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A link between food and asthma?
Daily News Egypt The breathing condition asthma affects millions of people, causing difficulty breathing, a tightness in the chest and coughing. In more serious cases, sufferers may have “asthma attacks” – which involve a feeling of being suffocated, a condition only … |
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Chicago Tribune |
Study hints at asthma link passed from smokers to grandchildren
Chicago Tribune Children whose grandmothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for asthma, even if their own mothers did not smoke, a new study suggests. It's known that smoking can cause changes in gene activity. The new study findings suggest that those … Could asthma be inherited from grandmothers who smoke? Grandmothers Who Smoke Cigarettes During Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk In … Grandma's Smoking Habit Might Be Why You Have Asthma |
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Deseret News |
U. researchers to study triggers for pediatric asthma, pollution link
Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — A team of University of Utah researchers hopes to eliminate some of the guess work over what triggers a child's asthma attack, including local air quality conditions that could play a role. A $5.5 million grant from the National … |
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Researchers identify link between asthma, Parkinson's disease
Healio Researchers also reported a dose-dependent relationship between greater asthma severity and higher risk for Parkinson's disease. Chih-Ming Cheng, MD, of the department of psychiatry at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, and colleagues … |
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Laboratory Equipment |
Hair May Shed Light on Link Between Asthma, Cortisol, Pregnancy Complications
Laboratory Equipment Hair samples can be used to measure the effects of asthma on the cortisol levels of women during pregnancy, according to research presented today at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in Atlanta. This research also shows that levels of … Hair Samples May Offer New Insights Into the Relationship Between Asthma … |
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Harvard Health (blog) |
Article Link: http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20150511/environmental …
WebMD Immediately following the ban, the mean cost of asthma inhalers rose from $13.60 per prescription in 2004 to $25 in 2009, said lead study author Dr. Anupam Jena, an assistant professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School in … Environmentally friendly inhalers double the cost for people with asthma Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma FDA Ban on CFCs in Asthma Inhalers Raised Costs for Patients, New Study Finds |
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Big Country Homepage |
The Link Between Asthma and Allergies
Big Country Homepage That can trigger or worsen symptoms for millions of Americans who suffer from asthma. Susan McQuade is a registered respiratory therapist and Asthma educator. She explained the link between asthma and allergies. McQuade also talked about symptoms, … |
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HCPLive |
Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Asthma
HCPLive Out of 81 participants with asthma, 21 experienced incident OSA over their first observed 4 year follow up interval, compared to 75 of 466 participants without asthma (27 percent versus 16 percent, respectively). When analyzing all of the 4 year follow … |
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2 Minute Medicine |
New Research on Antidepressants and Pregnancy Finds No Link to Asthma
New York Times (blog) The research found that taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (the antidepressants also known as S.S.R.I.s) while pregnant does not increase the risk of asthma in the resulting babies. What is associated with an increased risk of asthma … Depression in Pregnancy and Child's Asthma Risk Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Child's Asthma Risk No Excess Asthma Risk Seen With Prenatal Antidepressant Use |
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Lung Disease News |
Possible Link Between Suicide Risk and Asthma – Atopy Focus of Recent Study
Lung Disease News Asthma and atopy, the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases, have been suggested to be associated with a higher risk of suicide ideation and depression. Bristol researchers have studied this possible link between pre-defined asthma and atopy … |
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