Asthma Prevention

Declaring War on Severe Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

Highly Prevalent But Terribly Underappreciated Folsom, CA. War has been declared on Severe Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS). It’s tied in with recognition of World Asthma Day May 7, 2013. The World Asthma Foundation (WAF) is leading the charge to raise…

By admin | May 6, 2013 | Asthma Awareness Month, Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, World Asthma Day | No Comments |

Asthma and Bacteria: Exposure May Help Body Beef Up Immunity, Study Says

Asthma and Bacteria: Exposure May Help Body Beef Up Immunity, Study Says The research was done in mice, but it supports the “hygiene hypothesis”: the idea that bacteria are needed to shape a healthy immune system, and that our bacteria-fearing…

By admin | March 24, 2012 | Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, Asthma Studies, Featured Stories and Interviews | No Comments |

Asthma and Asthma Medication – Take Your Meds!

Improved Medication Use Could Reduce Severe Asthma Attacks Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed. Moreover, an asthma attack was only significantly…

By admin | February 10, 2012 | Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, Asthma Research and Studies, Featured Stories and Interviews | No Comments |

Asthma Study: Getting Patients to Take Their Asthma Meds

Asthma Patients More Likely To Take Meds Under Physician Supervision Armed with the right information, physicians can play a stronger role in ensuring asthma patients don’t waver in taking drugs proven to prevent asthma attacks, according to researchers at Henry…

By admin | February 7, 2012 | Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, Asthma Studies, Featured Stories and Interviews | No Comments |

Asthma and Gas Stoves

Gas Stove Emissions Worsen Asthma Symptoms According to published reports bu the U.S. National Institute of Health, Johns Hopkins University scientists supported by NIEHS report that high levels of nitrogen dioxide gas from cooking and heating stoves in indoor environments…

By admin | February 5, 2012 | Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, Asthma Research and Studies | No Comments |

Asthma on the Rise in the U.S.

Asthma in the US is on the Rise Says U.S. Centers for Disease Control Growing every year Introduction Asthma is a lifelong disease that causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. It can limit a person’s quality of life. While…

By admin | July 10, 2011 | Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, Asthma Research and Studies, CDC Watch | No Comments |

Exercise Induced Asthma Prevention Tips

Exercise Induced Asthma Prevention Tips – Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine According to the The U.S. National Library of Medicine exercise can worsen or even trigger symptoms of asthma. Tips on how to help prevent exercise-induced asthma:…

By admin | October 17, 2010 | Asthma News, Asthma Prevention, Featured Stories and Interviews | No Comments |