Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids

2010-03-11T14:01:06Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests.</p><p>Researchers found that among 160 5- to 18-year-olds with asthma seen at their center, the 46 with peanut allergies generally had more hospitalizations for asthma exacerbations than children without the food allergy. They a...

Best Treatment Differs for Kids With Asthma

2010-03-10T00:15:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Childhood asthma treatment is not 'one-size-fits-all'</div><div><p>Most children who have trouble controlling their asthma with low-dose inhaled corticosteroids show improvement by increasing the dose or adding another medication, a new study finds. But the best option differs for each child. </p><p>Asthma affects nearly 7 million children nationwide and is a leading cause of hospitalization and school absenteeism. Symptoms often include wh...

New Safety Controls Unveiled for Asthma Meds

2010-02-23T00:15:34Z

<div id="subtitle">FDA says meds could actually worsen symptoms</div><div><p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning individuals with asthma against using drugs in the class of long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) by themselves for treating children or adults.</p><p>Manufacturers will be required to include this warning in the product labels of these drugs, a...

FDA requires new warnings for asthma drugs

2010-02-22T08:41:00Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said Thursday they were taking steps to reduce the use of certain asthma drugs because of serious risks, including death.</p><p>Inhaled medicines known as long-acting beta-agonists, or LABAs, must carry warnings saying they should never be used alone to treat asthma, the Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair,

Parents Slow to Treat Children's Asthma Symptoms

2010-02-22T09:20:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Delays can carry serious consequences</div><div><p>While parents of young children with asthma often recognize signs that their child is about to have an asthma attack, they often delay home treatment until the attack occurs.</p><p>Results of the study by researchers at Washington University School o...

Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma

2010-02-22T10:54:40Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday.</p><p>The findings, from a major study involving almost 58,000 women in France over 12 years, add to a growing body of evidence suggesting a link between some female ho...

Study links infections in womb to asthma

2010-02-22T12:52:03Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have linked mothers' infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American children, in their offspring.</p><p>A 16-year study following nearly 400,000 births in California found that when ...

Infant swimming tied to lung infection, asthma

2010-02-22T14:38:23Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who start swimming before the age of 2 may be at increased risk of a common infant lung infection, and possibly asthma and respiratory allergies later in life, a new study suggests.</p><p>The findings, reported in the European Respiratory Journal

Know About the Natural Cure For Asthma

2010-02-23T00:10:18Z

Asthma is a disease that affects the respiratory system. This disease has become more common nowadays. It happens mainly due to the allergic reactions to one or many allergens. The patient experiences attacks of breathlessness and other times they remain normal. Asthma is rising as a disease due to improper diet that includes processed foods and pollution.<br><br>There are a number of natural cure for asthma that are proven to be very effective. These remedies are ...

Folic acid in late pregnancy tied to child asthma

2010-02-23T00:34:49Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young children whose mothers took folic acid supplements in late pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing asthma, a new study hints.</p><p>The findings, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, appear to be the first to link m...

A Powerful Natural Method to Relieve and Heal Asthma

2010-02-23T07:41:19Z

Are you an asthma sufferer or your close ones suffers from asthma? I believe it is agonizingly difficult for you to go on with your everyday lives without the fear of an attack looming overhead especially if your asthma is serious. Even more frustrating is the fact that since asthma is a chronic disease, there is no cure available. What you have are treatments and therapies that will help alleviate the condition but not totally cure it. Despite so, the various methods of treatment have varyi...

Air pollution may lessen asthma inhaler benefits

2010-02-23T08:46:24Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Air pollution, which tends to inflame the airways in people with asthma, might also reduce the effectiveness of the rescue inhalers they count on for quick relief of their asthma symptoms, study findings hint.</p><p>Dr. Fernando Holguin, at the Reuters) - A defective gene appears to contribute to most cases of childhood asthma, a finding that could lead to a better understanding of allergies, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.</p><p>The gene may control some of the signaling in the immune system, the researchers reported in the Reuters Health) - The more other children toddlers are exposed to at day care, up to a certain point, the lower their risk of developing asthma, new research shows.</p><p>The findings provide more evidence to support the "hygiene hypothesis," or the idea that early exposure to immune system stimuli like germs and animals -- and other kids --can help ward off...

Acetaminophen could up asthma, wheezing risk

2010-02-24T06:14:58Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An analysis of 19 studies provides additional evidence of increased asthma risk in children and adults given acetaminophen.</p><p>The study's lead author told Reuters Health, while this type of study isn't the best way to prove that the medication actually causes the illness, it does show that the relationship should be investigated further...

Stubborn asthma may signal poor use of meds

2010-02-24T15:12:57Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with difficult-to-control asthma are often not taking their anti-asthma medication as prescribed by their doctor, new study findings indicate.</p><p>Even when prescribed high doses of steroids, about 5 percent of adults with asthma remain difficult to control, with persistent symptoms and frequent flare-ups,

Neurotic? It could lead to asthma

2010-02-24T15:37:45Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are neurotic -- they tend to worry a lot and to have emotional ups and downs -- seem to be at increased risk of developing asthma, a new study hints. Those who suffer through a divorce or other relationship conflict are also at risk for asthma, according to the study.</p><p>Animal studies have shown that chronic stress alters hor...

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