins knew all too well what was happening. Something — some kind of plant? something in the mountain air? — had triggered her asthma, a lifelong condition.....
Read more here: usa.inquirer.net
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What's the difference between vocal cord dysfunction and asthma?
Both asthma and vocal cord dysfunction can make breathing difficult. Signs and symptoms of either condition can include coughing, wheezing, throat tightness and hoarseness, but they're two separate disorders.
Vocal cord dysfunction is the abnormal closing of the vocal cords when you breathe in or out. It's also called laryngeal dysfunction, paradoxical vocal cord movement disorder or paradoxical vocal cord motion. Like asthma, vocal cord dysfunction can be triggered by breathing in lung irritants, having an upper respiratory infection or exercising.....
Read more here: mayoclinic.org
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Thunderstorm Asthma on the Rise
Why? And who is at risk?
For seasonal allergy sufferers, rain is usually thought of as a friend—it washes the pollen out of the air. However, there are circumstances in which a particular type of wet weather event can make things much worse: thunderstorms. Asthma epidemics have occurred under such circumstances and have affected patients who have never exhibited asthmatic symptoms before. The most recent severe episode occurred in Melbourne, Australia, in 2016, with 8500 emergency asthma visits and nine deaths.....
Read more here: medscape.com
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