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What happens when Asthmatics consume Aspirin?

...eases and strokes. When a situation arises that an asthmatic is in dire need of being administered aspirin, the researchers say aspirin desensitization can be tried. This involves the use of leukotrienes (LT) modifying drugs, which block the bronchoconstriction provoked by aspirin. Aspirin desensitization has...

Fireworks can spell death for asthmatic children

...hat fireworks are death sentences for the severely asthmatic people and the worst affected are children who literally choke to death during these ironically happy occasions. Almost all major hospitals across the country report an increase in number of cases coming into their emergency rooms with acute respir...

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...e medication requirements came down by 80% and the asthmatic chest symptoms like coughing and breathing difficulties came down by 90%. For patients who have been suffering chronically with no clear-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both sy...

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...e medication requirements came down by 80% and the asthmatic chest symptoms like coughing and breathing difficulties came down by 90%. For patients who have been suffering chronically with no clear-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both sy...

Asthmatics at increased risk of lung cancer

... the risk of developing lung cancer was higher for asthmatic women than for men. The reasons for the link betwe...ontradicts previous research by demonstrating that asthmatic women may have a higher, rather than lower, risk of developing lung cancr....

Benefits and Risks of Asthma Treatment Questioned

...drugs have led many people -- including parents of asthmatic children -- to question their use. Specifically, I...ot persist with long-term therapy. Adult height of asthmatic children treated with ICS therapy is not substantially different from adult height attained by nonas...

Aspirin Induced Asthma , A Little-Known Inducer

...Thus, researchers estimate only about 2 percent of asthmatic patients are likely to be sensitive to both acetam...acks of aspirin and NSAIDs should be made alerting asthmatic patients to the potential risks....

Controlling Asthma during Pregnancy

...ience a worsening of their asthma // than pregnant asthmatic women carrying boys. Doctors speculate female fetu...existing asthma. Researchers found 60 percent of asthmatic women who were pregnant with boys were symptom-free throughout their pregnancy and did not report ni...

The Effects Of Fish On Pregnant Women Questioned

... women with asthma can reduce their risk of having asthmatic children by eating oily fish. Results show asthmatic // mothers who ate oily fish, such as salmon and trout, during pregnancy were about 70-percent less ...

Asthma Patients With Sinusitis More Difficult To Treat

...to patients without asthma. A higher proportion of asthmatic patients also required primary sinus surgery and additional sinus surgeries compared to patients without asthma. Asthmatics failed primary sinus surgery more frequently and required a second surgery. Researchers say they do not know the exact reason...

Lemons Could Give Relief For Patients Suffering From Asthma

...the rats showed that limonene inhalation prevented asthmatic symptoms. However more research in both animals and humans is currently underway to look at citrus oils and their use in treating asthma....

Association of maternal and granny’s smoking on children’s asthma provd

...ke did not seem to contribute significantly to the asthmatic tendencies of the child. The results were published in the current issue of the journal Chest. Reference: Journal Chest, issue April 2005...

Study suggests symptom driven therapy for adults with asthma

...d less than daily. Individuals suffering from mild asthmatic attacks do not have a disturbed night because of t..., or those who are suffering from much more severe asthmatic periods. Hence this treatment method is only restricted to adults having chronic mild asthma.Current...

Asthma risk increases for children living close to busy roads

...lution that can trigger or increase the risk of an asthmatic attack. Researchers suggest that one way to stop this condition from affecting children will be to build schools and other recreational facilities for children like gardens and entertainment parks away from busy roads of the city. The researchers h...

Asthma linked to irregular menstruation

Swedish scientists have reported that asthmatic women have tendency of// irregular menstruation. Irregular menstruation is often caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, severe stress, serious disease, anorexia nervosa, and drug addiction. Researchers have followed up the health records of 8588 women...

Parent’s mental state may affect the childhood asthm

...severe depressions are at 67% increased risk of an asthmatic attacks than other children, while the risk was 46% more for children of mothers who suffer from sever panic attacks when compared with other children.The researcher feels that the findings of the study lend support to the theory of shared genetic li...

Need for anti-fungal treatment for asthma

...is a form of asthma. People suffering from sever asthmatic attacks are often treated with steroids or drugs t...ave equally disastrous side effects. Skin test of asthmatic patients show that about 70% of the people suffering from asthma are allergic to fungus. Researchers...

Allergies can prevent brain cancer

...sk to asthma in the genes however need not lead to asthmatic attacks or related allergic reactions, because of the polymorphisms. Reference: Cancer Research, July 2005...

Serevent, to be examined by experts due to deaths associated with its use

...oday as it has been linked to 13 deaths related to asthmatic symptoms in patients who took the drug to avoid asthma attacks. FDA documents released yesterday indicate that about a year ago, the agency asked Glaxo to strengthen Serevent's existing so-called black box warning, the most serious a drug label can ...

Knowledge Of Asthma For Teachers Can Help Children

...cher’s knowledge of asthma and how to deal with an asthmatic attack// in children can go a long way in making l...nce of having an asthma treatment plan on file for asthmatic students. The plan should include contact information for the child’s doctor and a list of the child...

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