World Asthma Foundation

May 10, 2010

Children living near highway and railroad intersections more likely to develop asthma

Children living near highway and railroad intersections more likely to develop asthma
Mayo Clinic researchers recently released study data showing children who lived near major highway or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: The new MPs I’m glad to see

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: The new MPs I’m glad to see
At 3am on election night – when results were still uncertain – I surrendered to sleep and turbulent dreams. In one scene, Roy Hattersley, in a kilt, was saluting a uniformed and heavily armed Margaret Thatcher. On Friday my husband brought in the coffee as always and asked: “Do you want the good or bad news?” “Both and fast,” I replied, half-awake and already hyperventilating. Asthma inhalers …

Those living near highway and railroad intersections more likely to develop asthma, study finds

Those living near highway and railroad intersections more likely to develop asthma, study finds
Researchers recently released study data showing children who lived near major highway or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma. The researchers used this study to show how neighborhood environment is a risk factor in understanding the development of pediatric asthma.

Sanchez amendment requires state to provide asthma care to high-risk children

Sanchez amendment requires state to provide asthma care to high-risk children
Children on Medicaid who suffer from chronic asthma will receive better care at a lower cost to taxpayers thanks to an amendment Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, D-Jamaica Plain, successfully included in the 2011 state budget proposal passed this week by the House of Representatives.

Heat Therapy Helps Severe Asthma Sufferers

Heat Therapy Helps Severe Asthma Sufferers
A new treatment, Bronchial Thermoplasty, could be the missing link to aid severe asthma sufferers with symptoms.

Class empowers children with asthma

Class empowers children with asthma
Before students at Craig Hill Elementary School took an asthma class, they had many fears.

National Allergy Supply Celebrates Asthma Awareness Month

National Allergy Supply Celebrates Asthma Awareness Month
May is National Asthma Awareness Month, and National Allergy Supply is participating in the effort to raise awareness of the serious and growing problem of asthma both here in the U.S. and around the world. (PRWeb May 8, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3973704.htm

Study Reveals Neighborhood Asthma Risks

Study Reveals Neighborhood Asthma Risks
Those living near highway and railroad intersections more likely to develop asthmaMayo Clinic researchers recently released study data showing children who lived near major highway or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma.

Study links highways, railways to asthma

Study links highways, railways to asthma
A new Mayo Clinic study suggests where children live can significantly affect their chances of developing asthma later in life.

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May 10, 2010

Severe asthma patients get new lung treatment: Thermoplasty

Severe asthma patients get new lung treatment: Thermoplasty
People with severe asthma are getting a radically different treatment option: A way to snake a wire inside their lungs and melt off some of the tissue that squeezes their airways shut.