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Unlikely Victims of Banning CFCs--Asthma Sufferers
2008-08-12 15:46:00 From Scientific American: A federal ban on ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), to conform with the Clean Air Act, is, ironically, affecting 22.9 million people in the U.S. who suffer from asthma. Generic inhaled albuterol, which is the most commonly prescribed short-acting
Watchhaler Helps Children With Asthma
2008-07-24 12:00:00 There is a new option out there for parents who have children with asthma. A German company has manufactured a child friendly inhalation aid (aka spacer) for children called the "Watchhaler®". Technorati Tags: Children Gadgets Health Parenting
Sorry About Lack of Posts
2008-06-10 05:38:00 Updated June 18:This is one of the worst times of year for me - early June. My allergies go nuts and I'm extremely tired all the time. Bottom line is I don't feel like doing much of anything. I sleep 9-15 hours a day and I need to take stimulants (asthma medication) and drink about five cups of coffee to even make a 100-mile round trip drive. If I don't do that, I will fall asleep on the road and crash my car.I'm getting allergy shots once a week now, and it's the only thing that helps with the fatigue. I also drink quite a bit of coffee every day and I need to take multiple hits off the stimulant asthma inhaler just to make through the evening without nodding off.This is a really bad time of year for the pollens, especially in the Sierra foothills, where I am at the moment house-sitting at my parents' house (I live 33 miles away in the Valley) for my 86-yr-old father (he can't be left alone) while my mother and sister are visiting my aunt in the Chicago suburbs.It's times o...
By: Robert Lindsay
Hoover Self Propelled Carpet Cleaners: Help for Asthma Sufferers
2008-06-06 11:48:00 When people have allergies or asthma they have to remove what is bothering their system immediately. Pet dander, dust mites and pollen are a few examples of what the HEPA filtration system in carpet cleaners can remove especially if the carpet cleaners are of high quality. The Hoover Wind Tunnel Ultra is able to keep everything really clean any time of the day or night.
By: ArticleRow.com
About children and exercise-induced asthma
2008-06-03 21:50:00 If your child has exercise-induced asthma, preventing flare-ups is a big concern. As with asthma triggered by other things, exercise-induced asthma occurs when the main air passages of the lungs, the bronchial tubes, become inflamed. The muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and cells in the lungs produce extra mucus. This can cause signs and ...
By: B-Health
Call For Terry Mayers Annual Memorial Day To Heighten Asthma Awareness In B
2008-06-02 01:49:00 The untimely death of freelance journalist Terry Mayers which was triggered by a violent asthma attack should serve to raise the national discussion about asthma. The increasing numbers of people who suffer from the condition has made asthma a household word. How many of us are educated to what is the condition? Asthma is a chronic condition ...
Lindsay Lohan ER Visit Was For Asthma Attack, Mom Says
2008-06-02 00:00:00 Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina tells People magazine the 21-year-old was spotted leaving Century City Hospital with friend Samantha Ronson on Thursday because of an asthma attack. "She was losing oxygen. She couldn't breathe," Dina said, conflicting wit
Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
2008-06-01 18:37:00 Surprisingly the alternative to these medications are newly patented devices with the same “generic medicine” inside them. The result is patients will have to pay more money for the basic asthma rescue medicine, albuterol. My personal opinion is that this has more to do with money and little to do with a hole in the ozone ...
Dina Lohan: ?Lindsay Lohan Went To ER Because of Asthma?
2008-06-01 11:59:00 Lindsay Lohan went to the hospital on Thursday night because she was having an asthma attack, according to her mom Dina. Dina Lohan revealed that her 21-year-old daughter was “losing oxygen and couldn’t breathe.” On Friday, the star’s representative claimed that she went to the hospital to visit a friend. The elder Lohan continued, “She was afraid ...
Dina Lohan Says Lindsay Went to ER for Asthma
2008-05-31 19:05:00 “She couldn’t breathe,” the actress’ mom tells PEOPLE More: continued here
By: Feed Me Gossip
About asthma
2008-05-30 00:59:00 Asthma occurs when the main air passages of your lungs, the bronchial tubes, become inflamed. The muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and cells in the lungs produce extra mucus further narrowing your airways. This can cause minor wheezing to severe difficulty in breathing. In some cases, your breathing may be so labored that an ...
By: B-Health
Swimming Pools, Chlorine and Asthma ? What?s The Connection?
2008-05-28 20:40:00 As summer approaches we?re digging out our goggles, inner tubes and various pool toys in expectation of lazy days spent at our local swimming pool. So when I learned that 20% of Olympic swimmers have...
By: Green Options
Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Exercise-Related Asthma, Respiratory
2008-05-28 15:36:00 DescriptionDiagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Exercise-Related Asthma, Respiratory and Allergic Disorders in Sports Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Exercise-Related Asthma, Respiratory and Allergic Disorders in Sports(European Respiratory Monograph) European Respiratory Monograph 33, November 2005http://rapidshare.com/files-/28135122/Diagnosis_Prevention_-and_Treatment_of_Exercise_Relat-ed_Asthma.pdf
Discovery of the crab being inscribed with Allah’s asthma
2008-05-28 15:21:00 He resident of the Perreng Tale Village, Desa Parsanga, of Kecamatan Kota Sumenep, Madura, was busy with the discovery of the crab being inscribed with Allah’s asthma. This crab was found by a resident named Masjuri (25) in the Panele coastal coast, Desa Gersik Putih, Kecamatan Gapura, on Wednesday (28/5/2008). To the reporter, Masjuri that was ...
By: Warung Digital
Drugs for all our medication needs like Heart health care, allergy & asthma
2008-05-23 06:57:00 Are you suffering through heart health care, allergy, asthma, kidney problems & etc. Then get a complete nutrition for your heart health care, kidney1 Vote(s)
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Aloe Vera And Asthma
2008-05-21 03:57:00 Asthma affects one in four people on average and is present in all age groups. Asthma symptoms include wheezing, an overproduction of mucus and excessive coughing. The symptoms are the result of muscular over activity causing inflammation and mucus production. It can be triggered by allergies, emotions or stress. Most people have warning signs that ...
Free asthma dvd with cartoons
2008-05-16 14:24:00 Link -make sure you select yes for the last question. You can close the page after you submit the first form
By: Free Stuff Times
Environmental Defense Fund: Asthma and Idling - A Bad Combination
2008-05-07 22:44:00 Today’s post is by Mel Peffers, a project manager in the Living Cities program at Environmental Defense Fund. May 6 was World Asthma Day. Since car exhaust can lead to asthma as well as global...
By: Green Options
Alabama Celebrates Asthma Awareness Month (Medical News Today)
2008-05-02 14:07:00 In the United States alone, more than 6 million children suffer from asthma, which is the most common serious chronic disease of childhood. In addition, asthma accounts for one-third of all pediatric emergency room visits, and is a leading cause of school absenteeism in Alabama.
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Study shows Obesity worsens impact of asthma (Express India)
2008-05-02 13:30:00 Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests.
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Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
2008-05-02 11:06:00 THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — A study of women with a wide range of body-mass indexes (BMIs) found that obesity may worsen the impact of asthma and also mask its severity in…
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Obesity Worsens Impact of Asthma (Medical News Today)
2008-05-02 10:11:00 Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs).
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Asthma event to clear the air (Merced Sun-Star)
2008-05-02 09:10:00 Pollution has been a hot topic in the air lately, and Merced’s first-ever World Asthma Day event will only bring more attention to it.
By: Male infertility
Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates Of Childhood Asthma, Study Suggests (Sc
2008-05-02 01:21:00 Children who live in tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, suggests new research. The researchers base their findings on rates of asthma rates for the disease among 4 to 5 year olds, and hospital admissions for the disease among children up to 15, from 42 health service districts of New York City, USA.
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Any doctor’s visit can help control asthma (UPI)
2008-05-01 23:45:00 CINCINNATI, May 1 (UPI) — U.S. researchers suggest taking advantage of any visit to the doctor as an opportunity to control the asthma of a teenager.
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Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates (MedicineNe
2008-05-01 21:33:00 Title: Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates Category: Health News Created: 5/1/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/1/2008
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Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates (HealthCent
2008-05-01 21:27:00 WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds.
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Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
2008-05-01 20:01:00 THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — A study of women with a wide range of body-mass indexes (BMIs) found that obesity may worsen the impact of asthma and also mask its severity in standard tests.
By: Male infertility
Spare a thought for asthma suffers - today is World Asthma day
2008-05-01 10:47:00   So why are we writing about asthma on our blog?  Because asthma kills between 100 and 200 New Zealanders every year and because New Zealand has one of the highest prevalence rates of asthma in the world.  Around 15% of adults and 20% of children aged 6-14 have asthma. This equates to 1 in 6 New Zealanders – almost 700,000 people in total. That’s like all the people living in Wellington and Christchurch!!  And that’s precisely why most (if not all) life insurance companies want to know if you’re an asthma sufferer before offering you a life insurance policy. If you are, they’ll generally follow a line of further questioning or tests to try and predict if you are likely to die from asthma.  But insurers would also admit (if you could corner them over a beer) that identifying high-risk asthma suffers is a challenge. One of the key indicators is supposedly the number of previous life-threatening asthma attacks you’ve had. Yet in a US study of aroun...
Acute asthma
2008-04-22 20:51:00 Despite the expressed combination rinovirusnoy infection with acute asthma in epidemiological studies, pilot virological studies suggest that rinovirusnaya infection itself is not enough to provoke the aggravation. Only a few viruses or serotypes astmaticheskuyu attack can cause a sensitive owner. Perhaps that provoked an enhanced inflammatory response to a viral infection cytokines present in the ...
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Children asthma
2008-04-22 20:24:00 Immunological studies have shown that the respiratory tract, there is two-lymphocyte subpopulation helpers Th1 and Th2. Sekretiruet certain subtype Th1 cytokines, including interferon-gamma and interleukin-10, which are important in protection against bacterial and viral infections. Th2 subtype is seen as “proatopichesky” as sekretiruet cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-5, which contribute to proliferation of mast ...
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Suffering from asthma
2008-04-22 20:22:00 Immunological studies have shown that the respiratory tract, there is two-lymphocyte subpopulation helpers Th1 and Th2. Sekretiruet certain subtype Th1 cytokines, including interferon-gamma and interleukin-10, which are important in protection against bacterial and viral infections. Th2 subtype is seen as “proatopichesky” as sekretiruet cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-5, which contribute to proliferation of mast ...
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Can Immune System Have an Impact on Asthma and Allergies?
2008-04-20 19:29:00 Every human being has a natural immune system. It is comprised of, among others, tears, skin, mucus, cough, stomach acid,white blood cells. These ingredients are continuously at work, to thwart harmful substances like antigens - harmful chemicals,bacteria, viruses - from creating diseases and conditions.Medical fraternity concedes that many diseases like psoriasis,asthma,allergies,arth-ritis have their root cause in an impaired or low immune system.Immune system can be improved through as series of measures like regular dose of mineral supplements, multi-vitamins, vitamin C in proper quantity and a diet plan which is heavy on vegetables and fruits and other protein rich food. A regular intake of omega-3 fatty acid rich foods and legumes and a strict no-no to alcohol, saturated fats will help a lot. It should be supported by:* Exercise* relaxation* rest* Positive frame of mindDo you suffer from a low immune system? Then you must protect yourself from radiation and too much of sun ligh...
By: Health America
Gene variant increases risk of asthma
2008-04-20 12:33:00 A tiny variation in a gene known as CHI3L1 increases susceptibility to asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and decline in lung function, researchers report early online in the New England Journal of Medicine. (The printed version will appear in the April 17 issue). The gene variant causes increased blood levels of YKL-40, a biomarker for asthma. A slightly different version of the genetic variation lowers YKL-40 levels and protects against asthma. Although the original discovery came from a study of a genetically isolated population, the Hutterites of South Dakota, the researchers were able to confirm the same connections between the CHI3L1 variations, YKL-40 levels and asthma susceptibility in three genetically diverse Caucasian populations from Chicago; Madison, Wisconsin; and Freiberg, Germany. This gene, "may have important implications in the early identification of, susceptibility to, and prevention and treatment of asthma,? said Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director, the Nat...
By: science life
Asthma Overview
2008-04-18 03:11:00 Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchioles). Asthma is caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) inflammation of these passages. This makes the breathing passages, or airways, of the person with asthma highly sensitive to various "triggers." * When the inflammation is "triggered" by any number of external and internal factors, the passages swell and fill with mucus. * Muscles within the breathing passages contract (bronchospasm), causing even further narrowing of the airways. * This narrowing makes it difficult for air to be breathed out (exhaled) from the lungs. * This resistance to exhaling leads to the typical symptoms of an asthma attack.Because asthma causes resistance, or obstruction, to exhaled air, it is called an obstructive lung disease. The medical term for such lung conditions is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. COPD is actually a group of diseases that includes not only asthma, but also chronic bronchitis an...
Free Athletes And Asthma Kit
2008-04-13 16:15:00 https://www.athletesandasthma.c-om/athletes/athletesandasthma/-
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Spiriva - Life Saving Drug
2008-04-12 07:17:00 Spiriva (tiotropium) is a medicine used to treat persons suffering from COPD that is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease means constant lung disease with features of airway contraction. It encompasses two types of disease processes that are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. COPD is mainly caused by smoking. Its symptoms are: - Cough Feeling of breathlessness Sputum production. Spiriva treats both ...
Things to Know About Asthma
2008-04-12 07:04:00 One must be curious to know that is there a method to cure asthma? The answer is “yes” asthma is diagnosed clinically, this means that the clinician knows that one is suffering from asthma by coming across the symptoms (history) and by having a deep chest examination. If the diagnosis is uncertain, a peak ...
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The Symptoms Of Asthma
2008-04-11 08:52:00 Hi All, I just wanted to inform you that an author Sven Ullmann has posted an interesting article on “The Symptoms Of Asthma” at www.healthocrates.com You can read the article at www.healthocrates.com/The-Sympt-oms-Of-Asthma RegardsRobert
Asthma Treatment: Advair Diskus
2008-04-10 20:45:00 Advair treats the two main components of asthma - airway constriction and inflammation. These two components cause the airways to narrow and reduce airflow into the lungs which may result in wheezing, chest tightness or shortness of breath. Advair is a breath-activated device, eliminating all of the squeezing and shaking of inhalers and the hassle ...
Asthma Treatment, Asthma Symptoms and Prevention
2008-04-10 20:43:00 More than 17 million people in the US alone suffer from asthma, a serious lung ailment, resulting in 5,000 asthma deaths a year. Asthma is an allergic inflammation of the lungs, which is generally triggered by pollens, molds, dust, animal dander, air pollution, chemicals, exercise, temperature changes or ingestion of certain foods. During an asthma attack ...
This is not in your handout. Don?t panic
2008-04-04 17:16:00 Canadian pharmacy generic viagra This is not in your handout. Don?t panic. I made up a new sheet that?s on the back table, but I thought you might need to know this. Symptoms; when do you start prophylaxis? These are the guidelines. If you need to use a beta agonist more than twice a week for ...
Leukotriene modifiers
2008-04-03 22:09:00 Leukotriene modifiers; this was real exciting when these first came out, and unfortunately they are not ending up quite as powerful as we had hoped. Leukotrienes are chemical mediators that are released by leukocyte?s mast cells. They break down products of arachidonic acid. And different leukotrienes will do different things. Certain ones will cause mucus ...
Inhaled steroids
2008-04-03 22:06:00 Inhaled steroids; still far and away the best long-term preventive agent for asthma, period. The problem is potential side effects. If basically decreases the late response. It doesn?t stop the initial bronchoconstriction but also deals with the hyper-responsiveness and you can see improvement within a few days in lung function, on inhaled steroids. Maxing out ...
Chronic asthma
2008-04-02 21:55:00 Okay, let?s talk real quickly about chronic asthma. The National Heart/Lung Institute has had two documents out over the last about five or six years. The Expert Panel?s Report on Asthma. If you guys are actually general pediatricians and take care of asthmatics, get on their web site and download the Expert Panel II. A ...
Oral steroids: these are the indications
2008-04-02 21:48:00 Oral steroids; these are the indications. These are pretty straightforward. If it?s a severe exacerbation, moderate to severe, you just go ahead and use them. If they are not responding well to the albuterol, if they are using steroids recently, the fourth one there. You always go home with one more medication than you came ...
Asthma And Allergies Have Similar Triggers
2008-04-02 00:05:00 Asthmas seldom causes allergic reactions in people, but allergies can be a trigger to asthma and allergies caused by air-borne particles sometimes cause a double reaction in certain sufferers. The air in the home and outside is filled with floating particles, many of which are breathed in through the nose and mouth. Some may cause a temporary reaction while others will cause a reaction every time the person is exposed. These allergic reactions can often trigger an asthma attack for an asthmatic person. There are steps that can be taken to avoid the reactions of certain things on those who suffer from asthma and allergies, among them are simply to stay away from known triggers. However, this is not always possible and learning how to protect the immediate environment from being triggers friendly. While there are medical needs associated with those with asthma and allergies, the need for help can be reduced by taking a few precautions. Some of the known triggers of asthma and allergie...
Risk factors for fatal asthma
2008-04-01 22:01:00 Okay, risk factors for fatal asthma. These things are pretty self-evident most of the time. Previous life-threatening exacerbation. In adults, if you had almost died from asthma, 10% of those adults die within the following year from their asthma. It?s a big time, important problem if somebody gets intubated with asthma. Hospitalized more than once; ...
Lab studies
2008-04-01 21:58:00 Lab studies; one thing I try to tell our residents, don?t get a chest x-ray in kids with asthma, because then you will be forced to throw them on antibiotics because they are going to have mucus plugging and they are going to have infiltrates. The only reason to get an x-ray on a kid ...
Alternative diagnosis. Asthma
2008-04-01 21:57:00 Alternative diagnosis; if these things are present, you have to think of something other than asthma. There?s an old adage that “all that wheezes is not asthma.” Well, the corollary to that is, “Almost all that wheezes is asthma” and it?s only in rare cases that you have to worry about other things. But obviously ... |
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