_ Children's Health Racial Disparities Found in Pediatric Asthma Care By Jane Farrell article Black children with asthma accessed community health centers (CHCs) less than white children, while Latino children (who prefer to speak … Read More→
_ Asthma Respiratory Conditions Asthma: Triggers and Treatments By Jane Farrell article The bad news about asthma is that there’s no cure for it, and in most cases we don’t even know … Read More→
_ Sleep Apnea Is Snoring Ruining Your Love Life? Time to See The Dentist By Jane Farrell article If you have been banished to the guest room because when you snore your significant other thinks there is a … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Asthma Attacks Declining Among U.S. Children By Jane Farrell article Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits to the hospital, according … Read More→
_ Respiratory Conditions Why Do Women Get Asthma More Frequently than Men? By Jane Farrell article The effects of sex hormones on lung cells may be causing women to have asthma at twice the rate of … Read More→
_ Allergies Dogs May Help Protect Against Childhood Eczema and Asthma By Jane Farrell article Now thereΓÇÖs another reason to call dogs manΓÇÖs best friend. Or maybe a childΓÇÖs best friend. Research presented at the … Read More→
_ Understanding the Microbiome New Asthma Biomarkers Identified From Lung Bacteria By Jane Farrell article Until now, research on the microbiome – the system of good and bad bacteria in the body ΓÇô has been … Read More→
_ Asthma Steroids May Do More Harm Than Good in Some Cases of Severe Asthma By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid … Read More→
_ COPD A Better Understanding of COPD and Genetics By Jane Farrell article Researchers have uncovered 13 new genetic regions that are linked to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The illness is the … Read More→
_ Asthma COPD Pneumonia Small Cell Lung Cancer Understanding Lung Problems By Sondra Forsyth article Lupe has smoked for over 45 years. This year she started having trouble keeping up with her 3-year-old grandson without … Read More→
_ Asthma New Asthma Biomarkers Discovered By Sondra Forsyth article People with asthma have telltale molecules circulating in their blood, say researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. According to … Read More→
_ Asthma COPD Rescue Inhalers: New Approach Increases Mastery of Life-Saving Technique By Sondra Forsyth article A rescue inhaler can be a lifesaver during an asthma or COPD flare-up, but using a rescue inhaler is complicated … Read More→
Asthma Senior Health Older Asthma Patients at Increased Risk for Treatment Failure By article Older patients with asthma are at increased risk for treatment failure, particularly those patients being treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according … Read More→
Mechanism of Toxin's Inflammatory Effect on Lungs By article A study released December 23rd 2014 describes a never-before-seen mechanism by which a bacterial toxin leads to severe inflammation in … Read More→
E-Cigs Not Healthy By Adprime Admin article Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Division of Allergy and Immunology warn that although one of the initial "health benefits" proposed by e-cigarettes makers was that it would help those who smoke cigarettes cut back, that theory hasn't been proven and there's no evidence to support the claims. An article about the findings was published in the June 2014 issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
_ Asthma Inhaler Reminders Improve Adherence By Adprime Admin article If youΓÇÖre an asthma sufferer and you sometimes forget to use your inhaler, an electronic reminder could be the answer to keeping yourself on track. A study conducted by a research team at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia showed that reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improved medication adherence, During the six-month investigation, patients receiving reminders took on average 73% of their prescribed doses compared to only 46% in patients who did not have reminders.
_ Corn, Canola, & Soybean Oils Damage Lungs By article A Northwestern Medicine study published in the May 2014 issue of Respiratory Research reports that although vitamin E-rich olive and sunflower oils are associated with improved lung functions, the form of vitamin E in canola, soybean, and corn oils is associated with decreased lung function. The research ties the increasing consumption of supposedly healthy canola , soybean, and corn oils to the rising incidence of lung inflammation and, possibly, asthma.
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