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For Women With Asthma, Additional Complications Arise During Pregnancy
90.5 WESA On a recent afternoon, Kelly Liartis is at Magee Women's Hospital for a check-up. She's talking to her doctor Hyagriv Simhan about her soon-to-be-born baby — and her frequent summer asthma flare-ups. He's telling her that despite her fears, its … |
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Though Termed Controllable, Asthma Still Breathes Fire on Women
The New Indian Express When the incidence of death due to asthma is 1.1 per one lakh in men, it is as high as 1.6 in women. Besides, the doctors testify that women are being hospitalised at a higher rate of about 19 per one lakh as against 14 in men in the state. This … |
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Women More Prone to Asthma: Doctors
The New Indian Express According to city doctors gathered at an awareness event on asthma, every 17th woman per 1,000 women suffers from the condition. Women are hospitalised for asthma complications at the rate of 19 per 1 lakh people versus 14 per 1 lakh people in men, … |
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NerdWallet (blog) |
Women and Asthma
NerdWallet (blog) When it comes to asthma, men have it a little easier than women. More women than men are diagnosed with asthma, and more women than men are hospitalized for asthma attacks. Minority women are affected by asthma the most, especially African … |
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BU Today |
Depression Linked to Asthma Onset in African American Women
BU Today “The hypothesized mechanism linking depressive symptoms to asthma incidence is stress and its physiological consequences—particularly, effects on the immune system and the airways,” says study lead author Patricia Coogan (SPH'87,'96), an SPH … |
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Intervention lowers asthma risks for pregnant women
Futurity: Research News Pregnant women with asthma could better manage their condition if additional integrated care involving education and monitoring was introduced in hospitals. These women expose themselves and their unborn babies to unnecessary risks when they stop … Pharmacist-led care improves asthma in pregnancy |
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Daily Mail |
Women who catch a cold during pregnancy are more likely to have a baby with …
Daily Mail Allergist Dr Mitch Grayson, Annals deputy editor and fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, said: 'In addition, these same children that had early exposure to allergens, such as house dust and pet hair, had increased odds of … |
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Women with asthma could face a delay in becoming pregnant
YottaFire The study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, adds new evidence to suggest that asthma has a negative effect on fertility. Researchers from Bispebjerg University Hospital in Denmark analysed data from questionnaires completed by a cohort of … |
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PsychCentral.com |
Depression May Up Asthma in African-American Women
PsychCentral.com A new epidemiological study discovers an association between depressive symptoms and adult-onset asthma among African-American women. Researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University have published the study online in … Depressive Symptoms Linked to Adult-Onset Asthma in African-American Women Depression Tied to Adult-Onset Asthma |
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Depressive Symptoms Linked to Adult-Onset Asthma in African-American Women
Science Daily (press release) Jan. 21, 2014 — According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women who … |
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