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Arrowhead Regional Medical Center expands Breathmobile service to High Desert
San Bernardino Sun By Jim Steinberg, The (San Bernardino County) Sun Nancy Glaab LVN, right, explains asthma treatment to a family at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Breath Mobile in Fontana last week, with volunteer Slenea Strohl, right. |
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Breastfeeding protects against asthma up to six years of age
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress) — Research by the University of Otago in Christchurch and Wellington has shown that breastfeeding of infants has a clear protective effect against children developing asthma or wheezing up to six years of age. Breastfeeding helps prevent asthma: study |
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 MedPage Today |
Drinking large amounts of soft drinks associated with asthma and COPD
Medical Xpress A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that a high level of soft drink consumption is associated with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Led by Zumin Shi, MD, PhD, of the University of Adelaide, … Soda Linked to Lung Disease Soft Drinks May Raise Odds for Respiratory Ills |
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 The Inquisitr |
Lung Function At School Age Better Thanks To Breastfeeding
Medical News Today A study by researchers in Switzerland and the UK reveals that breastfeeding is linked to enhanced lung function at school age, especially in children born to asthmatic mothers. The study is published online ahead of print publication in the American … Breastfeeding Increases Lung Function, Combats Asthma, Study Says Breastfeeding = stronger lungs for babies Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma |
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Combined asthma medication therapy shown to reduce attacks
Medical Xpress A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks. Researchers say using long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) in fixed-dose combination with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) … |
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 eMaxHealth |
Asthma Rates And Costs Rise Due To Traffic Pollution
Medical News Today An international study of asthma, published in the early online version of the European Respiratory Journal, has for the first time, included the number of incidents caused by air pollution and shows that the costs for childhood asthma have risen … Asthma from traffic pollution underestimated, finds study Traffic-Related Air Pollution |
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Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children
Medical Xpress Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus Medical Center in the … |
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 Irish Medical Times |
Pregnant women stop asthma medications
Irish Medical Times Many pregnant women with asthma stop taking their regular preventer medication during pregnancy, despite having worsening asthma symptoms, a new study showed. A survey of more than 100 asthmatic women carried out at an antenatal outpatient clinic at 36 … |
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Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section
Medical Xpress A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered by cesarean section have … |
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New therapeutic targets in asthma
Irish Medical Times One way to classify asthma involves identifying the phenotypes of asthma – that is the clusters of properties observed in different types of asthma. Criteria related to clinical aspects (eg severity and frequency of exacerbations, airflow restriction, … |
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