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Doctor Failed To Treat Asthma Properly

The death of Jessica-Lee Dennis, 16, from severe asthma could have been prevented had her doctors not unde...akash underestimated the severity of Jessica-Lee's asthma ... (and) failed to take Jessica-Lee's asthma seriously," she said. "He failed to obtain and documen...

Exam stress may affect immune systems

...bsite. Twenty-two students with hay fever and/or asthma and 19 healthy students took the test. The researchers found that there are important links between mental stress and the complex physical inflammation reactions characteristic of allergies. For the first time on record, scientists were able to s...

Break-through Discovery Gives Hope For Asthma treatment

... by which that thousands of people who suffer from asthma could be spared from a severe or potentially fatal...he was excited by the findings, said, “People with asthma are particularly susceptible to rhinoviruses - which are the major cause of severe asthma attacks.” ...

Promising Care Model For Bipolar Disorder

...approaches found in interventions for diabetes and asthma to the treatment of bipolar disorder and found that people with serious mental illness can help take control of their care,” said Mark S. Bauer, M.D., staff psychiatrist with the Providence V.A. Medical Center and professor of psychiatry and human be...

Three Compounders Receive Warning against Selling Inhaled Drugs

...unded inhalation drugs which treat conditions like asthma and emphysema. Steven Galson, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said, "Compounded inhalation drugs are not reviewed by the FDA for safety and effectiveness, often are not produced according to good drug manufacturing pra...

Children of Different Race Show Different Patterns of Asthma Care

Puerto Rican children with asthma make more clinic visits than African-American chil...nal Chest suggests that Puerto Rican children with asthma make more clinic visits than African-American children with similar disease severity, but that the l...

Babies Could Be exposed to Third Hand Smoke If Parents Are Smokers

... to see if the levels of the residue smoke worsens asthma or cause any harm in the development of he child’s lung....

Researchers Hint At The Probability Of A Link Between Rhinitis And Parkinson’

...ociation with Parkinson's disease in patients with asthma as they discovered in those with allergic rhinitis. Dr. James Bower, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and lead study investigator explained that this study had not examined the patient’s allergy types or their onset of allergies. They were of the opini...

Respiratory Problems In 9/11 Rescuers

...any of the workers suffering from irritant-induced asthma and reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) and in a significant number of these workers it has even affected their ability to work. Dr Banauch said it was impossible to predict whether the dust-exposed workers will continue to experience an ac...

New York’s Secondhand Smoke Exposure Continues to Declin

...e (SIDS), respiratory problems, ear infections and asthma attacks in infants and children. The study of the Clean Indoor Air Act found that prior to implementation of the law, no smoking was observed in 31 percent of New York’s hospitality venues. One month after the law took effect that percentage jumped...

Dysfunction of Vocal Cord Often Misdiagnosed for Asthma

...49 patients, 41 were reported to be suffering from asthma who were of the age group 8 – 25 years. According to the study, asthma co-existed as a condition in just 12 patients! The study reveals that vocal cord dysfunction is of...

LABA Drugs Dangerous In Asthma

...eeing an increasingly worrying trend where chronic asthma sufferers, mainly children, are being treated sole...einforced. It is critical that current evidence on asthma drugs is incorporated in clinical practice.”...

Groundbreaking Asthma Intervention Lessons Help Inner-City Children

...al trials to help inner-city children with chronic asthma and their families. The purpose of the ICAI proj...pose in providing a guide for implementation of an asthma program in poor, disadvantaged populations. “Many asthma interventions such as NCICAS have been sh...

New Zealand To Give More Choice Of Drugs To Asthmatics

...harmac of New Zealand is making certain changes to asthma medication management next week and it says these ...nefit// a significant number of moderate to severe asthma sufferers. Some of the changes include widening the access to asthma control medications as well a...

Use Of Indoor Swimming Pools Linked To Development Of Asthma In Children

...al Medicine, has found that the rates of childhood asthma and wheezing rose by around 2-3% for every indoor ... to exist the probability of a strong link between asthma and related disorders and potential access to swimming pools. They found that the rate of wheezing r...

Study Says - Blocking 'aP2' Protein Prevents Airway Diseases

...ction may be a novel approach for the treatment of asthma and other inflammatory lung diseases. (Eurekalert...

Dust mites use Duvets as their Haven

...unwashed duvet could trigger symptoms of rhinitis, asthma and conjunctivitis as well as aggravate existing cases of eczema. A survey, carried out by pollsters TNS found London to be one of the worst places for filthy duvets with about 58 per cent of people admitting to not washing them every six months. S...

Two Distinct Types of Vocal Cord Dysfunction Identified

... disorder during inspiration often misdiagnosed as asthma – were identified// in a long-term study published...ndings." The symptoms of VCD can be mistaken for asthma because both can include labored breathing, an inspiratory noise often described as wheezing, chest ...

COPD Patients Using Beta-agonist Inhalers Are at Risk

...lers increased both hospitalizations and deaths in asthma sufferers of all ages. Previous studies have shown that patients with COPD build up tolerance to beta-agonists' bronchodilator and bronchoprotective effects after regular treatment compared with the first dose. While beta-agonists may reduce symp...

Developing Countries Undertake Cataloguing of Human Mutations

... which make people resistant to the effects of the asthma drug salbutamol (known in Australia as Ventolin). That information should save the Indian government money. Rather than doctors having to give everyone newer and more expensive drugs, only that small proportion of people who carry the gene variatio...

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