Key insights for Asthmatics: Makes Asthma Worse Significant Association with Exacerbations Among this panel of relatively moderate to severe asthmatics, the respiratory irritants produced by several domestic combustion sources were associated with increased morbidity. Although there is abundant clinical evidence…
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…
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…
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…