On this World Asthma Day, May 3, 2002, The Microbiome First – Pathway to Sustainable Healthcare Summit organization committee invites healthcare professionals, non-communicable disease community leaders, and stakeholders to participate in the inaugural Microbiome First Summit, a virtual event taking…
Bisphenol A or BPA in Pregnancy and Asthma Study
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health supported study concludes suggests that in utero BPA exposure may be associated with higher odds of asthma and wheeze among school-age girls. Study Background In utero, (before birth) exposure to bisphenols, widely used in…
Asthma Rates and Mask – Good or Bad?
65% drop in serious asthma cases due to mask-wearing Israeli hospital reports The Times of Israel reports that the Sheba Medical, an Israeli hospital reports 65% drop in serious asthma cases due to mask-wearing. Here’s the 411 according to published…
Asthma and Bacteria in Early Life
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins (intestinal toxins) have been demonstrated to affect airway disease including Asthma in early life according to multiple studies. The study of Asthma and Bacteria in early life is very interesting. To further the WAF misson to improve…
Asthma and Sustainable Healthcare – Rodney Dietert PhD Interview
World Asthma Foundation” Defeating Asthma Series Uncovers New Hope for Asthma Management Asthmatics: Our understanding of Asthma and the way we treat it may soon be radically different from what currently exists, due to new research on the human microbiome…
Asthma and Microbiome Sharing – Rodney Dietert, Phd
World Asthma Foundation “Defeating Asthma Series uncovers New Hope for Asthma Managementant Asthmatics: Our understanding of Asthma and the way we treat it may soon be radically different from what currently exists, due to new research on the human microbiome…
Gut and Lung Connection to Asthma – Rodney Dietert, PhD
In this fifth in a series of interviews with Rodney Dietert PhD, he talks about communication between the gut and lung. Dr. Dietert is Cornell University Professor Emeritus, Health Scientist Head of Translational Science + Education for SEED and the…
Can we replace missing microbes? – Rodney Dietert Ph.D.
Defeating Asthma Series uncovers New Hope for Asthma Managementant In this fourth in a series of interviews with Rodney Dietert, PhD Cornell University Professor Emeritus, Health Scientist Head of Translational Science + Education for SEED and the Author of the…
Can we test for whats in the Microbiome? – Justin L. Sonnenburg PhD
Defeating Asthma Series uncovers New Hope for Asthma Management In this interview with Justin L. Sonnenburg PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University, we learn about: * Testing for Microbes within the Microbiome * That we’re in…
Microbes and Inflammatory Disease Justin L. Sonnenburg PhD
Defeating Asthma Series uncovers New Hope for Asthma Management In this interview with Justin L. Sonnenburg PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University, we learn diseases largely driven by inflammation and an altered immune system may benefit…