Asthma does not appear to increase the risk or influence its severity, according to University study Whats new Rutgers researchers say further study is needed but those with the chronic respiratory disease don’t appear to be at a higher risk…
Asthma and Gut Health
The gut and lungs are anatomically distinct, but potential anatomic communications and complex pathways involving their respective microbiota have reinforced the existence of a gut–lung axis (GLA). Compared to the better-studied gut microbiota, the lung microbiota, only considered in recent…
Non-Eosinophilic Asthma (NEA)
Although non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA) is not the best known and most prevalent asthma phenotype, its importance cannot be underestimated. NEA is characterized by airway inflammation with the absence of eosinophils, subsequent to activation of non-predominant type 2 immunologic pathways. This…
COVID-19 Clues -Shortness of breath is a critical differentiator from other common illnesses
Interesting News Asthmatics Harvard Medical School is reporting a couple of days ago on their news its news website, that “What can we learn from people with coronavirus who seek care at outpatient clinics? NOTE from WAF: We salute Harvard…
Fragranced consumer products: effects on asthmatics
WAF Salutes Anne Steinemann, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia Fragranced consumer products, such as cleaning supplies, air fresheners, and personal care products, can emit a range of air pollutants…