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Vitamin D Won't Guard Against Colds in People With Asthma
U.S. News & World Report The findings surprised the researchers because they had previously shown that asthma flare-ups fell 40 percent in patients who took vitamin D supplements to increase low levels of the vitamin. Colds often cause asthma flare-ups, and the study authors … |
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Fox News |
FDA advisers recommend approval of Teva asthma drug in adults
Fox News An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that the agency approve Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's. The panel voted unanimously that the drug should not be approved for children aged 12 to 17. US FDA advisers recommend approval of Teva asthma drug for adults FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Teva's Asthma Biologic Reslizumab |
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Asthma is easily manageable through strict control measures: Doctors
Daily News Egypt Asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. It is a condition in which the airways narrow and swell and then produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, … |
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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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The Detroit News |
Experts: More solutions needed to address urban asthma
The Detroit News Patient Davioanna Harris, 15, of Detroit, prepares to go back to Cody High School, where she is a sophomore, after her asthma treatment inside “Clara,” a pediatric-based mobile unit parked outside the school. (Photo: Todd McInturf / The Detroit News … Why stress may be fueling the childhood asthma epidemic |
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STAT6 may explain mortality associated with some asthma drug
Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) The “black box” warning on some long-acting beta agonists – drugs used to ward off asthma attacks – mandates that such medications be sold as combination agents that contain a steroid to prevent the rare episodes of medication-associated deaths. |
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The Detroit News |
Hardships boost asthma rate for Detroit kids
The Detroit News More than 24,000 of Detroit's roughly 193,800 children have asthma, or about 12.4 percent. And the Johns Hopkins researchers found more than 77,000 Detroit children, or about 40 percent of all the city's kids, have experienced two or more stress … Why stress may be fueling the childhood asthma epidemic |
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The Detroit News |
Homelessness, asthma force family to give up children
The Detroit News Malik Cole is among 24,000 Detroit kids with asthma. A sweet boy whose favorite school subject is science, he has been raised in a nuclear family with his mother, father Dwayne Cole and siblings Jaretha Cole, 11, Shamika Cole, 7, and 4-year-old Jaden, … |
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Imperial County Supervisors Authorize Release of RFP for Asthma Project
Imperial Valley News Imperial, California – Today, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors authorized the Public Health Department to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Imperial County Asthma Linkages Project. In an effort to improve the quality of life in the … |
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Asthma health news roundup 2015: Asthma attack and treatment
Bel Marra Health Asthma is a condition that affects our airways and breathing. Although manageable, many asthmatics do not have their condition under control, which can lead to further health complications and a worsened quality of life. There have been many links and … |
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