Breathe Well Live Well
|
Persistent childhood asthma linked to COPD
EurekAlert (press release) The development of persistent childhood asthma – characterized by having trouble breathing on an almost daily basis – is not well understood. In most cases, childhood asthma resolves with time, but as many as 20 percent of children with asthma will go … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Survey: Common asthma warnings overlooked
EurekAlert (press release) DENVER – May 11, 2016 — A new national asthma survey commissioned by National Jewish Health shows that many adults are unaware of common symptoms of asthma in adults. Doctors say that the findings explain why many adults with asthma may not … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
NIH statement on World Asthma Day 2016 | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institutes of Health (press release) On World Asthma Day 2016, the National Institutes of Health reaffirms its commitment to support research to improve the lives of all people with asthma. NIH-funded research has advanced our understanding of asthma as a disease as well as the impact … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
UANews (press release) |
With $27M Grant, UA Researchers Closer to Preventing Asthma
UANews (press release) Efforts to improve the health of children at increased risk for asthma will receive a major boost with the launch of a new University of Arizona Health Sciences-led national clinical study funded by a $27 million federal grant. For Dr. Fernando D … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
NIH statement on World Asthma Day 2016
National Institutes of Health (press release) On World Asthma Day 2016, the National Institutes of Health reaffirms its commitment to support research to improve the lives of all people with asthma. NIH-funded research has advanced our understanding of asthma as a disease as well as the impact … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Asthma – can we live with it?
Scoop.co.nz (press release) Not all ailments are of the type that can be cured completely over time, even though they are not life threatening. Asthma, which afflicts an estimated 300 million people worldwide, is one such disease that cannot be cured though it can consciously be … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits
EurekAlert (press release) For the study, "The Twitter Asthma Pulse: Using Real-Time Twitter Data to Prospectively Predict Asthma Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions in a Population," researchers collected tweets posted between October 2013 and June 2014 and … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
EurekAlert (press release) |
Dexamethasone for asthma in the ER: Better compliance, nearly equal effectiveness American College of Emergency …
EurekAlert (press release) WASHINGTON –Adults with asthma who were treated with one-dose dexamethasone in the emergency department had only slightly higher relapse than patients who were treated with a 5-day course of prednisone. "Enhanced compliance and convenience … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
Mirror.co.uk |
Yoga may have health benefits for people with asthma
EurekAlert (press release) A new Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library today, suggests that yoga may have a beneficial effect on symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, but effects on lung function and medication use are uncertain. Asthma is a common … Can yoga really help to fight asthma? |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Allergy & Asthma Network to Advocate for Patients, Access to Care Innovations at Annual Capitol Hill Day on May 12
PR Newswire (press release) VIENNA, Va., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Allergy & Asthma Network will head to Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 12 to advocate for patients and urge Congress to take action on key legislative issues including telehealth services and school … AAFA's asthma & allergy friendly(TM) Certification Program Celebrates 10 Successful Years |
View full post on asthma – Google News