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Asthma aggravated by thought processes

...ce imaging (fMRI) to scan the brains of six mildly asthmatic people who were asked to inhale ragweed or dust-mite extracts. Subjects were then shown three types of words: asthma-related (such as "wheeze"), non-asthma negative (such as "loneliness") and neutral (such as "curtains"). Shortly after, researchers m...

Features Of The Brain Affect Asthma And Other Stress Related Disorders

...ce imaging (fMRI) to scan the brains of six mildly asthmatic people who were asked to inhale ragweed or dust-mite extracts. Subjects were then shown three types of words: asthma-related (such as "wheeze"), non-asthma negative (such as "loneliness") and neutral (such as "curtains"). Shortly after, researchers m...

Childhood Asthma Can Be Kept Under Control By Cost-Effective Home Based Interventions

...th status and reductions in resource use among the asthmatic children. Children who received the intervention had 19 percent fewer unscheduled clinic visits and a 13 percent reduction in the use of albuterol inhalers. Moreover, children in the intervention group experienced 38 more symptom-free days over the t...

Fungal spores in the pillows can trigger an asthma attack

... the fungus in the bronchi of the lungs leading to asthmatic reactions, which causes an increase in Eosinophils and mast cell degranulation. This increase in IgE leads to an increase in inflammatory mediators leading to an asthma attack. Experts view: Professor Ashley Woodcock said, "Since people spend a...

Explosion Worsens Conditions Of Patients With Respiratory Disorder.

...on will cause severe respiratory dysfunction among asthmatic and elderly patients.// The explosion ejected black thick smoke which is still hung over the city.Hospitals have already prepared themselves to take in patients with breathing difficulties due to the smoke. Some of the problems encountered could ...

School Children Put To Risk Due To Shortage Of Nurses

...o hire nurses. There are as many as 7.4 million asthmatic school students in the country, while medication is taken in school everyday by over 3.5 million students. The Department of Health sources have revealed that 6,007 calls were made from Florida schools to 911 for health help in 2003-04 alone. Schools...

Mathematical Model Can Now Help Predict Asthma Risk

... million each year - so anything that will predict asthmatic attacks thereby allowing treatment to be given to ... This recent research that predicts the risk of an asthmatic attack is expected to revolutionize the treatment of asthma and lead to better treatment strategies ...

Mathematical approach to asthma

...n done in the past." "Anything that will predict asthmatic attacks thereby allowing treatment to be given to prevent serious events occurring is a major step forward" said Asthma expert Professor Tak Lee...

Children Face Risk While Swimming

...non-chlorinated pools were the most beneficial for asthmatic swimmers and recommended parents to send their chi...rine, be careful. I am quite sure that if you send asthmatic swimmers to non-chlorinated pools, or a well managed chlorinated pool, it would be very beneficial. ...

Adrenal Suppression not predicted by inhaled corticosteroids

...continue to be of concern to physicians that treat asthmatic children. The main researchers were Kostas N. Pr...thesis low dose synacthen test was performed in 72 asthmatic children on long-term treatment (6-84 months) with low to moderate doses of inhaled budesonide. The ...

Girl Foetus Aggravates Asthma Symptoms

Pregnant women who suffer from asthmatic symptoms, carrying a girl foetus are more likely to go through severe asthma symptoms than those carrying a male foetus, // according to a recent study. Michael B. Bracken and other researchers at Yale School of Medicine studied 702 pregnant women th...

Ranbaxy Launches Once-a-day Inhaler For Asthma Patients

...iddle East. India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatic patients and the estimated prevalence rate in children aged between five and 11 years is between 10 and 15 percent. --Edited IANS...

New Antibiotic For Faster Relief From Asthma

...e lungs, thereby disrupting breathing. During an asthmatic attack, the airways of a patient become narrow, making it difficult to breathe. Doctors say steroids can help to treat the underlying lung inflammation associated with the condition, but they say that better drugs are needed to treat asthma attacks. ...

Doctors Predict an Asthma Epidemic Triggered by Thunderstorms

... the concentrated pollens there is the onset of an asthmatic attack. During one epidemic hourly trapped pollen counts in a thunderstorm were found to be between four to 12 times higher than normal. Doctors and other research experts have therefore warned asthmatics take special precautions during thunderst...

Dogs aggravate asthma in kids

...t friend, could turn out to be the worst enemy for asthmatic children.Having a dog at home may worsen asthmatic children’s response to air pollution says a recent study.// This study was carried out to analyze th...

“Don’t compromise–get your asthma under control” is the messge!

...eptember is the asthma control month. The need for asthmatic people to control their symptoms will be stressed upon, this month.// Asthmatic people like Martin Comerford, a hurler from Kilkenny, footballers Colin Moran from Dublin, Tommy Griffin from Kerry and referee Brian Gavin have not let the problem hav...

Ranbaxy Launches Asthma Inhalation Capsule in India

... to develop and introduce convenient solutions for asthmatic patients," said Sanjeev I. Dani, regional director of Ranbaxy for India and the Middle East. Earlier this year, Ranbaxy had launched Osonide (Ciclesonide) Inhaler, a novel once-a-day product for asthma patients. In May Ranbaxy entered into an in-...

Smoke-Filled Cars: New Fodder for the Next Clean Air Fight

...s of time, perhaps even 10 seconds can precipitate asthmatic episodes in children,” Rees said. He added that ventilation won’t likely overcome secondhand smoke pollution that sticks to surfaces like child-safety seats. Andrew Hyland, a tobacco control researcher at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N...

Potential New Therapeutic Target for Asthma, Allergies and Cancer

...ntly elevated in fluid collected from the lungs of asthmatic patients after exposure to an allergen. Those findings led Spiegel’s team to believe that mast cells could be a source of S1P. Mast cells are found in all body tissues and rapidly produce and secrete a number of inflammatory substances such as histam...

New Asthma Medicine Targeting Vulnerable Inner-City Children Tested

...the fuel in the immune system that perpetuates the asthmatic reaction,” said Dr. Gruchalla, serves as principal...ulates many things that pertain to allergy and the asthmatic response,” Dr. Gruchalla said. The two-year Dallas portion of the study targets children 6 to 20 y...

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