Severe asthma is a type of asthma that is difficult to control and can have a significant impact on a person’s daily life. Symptoms of severe asthma can include frequent exacerbations (attacks), high levels of asthma symptoms, and a need…
Food Dye and Inflamation
Common food dye can trigger inflammatory processes, say university researchers A recent university study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research reflects that long-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases…
World Asthma Day Summary
On the day after World Asthma Day, May 3, 2022, we scanned the globe to find a statement that best sums up the current state of affairs regarding Asthma. Kudos to tbe U.S National Institute of Environmental Health NIH Statement…
Asthma and Bacteriophages – What We Know Now
What is a Bacteriophage According to the U.S. National Institute of Health, Bacteriophages (or “phages”) are viruses that can kill or incapacitate specific kinds of bacteria while leaving other bacteria and human cells unharmed. By gathering naturally-occurring phages, or by…
World Asthma Day – May 5, 2021 – Spread the Word
World Asthma Foundation is supporting care of Asthma and asthmatics around the world. Please help those that suffer by spreading the word. The WAF is doing it’s part by: * Announcing the Defeating Asthma Project with the aim of shining…
Bacteriophages, Asthma, Airway Inflammation and Infection
To understand Bacteriophages and their role in airway inflammation, chronic infection and Asthma, World Asthma Foundation reached out to Dr. Bollyky, immunologist and infectious disease specialist at Stanford Medical Center for an introduction to these topics. “Allergic disorders pose a…
Asthma and Bacteria: Nose to the Toes
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins (intestinal toxins) have a demonstrated effect on airway disease including Asthma in early life according to multiple studies. These bacteria are in the gut and on the skin. To further the WAF misson to improve our understanding…