Wheezing in Medical News

Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies

... -- a virus-triggered condition that causes wheezing in babies. New research suggests this ... by more than one-third, as well as stop wheezing sooner and get babies back to normal feeding ... countries will have at least one episode of wheezing before turning 3, according to information in an ...

Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze

... Preschoolers wheezing from a cold won't benefit from steroids, study ... to improve asthma symptoms don't help ease wheezing associated with a virus in preschoolers, two new ... Canadian doctors, assessed inhaled steroids for wheezing associated with a virus, and found that while ...

Pediatric Wheezing: If Not Asthma, Then What is It?

... -- When a child experiences coughing, wheezing and chest pains while engaged in ... However, there are several other explanations for wheezing in pediatric patients often overlooked ... Medicine (ACSM) addressed the issue of pediatric wheezing and the possible diagnoses beyond EIA. Lucien ....

Hopkins Children's study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma

... levels of folate had fewer IgE antibodies, fewer reported allergies, less wheezing and lower likelihood of asthma, researchers report. "Our findings are a ... levels (below 8 nanograms per milliliter) had 40 percent higher risk of wheezing than people with the highest folate levels (above 18 ng/ml). People with ...

Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk

... and mold in their first few months of life are more likely to develop wheezing -- a possible early symptom of asthma, say U.S. researchers. They ... high mold season (fall and winter) were three times more likely to develop wheezing by age 2 than children born at other times of the year. The researchers ...

Steroids ineffective in young children with wheeze

... has found that steroid tablets do not reduce the symptoms of virus-induced wheezing in pre-school children. Researchers from the universities of ... of a leading study to find out whether steroid medicine will relieve wheezing symptoms in children under five years of age. There has been ongoing ...

NACCHO to Support Influenza Vaccination Efforts With Donation of Up to One Million Doses of FluMist(R)

... less than two years of age due to an increased risk of hospitalization and wheezing that was observed in clinical trials. FluMist should not be administered ... with asthma and to children less than five years of age with recurrent wheezing unless the potential benefit outweighs the potential risk. Do not ...

Wheezing after early-life antibiotics

... their first three months often wheeze at 15 months of age. However, this wheezing is probably more due to the presence of chest infections than to the use ... the effects of chest infections the association between antibiotics and wheezing was very much reduced. "Our results strongly suggest that the reason ...

Study examines cold medication use in young children

... (a lower respiratory tract infection associated with runny nose, cough, wheezing and/or difficulty breathing) had received over-the-counter cough and cold ... second-hand smoke exposure, recent antibiotic use and presence of wheezing were associated with increased use of cough and cold medications. Children ...

Study finds link between birth order and asthma symptoms

... more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the past year than those who were oldest or only children. Children ... oldest or only children. Respiratory infections are a common cause of wheezing in very young children. This study shows that children with older ...

Efficacy of FluMist(R) in Children Highlighted at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

... less than two years of age due to an increased risk of hospitalization and wheezing that was observed in clinical trials. FluMist should not be administered ... than two years of age due to an increased risk of hospitalization and wheezing observed in clinical trials. ...

MedImmune to present RSV surveillance and cost-effectiveness data at American Academy of Pediatrics

... Palivizumab Among Preterm Infants After Valuing a Reduction in Persistent wheezing (Poster #P14) Mark J. Polak, M.D., Saturday, October 27th, 2007 from ... standard of care in RSV prevention, reduced the incidence of persistent wheezing in studied populations. Researchers conducted a cost-effectiveness ...

U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children

... on Immunization Practices, said children with a history of asthma or wheezing should choose a shot and not FluMist. The advisory panel's ... FluMist, because there was an increased risk of hospitalization and wheezing for this age group during the clinical trials, the FDA said. Common ...

Allergy-Induced Asthma More Common in Affluent Countries

... no incidence of allergic asthma, nearly 11 percent of children reported wheezing during the previous year. Yet, in Guangzhou, China -- the area with a ... asthma -- just 3.2 percent of the children in the study had experienced wheezing during the past year. "Asthma is a complex disease caused by many ...

Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers

... life has been linked to becoming overweight later in childhood. Rapid weight gain in infancy has even been associated with higher blood pressure and wheezing in childhood and in adulthood. In a random sample of 1,138 women, who began participating in the study while they were pregnant, 649 (57 percent) ...

Bad Air Day Alert: Outdoor Air Pollutants at High Level

... smoke and smog, as well as other air pollutants may cause anyone who is sensitive to these airborne contaminants to experience shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing, and may also trigger asthma attacks and cause lung irritation(1). According to AIRNow.gov(2), a government-developed index for ...

Point-of-Sale Printers May Trigger Asthma

... chemical irritation and precipitate asthma," Horovitz said. Though the woman did not smoke, she had experienced coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing and other symptoms typical of asthma for more than two years before visiting the clinic. The problems started within an hour of her arriving at work ...

Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma

... symptoms in mice. "Blocking TRPA1 may prevent the infiltration of the lung by the inflammatory cells responsible for asthma symptoms such as wheezing and mucus overproduction," Jordt said. Several of the researchers are advisers or employees of the biosciences company that is developing ...

Hospitalization Rates Higher in Kids Who Get Flu Shots

... emphasized. This could simply mean that the shot isn't effective in preventing hospital stays. "The flu shot may be safer in terms of triggering a wheezing episode, but we don't know how effective it is. We need more studies to assess the effectiveness of different kinds of vaccines. There could be ...

Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids

... than 25 -- before becoming pregnant. Children were considered to have asthma if their parents reported that they'd had at least one attack of wheezing or shortness of breath or had needed inhaled corticosteroids in the previous year. About 14 percent of the children had asthma by age 8. The ...

Know Your Asthma Triggers

... Tips for keeping wheezing at bay this spring SATURDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Spring brings many good things, but allergens are not among them, especially if ...

Video: Novartis Receives Approval From FDA to Market Prevacid(R) 24HR as First and Only OTC Proton Pump Inhibitor in Original Prescription Formulation

... sufferers often have a burning sensation in the chest and/or throat, a sour or bitter taste in the mouth, difficulty swallowing, chronic coughing and wheezing or other asthma-like symptoms. These symptoms of frequent heartburn can become worse when one is lying down or bending over. Disclaimer ...

Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief

... response to an allergen. They found that people with higher blood levels of folic acid had fewer IgE antibodies, fewer reported allergies and less wheezing and were less likely to develop asthma. The results appear in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology . "Our findings are a clear ...

More Than Half of Americans Living with Dirty Air

... Edelman, chief medical officer of the lung association. "Ozone pollution can cause premature death, shortness of breath, chest pain when inhaling, wheezing and coughing, asthma attacks, increased susceptibility to lung infection and increased need to receive medical attention for lung diseases like ...

Low Vitamin A, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk

... if causal, would be sufficient to be clinically relevant," they concluded. Their findings for an association between dietary antioxidants and wheezing were less consistent. The report was published in the current issue of Thorax . More information The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...

Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk

... if causal, would be sufficient to be clinically relevant," they concluded. Their findings for an association between dietary antioxidants and wheezing were less consistent. The report was published in the current issue of Thorax . More information The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...

Heartburn medications do not ease asthma symptoms

... MO -- The predominance of heartburn among asthma sufferers led many specialists to suspect that acid reflux could be a trigger for the coughing, wheezing and breathlessness of asthma. In fact, it has become standard practice to prescribe heartburn medication to people with poorly controlled asthma, ...

Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma

... inhibitors (PPI). But a study in the April 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine repots that a PPI probably isn't going to help lessen wheezing in people with silent GERD. "Patients with asthma that is not adequately controlled with the usual asthma medications, and who have no symptoms of ...

Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma

... of inflammation that compromises breathing, even in the absence of active symptoms. "The medication helps them avoid having shortness of breath, wheezing or nighttime awakenings, and helps them avoid having to go to the ER and the hospital," she said. "But, unfortunately, there are all sorts of ...

2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk

... than 3,000 children whose respiratory health was monitored from birth to 11.5 years of age. Each year, parents were asked about any symptoms of wheezing in their children and whether their children had been diagnosed with asthma by the time they were 7.5 years old, but not before they were 3.5 years ...

City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere

... according to background information in the current study. Other pollutants have been associated with a predisposition to respiratory infections, wheezing and a stronger reaction to inhaled allergens. What had not been studied, according to the authors, was whether the negative response to air ...

Spend Wisely This Holiday, Find Gifts That Are Good Fun and Good For You

... in the past 20 years, and doctors and scientists warn that asthma and allergy triggers are everywhere. "Symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing can be triggered by many things around the house," says Dr. Bob Overholt, a Board Certified allergist with adult and ...

Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby

... found that infants whose mothers took folate supplements in the first three months of pregnancy were slightly more likely than other infants to have wheezing and/or respiratory infections up to the age of 18 months. These children were also 24 percent more likely to be admitted to hospital for treatment of ...

Asthma and Allergy Foundation Helps New First-Dad Keep His First Promise

... and host of the "Dr. Bob Show" on the AmericanLife TV Network. "When inhaled into the nose and lungs, dog dander can trigger sneezing, coughing, wheezing and other symptoms that make breathing difficult," says Overholt. "Regular stuffed toys can cause problems as well, since they can harbor dust mites ...

Steroid Inhalers Raise Pneumonia Risk for Lung Disease Patients

... -- follows heart disease, cancer and stroke as the leading cause of deaths among Americans, Drummond said. Symptoms include breathlessness, frequent wheezing and coughing. Treatment can ease symptoms, but there is no cure for COPD. More than 90 percent of cases are related to smoking, Drummond said. ...

Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia

... faster than antibiotic therapy alone, a new study finds. Children who received coconut oil therapy along with antibiotics had fewer crackles (a wheezing sound in the lungs), a shorter time with an elevated respiratory rate and fever, better oxygen saturation in the blood, and shorter hospital stays, ...

Wheezing and asthma in young children

... and are similar to other common childhood illnesses, including a non-specific cough, flu and bronchitis. Establishing a diagnosis of asthma in young wheezing children also can be challenging for the physician because the type, severity and frequency of asthma symptoms vary widely among children and, ...

Red Cross Urges Safety in Wake of Hurricane Ike

... which grows quickly after flooding, often smells musty or has a stench. If inhaled, mold can cause an asthma attack, stuffy nose, irritated eyes, wheezing or skin irritation. Flood waters can also carry contaminants which decay and release odors. -- Check for gas -- Use a flashlight. Do not use an ...

More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma

... exercise-induced asthma, which can accompany a diagnosis of asthma or exist by itself, only when exercising. Symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing. Lockette analyzed the secretion rates of the athletes' sweat, saliva and tears. They measured air movement through the lungs, called ...

New agent strikes at respiratory syncytial virus replication

... only a cold-like upper respiratory infection. In some babies, however, it spreads to the lungs, where the inflammation it generates causes coughing, wheezing and extreme difficulty in breathing, a life-threatening clinical syndrome known as bronchiolitis. Recent research by Garofalo and other ...