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YouTube a 'Poor Source' of Asthma Info for Teens
Medscape ATLANTA — Popular YouTube videos, the bane of many parents' existence, are now officially considered a poor source of asthma information, according to research here at American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) 2014. The problem is … Household 'air pollution' from hair spray and fragrances linked to lung problems |
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Children Often Rate Their Asthma Worse Than Parents Report
Medscape ATLANTA — Parental assessment of a child's asthma severity can sometimes underestimate the child's level of discomfort and control, according to the results of a study presented here at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2014. How an orange connected asthma to dangerous food allergies American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 6-10 Mice worse for asthma than cockroaches |
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Study Links Asthma Severity and Cardiovascular Risk
Medscape ATLANTA — The risk for cardiovascular disease is higher in patients with severe asthma and chronic use of oral corticosteroids than in those with moderate asthma whose use of oral corticosteroids is periodic, new research shows. "The more severe the … |
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Blur the Lines Between Asthma and COPD, Clinicians Told
Medscape ATLANTA — Clinicians should consider a wider concept of obstructive airway disease, in which either asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) predominates, said speakers here at the opening plenary of the American College of Allergy, … |
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Telephone Peer Coaching Helps Parents Manage Kids' Asthma
Medscape Telephone peer coaching for parents can reduce children's asthma impairment and risk, particularly among Medicaid patients, according to results of a study published online October 30 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Asthma affects 1 … |
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Tiotropium Showing Promise in Pediatric Asthma
Medscape AUSTIN — In children with poorly controlled asthma, once-daily tiotropium delivered with the Respimat inhaler improves lung function when added to inhaled corticosteroids, with no apparent change in adverse effects, new research has shown. The drug … |
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Adult Asthma Linked to Higher Dementia Risk
Medscape Patients with asthma, particularly older ones, are at increased risk for dementia, a new longitudinal, population-based study suggests. The findings are "highly reliable" because of the large database, large study sample size, and long follow-up period … |
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Asthma Action Plan Improves Outcomes
Medscape SAN DIEGO — A web-based electronic asthma action plan that incorporates guidelines from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute into the Cerner Millennium platform greatly reduces asthma-related visits to the emergency department, oral steroid … |
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Ebola, the Asthma Epidemic, and the Microbiome at CHEST 2014
Medscape "This will provide a nice overview on the current controversies and specific challenges to the management of asthma and obesity. While they frequently occur together, there seems to be a distinct and more severe phenotype of asthma in obese patients … |
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Mepolizumab Relieves Severe Asthma, Trials Show
Medscape MUNICH, Germany — The monoclonal antibody mepolizumab delivered subcutaneously is a promising treatment for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, according to the results of 2 new studies presented here at the European Respiratory Society … |
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