Asthma

Asthma accounts for two million emergency room visits a year, with September being the peak month for attacks that send children to hospital emergency rooms. The National Institutes of Health is encouraging doctors to create action plans with young patients.

Athletes More Prone to Asthma (Time Magazine)
Even elite athletes find it tough to work out; a new study shows that a surprising number of them suffer from exercise-induced asthma

Study: Large Number Of College Athletes At Risk For Asthma (KOLR/KSFX Ozarks)
A new study shows more than a third of college athletes have a high risk for asthma. Health experts say it's alarming news, as many of the athletes had no previous history of this potentially serious condition.

Exercise-induced asthma common in college (UPI)
A U.S. study discovered signs of exercise-induced asthma in more than one-third of college athletes assessed for breathing problems.

Athletes More Prone to Asthma (Time Magazine)
Elite athletes may be the epitome of health and fitness, but their workout-induced glow could be hiding a problem deep in their lungs. A new study of college athletes at Ohio State University (OSU) finds that young sports stars suffer from exercised-induced asthma much more than previously thought....

Vocal cord dysfunction, a sudden, abnormal narrowing of the vocal cords during inhalation can easily be mistaken for an asthma attack, says a U.S. researcher.

NAEPP updates asthma guidelines (PharmaBiz)
The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) issued the first comprehensive update in a decade of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. The guidelines emphasize the importance of asthma control and introduce new approaches for monitoring asthma.

Study Some Kids Are Being Misdiagnosed With Asthma (Medical News Today)
It's the most common chronic condition facing kids in this country - more than 6 million children have been diagnosed with asthma.* But how many have been misdiagnosed? A new study suggests that some of those kids actually don't have asthma - they have a very different condition requiring very different treatment. As a hockey goalie, Logan Davis has to be ready for anything. [click link for full ...

TARGETED CLEANING HELPS WITH ASTHMA (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
The bad news: Asthma is an American epidemic. The health and economic consequences of asthma are substantial, including:

Study: Some Kids Are Misdiagnosed with Asthma (Fox News)
It's believed that six million American children suffer from asthma. However, new research shows that some children who have been diagnosed with condition may actually suffer from a vocal cord affliction....

Findings released today by the Health Department shed new light on the health effects of exposure to dust and debris among workers who responded to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001. The data, drawn from the World Trade Center Health Registry, show that 3.6% of the 25,000 rescue and recovery workers enrolled in the Registry report developing asthma after working at the site.

Ground Zero workers show increased asthma (Newsday)
A New York City Health Department survey has found that World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have 12 times the normal rate of new asthma cases.

What's Going Around: Asthma (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)
But, more than six million people struggle to breathe every day because they suffer with asthma.

What's Going Around: Asthma (WISC-TV Madison)
Asthma is a lung condition that causes a person to have difficulty breathing. During routine breathing, air is taken in through the nose and mouth, passed through the airways, into the lungs and back out again.

Occupational Asthma - a Surprise --- HealthandAge (HealthandAge)
A study done in 13 European countries shows that nursing is the occupation that carries the highest risk of occupational asthma . A report in the medical journal Lancet studied 6800 people who had taken part in an earlier respiratory survey and had no asthma at that time....

Asthma is a common illness which affects at least 300 million people worldwide and which is responsible for about 200000 deaths every year. But attacks could be detected up to 3 weeks before they happen by testing regularly the ...

A nanosensor to predict asthma attacks
Asthma attacks can be detected up to 3 weeks before they happen by testing regularly the breath of asthmatics. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have now created a nanosensor to warn about oncoming attacks. ...

How to Use an MDI
Ready to breathe in for the first puff of your metered dose inhaler? Follow these steps and you will be on your way.

Living With Asthma Becomes Easier By Controlling The Triggers Of ...
If you have asthma, it is important to take care of yourself for living with asthma. Living with asthma is not an easy task, but with proper plan and management, you can make it easy. Asthma is not completely curable, so you have to ...

Stanford's Design and Medical Schools team up on Respira paper ...
In order for asthma inhalers to perform effectively, the discharged medicine must be taken in coordination with a deep breath. This action can be very difficult for young children gasping in the midst of an attack. ......

Exhaust fumes heighten the risk of in children who are already genetically susceptible to respiratory disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.

Traffic Fumes Plus Genes Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk (HealthCentral.com)
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Traffic pollution raises asthma risk in children who are already genetically susceptible to the disease, according to a new study of more than 3,000 asthmatic children.

Avoiding Allergies and Asthma in the Classroom (NBC26 Green Bay)
MILWAUKEE -- For children with allergies and asthma, going back to school presents questions beyond what to wear or bring. Are there peanuts in that birthday treat a classmate brought in? Will running in gym class trigger an exercise-induced asthma attack?

Child asthma genetic predisposition found (Moldova.org)
U.S. scientists say children who carry variations in specific genes that metabolize vehicle emissions are more susceptible to developing asthma.University of Southern California researchers found children who carried variations in two genes (EPHX1 and GSTP1) and lived within 250 feet of a major road are up to nine times more likely to develop asthma than children who lived farther away.This is ...

Child asthma genetic predisposition found (EARTHtimes.org)
U.S. scientists say children who carry variations in specific genes that metabolize vehicle emissions are more susceptible to developing asthma. University of Southern California researchers found children who carried variations in two genes (EPHX1 and GS... ...

Aug 21 : Researchers have found that exhaust fumes increase risk in kids who are already genetically susceptible to respiratory disease.

Living near roads 'raises asthma risk'
Daily Telegraph.

Japanese Automakers Settle with Asthma Patients
Eleven-year old battle blaming diesel gas fumes for asthma.

Genetic predisposition for childhood asthma
Children who carry variations in specific genes that metabolize vehicle emissions are more susceptible to developing asthma, especially if they live near major roadways, a study led by scientists at the University of Southern California ...

Avoid asthma attacks by being aware of the triggers
Asthma is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people out there. And though the symptoms are largely the same, the disease varies from patient to patient, each one having different triggers for attacks. ......

Asthma ... Allergies Not Linked to Asthma in Urban Adults(08/09/2007, Reuters Health) Nurses, Printers at Increased Asthma Risk(07/27/2007, HealthDay) ...

Asthma
It could be asthma or another medical problem. ... Although asthma is very common, it is not well understood. ... Triggers of Asthma ...

What Is Asthma?
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways, which are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. ... During an asthma attack, muscles around ...

Asthma
A chapter from the Cleveland Clinic Disese Management Project, written by Mani S. Kavuru, MD, David Lang, MD, and Serpil Erzurum, MD which discusses asthma.

Lung diseases - Asthma - What is asthma? : Canadian Lung Association
The Canadian Lung Association - asthma, COPD, tuberculosis, sleep apnea, emphysema, quit smoking, air quality. ... At its worst, asthma can be fatal. ......

Medical News Today - The TAHS (formerly the Tasmanian Asthma Survey) is a collaboration between the Menzies Research Institute in Tasmania, University of Melbourne and Monash University. Senior Member of the Respiratory Research Group at the Menzies Prof. Haydn Walters ...

HealthFirst-School and allergy flare-ups
WJRT - 11-year old Mark Janiga has dealt with asthma all of his life.  "The start of the school year is kind of my bad season," he said.  "Around my birthday in October I can always count on being sick." Germs and allergens seem to follow kids right back ...

Japanese Automakers Settle with Asthma Patients
Industry Week - Aug. 20, 2007 -- Asthma patients on Aug. 17 welcomed a settlement with major Japanese automakers and the government resolving a long row over air pollution blamed for killing more than 100 people in Tokyo alone. The plaintiffs agreed to a court ...

Change Of Season, Flu Can Worsen Asthma In Children
Medical News Today - A peak in ragweed and mold spores that comes with the onset of fall can aggravate symptoms in children with allergic asthma. So can the flu and other seasonal bugs in the autumn and winter months. Avoiding triggers is important to prevent asthma ...

Learning To Breathe: Students With Asthma And Anaphylaxis Exercise New ...
Medical News Today - Students with asthma and anaphylaxis are carrying more in their backpacks as they return to school this fall. Thanks to new laws in 40 states and the District of Columbia, students have won the right to carry and self-administer life saving asthma ... ...