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Half of ‘untreatable’ asthma cases may be treatable
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Sep 08 10

Good news for kids with treatment-resistant asthma: Their breathing troubles just might be treatable.

Approximately one in every 10 kids in the U.S.… Half of ‘untreatable’ asthma cases may be treatable   

 
 

Latino children with asthma less accurate in determining their lung function
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Respiratory Problems • Aug 09 10

A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center and the University of Puerto Rico may help explain some of the… Latino children with asthma less accurate in determining their lung function   

 
 

Shortness of Breath: Old Age or Asthma?
• Asthma • • Aging and Gerontology • • Respiratory Problems • Jul 22 10

Mistaken for illnesses like bronchitis and emphysema, exacerbated by medications like aspirin, and overlooked by patients and doctors alike, asthma is a common and… Shortness of Breath: Old Age or Asthma?   

 
 

Study Links Exhaled Nitric Oxide With Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Jul 15 10

Children with elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly among children without a parental history of… Study Links Exhaled Nitric Oxide With Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma   

 
 

Exercise might aid asthma control: study
• Asthma • Jun 17 10

Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by medication might gain some benefits from adding an exercise routine to their lives, a small study… Exercise might aid asthma control: study   

 
 

Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jun 03 10

Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk

Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich… Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk   

 
 

Obesity and asthma are linked: study
• Asthma • • Obesity • May 31 10

A new study confirms a link between obesity and asthma.

A number of studies have shown an association between obesity and asthma, both of… Obesity and asthma are linked: study   

 
 

Work stress linked to higher asthma risk
• Asthma • • Neurology • May 28 10

People who regularly feel stressed out by their jobs may have a higher risk of developing asthma than those with a more-relaxed work atmosphere,… Work stress linked to higher asthma risk   

 
 

Does My Child Have Asthma?
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Apr 09 10

Your child is wheezing. Your child must have asthma, right? Not always, says Julie Koehler, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice… Does My Child Have Asthma?   

 
 

Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study
• Asthma • • Flu • Mar 19 10

In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks.

… Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study   
 
 

Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma
• Asthma • • Endocrinology • • Menopause • Feb 09 10

Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday.

The findings, from a major… Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma   

 
 

US study links infections in womb to asthma
• Asthma • • Infections • • Pregnancy • Feb 02 10

U.S. researchers have linked mothers’ infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American children, in their offspring.

A 16-year study… US study links infections in womb to asthma   

 
 

Secondhand smoke may disrupt asthmatic kids’ sleep
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 19 10

Children with asthma may have a harder time getting a good night’s sleep if they live with a smoker.

Researchers found that of more… Secondhand smoke may disrupt asthmatic kids’ sleep   

 
 

A Novel Gene Found for Childhood-Onset Asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Dec 24 09

Pediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory… A Novel Gene Found for Childhood-Onset Asthma   

 
 

Quitting Smoking Can Reverse Asthma-Inducing Changes in Lungs
• Asthma • • Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 07 09

Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes,… Quitting Smoking Can Reverse Asthma-Inducing Changes in Lungs   

 
 

Parent Mentors Can Improve the Asthmatic Care of Minority Children
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Asthma • Nov 27 09

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings, available online and… Parent Mentors Can Improve the Asthmatic Care of Minority Children   

 
 

Acetaminophen could up asthma, wheezing risk
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Respiratory Problems • Nov 13 09

An analysis of 19 studies provides additional evidence of increased asthma risk in children and adults given acetaminophen.

The study’s lead author told… Acetaminophen could up asthma, wheezing risk   

 
 

Tobacco Smoke Has Harmful Impact on Asthma, Rhinitis and Immunity
• Asthma • • Immunology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 09 09

Tobacco smoke is involved in uncontrolled asthma, a diminished response to anti-asthma drugs, rhinitis, nasal obstruction, and deregulation of the immune system according to… Tobacco Smoke Has Harmful Impact on Asthma, Rhinitis and Immunity   

 
 

Asthma Not Determined by Genetics Alone
• Asthma • • Genetics • Nov 06 09

While progress has been made in identifying genes associated with asthma, the disease is complex, and its development is likely dependent upon both… Asthma Not Determined by Genetics Alone   

 
 

Neurotic? It could lead to asthma
• Asthma • • Neurology • Oct 23 09

People who are neurotic - they tend to worry a lot and to have emotional ups and downs - seem to be at increased… Neurotic? It could lead to asthma   

 
 

Asthma Is Most Prevalent Underlying Illness Among Most Serious H1N1 Cases
• Asthma • • Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 16 09

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) view updated statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with concern -… Asthma Is Most Prevalent Underlying Illness Among Most Serious H1N1 Cases   

 
 

Most who die from new H1N1 flu had conditions: CDC
• Asthma • • Swine Flu • Oct 14 09

Most of the people who have died from the new pandemic H1N1 flu had underlying conditions such as asthma, but 45 percent seemed healthy,… Most who die from new H1N1 flu had conditions: CDC   

 
 

Children with asthma more vulnerable to H1N1 virus
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Swine Flu • Sep 08 09

Nearly a dozen 7th graders with asthma were welcomed along with other classmates back to school today by a special guest who had a… Children with asthma more vulnerable to H1N1 virus   

 
 

Obesity Does Not Worsen Asthma, But May Effect Response to Medications
• Asthma • • Obesity • Jun 03 09

Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by… Obesity Does Not Worsen Asthma, But May Effect Response to Medications   

 
 

Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline in Asthma and COPD
• Asthma • • Respiratory Problems • May 20 09

Vitamin D may slow the progressive decline in the ability to breathe that can occur in people with asthma as a result of human… Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline in Asthma and COPD   

 
 
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