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Asthma UK Comment On Research Linking Pre-natal Stress And Asthma Development In Young Children
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2010.03.18]
Leanne Metcalf, Director of Research at Asthma UK, says: 'There is now a broad spectrum of evidence which suggests that the pre-natal environment, including factors such as maternal stress and family history, can influence whether or not a child will go on to develop asthma symptoms. This study is important as it suggests that a newborn with a family history of asthma or allergy will respond more strongly to asthma triggers if their mothers have higher stress levels during pregnancy...
Link Between Low Levels Of Vitamin D And Higher Rates Of Asthma In African American Children
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2010.03.18]
Researchers at Children's National Medical Center have discovered that African American children with asthma in metropolitan Washington, DC, are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African American children. This study supports recent research that suggests vitamin D plays a greater role in the body than just keeping bones healthy. Vitamin D deficiency has been recently linked to a variety of non-bone related diseases including depression, autoimmune disorders, and now asthma...
Stress During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring's Risk Of Asthma
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2010.03.18]
Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston...
Prenatal Stress May Boost Baby's Asthma Risk (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health News Search RSS Feed [2010.03.18]
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- A stressful pregnancy may
increase the risk that a baby will develop asthma, a new study finds.
Asthma relief in Pakistan salt mine (AFP)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.03.18]
AFP - A centuries-old salt mine in Pakistan is offering experimental asthma therapy, attracting patients from all over the world.
How to Treat Kids' Hard-to-Control Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Specialty [2010.03.18]
Title: How to Treat Kids' Hard-to-Control Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 3/17/2010 4:23:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2010
Study Shows Family Mealtimes Help Children With Asthma Breathe Easier
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2010.03.17]
Children who have asthma are at high risk for separation anxiety, but a new study has found a home remedy that parents can use - regular family mealtimes. "It makes sense that children who have difficulty breathing might be anxious and prefer to keep their parents, who can help them in an emergency, close by," said Barbara H...
Stem Cells Might One Day Treat Severe Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Allergy Specialty [2010.03.16]
Title: Stem Cells Might One Day Treat Severe Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 3/15/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2010
Identification Of Immune Cells That Fight Parasites May Promote Allergies And Asthma
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.03.13]
Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine...
AstraZeneca Comments On FDA Joint Advisory Committee Meeting On Post-Marketing Safety Studies For The Use Of LABAs In Asthma
Source: Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today [2010.03.12]
On March 10-11, 2010, the Joint Advisory Committees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- including the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees -- discussed the design of post-marketing safety studies for long-acting beta-agonist (LABA)-containing products in the U.S., including SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate)...
Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Allergy News [2010.03.11]
Reuters - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests.
Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma
Source: Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today [2010.03.09]
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr...
New Asthma Prevention Study Underway At UHSM
Source: Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today [2010.03.09]
The largest ever study to investigate whether its possible to prevent children with hay fever going on to develop asthma is now underway at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester)...
Worst Cities for People With Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Specialty [2010.03.08]
Title: Worst Cities for People With Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 3/8/2010 12:01:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2010 12:01:32 PM
AAAAI: Test May Identify Asthma Patients Unresponsive to Steroids (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.05]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Asthma patients who will be unlikely to gain control of symptoms with inhaled corticosteroids might be identified with a blood test, a researcher suggested here.
People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Specialty [2010.03.05]
Title: People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed
Category: Health News
Created: 3/4/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2010
Research Findings Presented At American Academy Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.03.04]
Dozens of National Jewish Health faculty presented their latest research findings at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology in New Orleans Feb 27-March 2, 2010. Below are several noteworthy presentations...
AAAAI: Lack of Controller Meds Linked to Asthma Deaths (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.04]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Almost everyone who died from an out-of-hospital acute asthma attack in Milwaukee over a four-year period had one thing in common: they weren't using inhaled corticosteroids, a researcher said here.
AAAAI: Asthma Testing Urged for Elderly
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.04]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Underuse of objective testing may be a big factor in underdiagnosis of asthma in the elderly, an expert said.
People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.03.04]
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma may affect more than
your ability to breathe, it may also make you more prone to developing
psychological problems, new research suggests.
Leading Patient Education Organization To Asthma Patients: Talk To Your Healthcare Provider About FDA 12-Hour Bronchodilator Warnings
Source: Compliance News From Medical News Today [2010.03.03]
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) encourages patients to make informed decisions about recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations affecting patients using asthma medications known as long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) or 12-hour bronchodilators: Advair, Foradil, Serevent and Symbicort...
AAAAI: Dirty Air Evaporates Gene's Control over Asthma (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.03]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Air pollution may raise the risk of asthma through epigenetic changes to a gene involved in immunity and inflammation, researchers found.
AAAAI: Folate-Asthma Link Depends on Timing (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.03]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- High folate levels in utero may increase a child's future asthma risk, while those in the child's early years make little difference, according to two studies reported here.
AAAAI: Prospects for Better Asthma Tx Good Despite Dry Pipeline
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.03]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Short-term opportunities to reduce asthma prevalence and improve symptom control in the disease with current therapies are the topic of this exclusive InFocus™ video report.
Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Specialty [2010.03.03]
Title: Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2010
The 2010 Annual Meeting Of The American Academy Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology: News
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.03.02]
Easting Egg Allergies With Eggs Oral immunotherapy study at Hopkins Children's shows it works Children with egg allergies who consume increasingly higher doses of egg protein - the very nutrient they react to - appear to gradually overcome their allergies, tolerating eggs better over time and with milder symptoms, according to research conducted at Johns Hopkins Children'...
Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S. (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.03.02]
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
Panel Critical of FDA's Asthma Drug Ruling
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Specialty [2010.03.02]
Title: Panel Critical of FDA's Asthma Drug Ruling
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 10:49:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2010 10:49:05 AM
BPA May Raise Risk of Asthma in Kids (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.03.01]
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mouse pups whose mothers were
exposed to a common but controversial chemical developed allergic asthma,
new research has found.
Can Folate And Food Allergen Intake During Pregnancy Put Your Child At Risk For Allergies Or Asthma?
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.02.28]
It has long been known that the choices you make during pregnancy can have a lasting impact, but new research shows that certain behaviors could influence whether your child will develop food allergies or asthma...
Household Dirt Won't Raise Asthma Risk in Infants (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.02.28]
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to unclean
conditions early in life doesn't affect a child's risk of developing
asthma, researchers say.
Annual Meeting Of The American Academy Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.02.25]
WHAT: The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) brings together leading allergists and immunologists from around the world. WHO: Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, will be presenting their latest research findings at the AAAAI Annual Meeting...
Existing Health Programs Could Help More Kids With Asthma (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.02.24]
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could lower
the number of uninsured children with asthma by 75 percent by enrolling
all those who are eligible for federally funded insurance programs and
expanding eligibility, a new report suggests.
Survey: Asthma Control Still Poor
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Complexities Specialty [2010.02.19]
Title: Survey: Asthma Control Still Poor
Category: Health News
Created: 2/19/2010 10:02:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/19/2010 10:02:15 AM
FDA Issues Warning on Key Asthma Drugs
Source: MedicineNet Asthma Complexities Specialty [2010.02.19]
Title: FDA Issues Warning on Key Asthma Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 2/18/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/19/2010
FDA Issues Warning on Key Asthma Drugs (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Asthma News [2010.02.18]
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) - A new label warning will
caution users of four widely used asthma drugs to avoid using these
medicines as a sole or long-term means of symptom control, the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Herbal Remedy Users Have Worse Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Alternative Medicine Specialty [2010.02.04]
Title: Herbal Remedy Users Have Worse Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 2/4/2010 10:24:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/4/2010 10:24:02 AM
New Gene Tied to Childhood Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Genetic Disease Specialty [2009.12.29]
Title: New Gene Tied to Childhood Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 12/29/2009 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/29/2009 11:00:07 AM
Asthmatic Smokers' Lungs Recover when They Quit (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary [2009.12.07]
Asthmatic smokers who quit the habit can reverse lung damage that exacerbates their breathing difficulties, regardless of how long and how often they smoked in the past, a new study found.
Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
Source: MedicineNet Indoor Allergens Specialty [2009.12.03]
Title: Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 12/3/2009 10:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2009 10:07:15 AM
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Source: MedicineNet salmeterol Specialty [2009.12.03]
Title: Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Category: Health News
Created: 12/3/2009 10:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2009 10:07:15 AM
Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
Source: MedicineNet Birth Defects Specialty [2009.11.16]
Title: Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 11/13/2009 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/16/2009
Asthma Pictures Slideshow: An Inflammatory Disorder of the Airways
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Rhinitis Specialty [2009.11.13]
Title: Asthma Pictures Slideshow: An Inflammatory Disorder of the Airways
Category: Slideshows
Created: 11/12/2009 5:02:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/13/2009
Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
Source: MedicineNet Hay Fever Specialty [2009.09.14]
Title: Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 9/14/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/14/2009
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
Source: MedicineNet Anaphylaxis Specialty [2009.07.17]
Title: FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
Category: Health News
Created: 7/17/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/17/2009
4 Asthma Drugs Get New Precaution
Source: MedicineNet montelukast Specialty [2009.06.15]
Title: 4 Asthma Drugs Get New Precaution
Category: Health News
Created: 6/15/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/15/2009
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Nasal Allergy Medications Specialty [2009.05.22]
Title: Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 5/22/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2009
Molecule in Skin May Link Eczema and Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Atopic Dermatitis Specialty [2009.05.19]
Title: Molecule in Skin May Link Eczema and Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 5/19/2009 8:48:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/19/2009
Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Rhinitis Specialty [2009.05.13]
Title: Asthma
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2009
Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
Source: MedicineNet Insect Sting Allergies Specialty [2009.05.11]
Title: Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
Category: Health News
Created: 5/11/2009 9:27:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/11/2009
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Source: MedicineNet esomeprazole Specialty [2009.04.09]
Title: Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 4/9/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/9/2009
FDA OKs Asthma Drug for COPD
Source: MedicineNet budesonide Specialty [2009.03.03]
Title: FDA OKs Asthma Drug for COPD
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2009
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2009
Asthma Medications
Source: MedicineNet bitolterol mesylate Specialty [2009.02.04]
Title: Asthma Medications
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/4/2009
Last Editorial Review: 2/4/2009
Asthma in Children
Source: MedicineNet Biorhythms Specialty [2009.02.03]
Title: Asthma in Children
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 6:38:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2009
Adult-Onset Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Nosebleed Specialty [2009.02.03]
Title: Adult-Onset Asthma
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/3/2009
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2009
Exercise-Induced Asthma
Source: MedicineNet albuterol and ipratropium inhaler Specialty [2009.02.03]
Title: Exercise-Induced Asthma
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/3/2009
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2009
FDA Panel Urges Restrictions on 2 Asthma Drugs
Source: MedicineNet fluticasone and salmeterol oral inhaler Specialty [2008.12.12]
Title: FDA Panel Urges Restrictions on 2 Asthma Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 12/12/2008
Last Editorial Review: 12/12/2008
FDA Panel Asks: Are Asthma Drugs Safe?
Source: MedicineNet cromolyn Specialty [2008.12.10]
Title: FDA Panel Asks: Are Asthma Drugs Safe?
Category: Health News
Created: 12/10/2008
Last Editorial Review: 12/10/2008
Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma
Source: MedicineNet Respiratory Syncytial Virus Specialty [2008.11.21]
Title: Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 11/21/2008
Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008
Asthma Complexities
Source: MedicineNet Biorhythms Specialty [2008.09.09]
Title: Asthma Complexities
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 4/10/2001
Last Editorial Review: 9/9/2008
Asthma: Over the Counter Treatment
Source: MedicineNet guaifenesin Specialty [2008.06.27]
Title: Asthma: Over the Counter Treatment
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 9/21/1999 2:19:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/27/2008
Xolair® improves rate of severe asthma exacerbations
Source: Doctors Lounge - Chest Diseases
Xolair reduced the rate of hospital emergency visits by 44% in patients with inadequately controlled asthma.
GERD likely to follow newly diagnosed asthma
Source: Doctors Lounge - Chest Diseases
Patients with asthma were most likely to receive a subsequent diagnosis of GERD within the first year of their diagnosis of asthma.
FDA Panels to Advise on LABA Study Designs
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.09]
The FDA is seeking advice this week from two of its advisory committees on how manufacturers of a major group of asthma drugs should study their potential risks.
News From The March Issue Of Chest
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today [2010.03.05]
PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes...
AAAAI: Omalizumab Protects Against Cat Dander (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.05]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The monoclonal antibody omalizumab (Xolair) appears to mitigate asthma patients' reactions to cat allergens, researchers reported here.
AAAAI: Mother's Diet May Reduce Baby Allergies (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2010.03.05]
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Children whose mothers avoided potentially allergenic foods during late pregnancy and lactation were less likely to develop asthma symptoms and allergic sensitization at age 3, a researcher reported here.
Phadia Announces Plans To Continue Development Of Allergen Component Tests
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.03.02]
Today, at the 2010 Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Phadia, the world leader in in vitro allergy diagnostics, announced plans to provide access for specialists to peanut allergen components...
New Research Suggests Link Between Climate Change And Outdoor Allergies
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.03.01]
Climate changes may affect many aspects of human health, including respiratory allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis (hay fever), according to a study being presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)...
Oral Immunotherapy Has Potential For Treating Egg Allergic Children
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.02.28]
Could a treatment for egg allergy be on the horizon? Late-breaking research presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) shows promising results for parents of egg allergic children...
Is Anaphylaxis Triggered By Eating Meat More Common Than We Think?
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.02.28]
According to research presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), a carbohydrate in meat called alpha-gal is an under recognized culprit in patients with recurring anaphylaxis...
Most Patients With A History Of Anaphylaxis To Penicillin Can Take Cephalosporins
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.02.27]
According to new research presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), most patients who reported a history of anaphylaxis to penicillin can safely take cephalosporins. Cephalosporins, which are the most frequently prescribed class of antibiotics, are related to penicillin in their structure, uses and effects...
Will Peanut Allergy Soon Be Treatable?
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2010.02.27]
Two studies presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) examine the use of oral immunotherapy in peanut allergic children and continue to add hope that a treatment may be on the horizon. Both were completed by researchers at Duke University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences...
Phthalates, Common Plastics Chemicals, Linked To ADHD Symptoms
Source: ADHD News From Medical News Today [2009.11.21]
Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma, and reproductive problems, while others have found no significant association between exposure and adverse effects...
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