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Study explores why children with asthma are more likely to be bullied
Medical Xpress The study, presented today at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, highlights the need for doctors to talk to children with asthma about bullying, as well as the impact the disease could be having in other areas of their life … |
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Asthma symptoms could be aggravated by imbalance problems
Medical Xpress Researchers aimed to assess the link between asthma, anxiety and balance. Anxiety and imbalance are closely related. Muscles and joints are controlled by signals from the brain, which are, in turn, sent from stimuli from the eyes and inner ear. This … Imbalance problems could aggravate asthma symptoms |
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Exposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms
Medical Xpress September 1, 2012 in Immunology. Vienna, Austria: Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research. Exposure to common toxic substances may up kids` asthma symptoms |
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Breathable treatment to help prevent asthma attacks
Medical Xpress He continues: "Southampton researchers, working alongside asthma patients, made the original discovery that weakened immunity amongst asthmatics was key to viral impacts; now study participants are helping us to confirm that discovery and translate it … Synairgen presents proof of concept study |
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A breath of fresh air: Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition launches
Medical Xpress Asthma is the single most common chronic condition among children. Approximately 7.1 million children suffer from asthma, a number that has been rising over the past decade. SPHHS and its partners – the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN), … |
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Study reveals new link to asthma
Medical Xpress Until now, the Th2 response was recognised as the predominant immune response behind asthma symptoms due to its association with allergic inflammation. In a new study, however, researchers have for the first time uncovered the role of Th17, which is … |
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Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of wheeze and asthma in …
Medical Xpress "Epidemiological evidence suggests that exposure to maternal smoking during fetal andearly life increases the risk of childhood wheezing and asthma, but earlier studieswere not able to differentiate the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure," said … |
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Improvements in technology help manage asthma
Medical Xpress In the past few years, asthma patients have seen technology make the disease more manageable. Companies now are unveiling devices that track inhaler usage with GPS, measure wheezing, compile data on smartphone-mobile apps and share interactive … |
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Team finds new type of severe asthma, can be treated with drugs that suppress …
Medical Xpress Five to 10 percent of patients with asthma have disease that can be classified as severe, meaning it is difficult to treat and often causes life-threatening breathing problems, said lead author Sally E. Wenzel, M.D., professor, Division of Pulmonary … |
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Missed sleep may contribute to asthma morbidity
Medical Xpress (HealthDay) — Missed sleep may contribute to asthma morbidity in urban children, according to a study published in the July issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. |
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