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| A large subgroup of mild-to-moderate asthma is persistently non-eosinophilic |
| A large percentage of patients with mild-to-moderate asthma have persistently non-eosinophilic disease which may not respond to currently available anti-inflammatory treatments, according to a new study. |
| January 6, 2012 |
| Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children |
| Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children. |
| January 20, 2012 |
| Acetaminophen in Pregnancy: Link to Baby's Asthma? |
| Study Suggests an Increase in Asthma Risk When Pregnant Women Take Some Painkillers |
| March 30, 2011 |
| Acid reflux drug does not improve asthma in children |
| Children without symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux whose asthma was being poorly controlled with anti-inflammatory treatment did not have an improvement in symptoms or lung function with the added treatment of the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, compared to patients who received placebo. |
| January 24, 2012 |
| AHRQ releases data on disparities involving hospitalization of children for asthma |
| For every 100,000 children age 2 to 17 hospitalized for asthma attacks, the federal agency's data show that: 384 were black, 94 were white, and 135 were Hispanic. Asian and Pacific Islander children were the least likely to need inpatient hospital care for asthma (78). |
| July 1, 2011 |
| AHRQ: Average annual prescription drug expenses for children with asthma have doubled |
| The percentage of American children treated for asthma increased while their annual drug expenses more than doubled over a 10-year period, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. |
| July 30, 2011 |
| Alcohol can reduce asthma risk |
| Drinking alcohol in moderate quantities can reduce the risk of asthma, according to Danish researchers. |
| September 25, 2011 |
| Antibiotic Use May Be Linked to Kids' Asthma Risk |
| Study Shows Infants Who Take Antibiotics May Have Increased Risk of Asthma |
| May 16, 2011 |
| AQS Becomes First Commercial Lab to Measure Ultrafine Particle Emissions |
| Air Quality Sciences, Inc. (AQS) announced today its new service for measuring ultrafine particle (UFP) emissions from indoor sources. UFPs are very small, typically less than 100 nanometers (or about 1/1000th of a human hair). By virtue of their size, UFPs can be inhaled easily and travel deep into the human lung. Health studies indicate a strong correlation between UFP exposure and respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, as well as a heightened allergic inflammation that can exacerbate asthma. |
| August 19, 2011 |
| Asthma an diabetes go hand in hand: Research |
| A new study has found that people with asthma may have a higher risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. The study looked at the relationship between asthma and four other inflammatory conditions. |
| March 21, 2011 |
| Asthma Drug May Be Fat-Burner Pill |
| Formoterol Boosted Fat Burning Up to 25% in Study |
| June 6, 2011 |
| Asthma Drugs in Pregnancy Linked to Slight Risk of Rare Birth Defects |
| Researchers Unclear Whether Medications or the Severity of the Asthma Led to Rare Defects |
| January 17, 2012 |
| Asthma rates double for WTC first responders |
| The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population as a result of their exposure to the toxic dust from the collapse of the WTC towers in 2001. Preliminary study results were previously presented in CHEST in 2009. |
| December 2, 2011 |
| Asthma treatment may be headed toward personalized medicine |
| Asthma patients could clearly benefit from personalized medicine, a new study suggests. However, the new discovery of a key gene, while exciting, does not mean that day is here quite yet. |
| October 05, 2011 |
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| 'Belly fat' linked to development of asthma |
| Belly fat, known clinically as central obesity, has been linked to the development of asthma in a new study. |
| September 25, 2011 |
| Botox to iron out Australian asthma wrinkles |
| It is more celebrity than respiratory, but botox could prove a breath of fresh air for asthmatics if an Australian trial of the toxin launched Tuesday is successful. |
| June 28, 2011 |
| Breastfeeding may prevent asthma |
| Feeding a baby on only breast milk and for up to 6 months after birth can reduce their risk of developing asthma-related symptoms in early childhood, according to new research. |
| July 22, 2011 |
| Breathless - understanding asthma |
| More than 5 million people in the UK suffer from asthma, and we still don't know what causes it. Researchers have drawn up a long list of possible risk factors but findings are frequently contradictory. There is also as yet no clear and uniform definition of what asthma is or consensus how to diagnose it. Dr Bruna Galobardes is searching for some of the answers by looking at how patterns of the disease differ between social classes. |
| September 21, 2011 |
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| Childhood eczema and hay fever leads to adult allergic asthma |
| Children who have eczema, particularly when occurring with hay fever, are nine times more likely to develop allergic asthma in their 40s, a new study reveals. |
| April 15, 2011 |
| Children can benefit from The Asthma Management Plans in School Act |
| New legislation introduced by Rep. Mazie Hirono would provide grants for asthma management programs in schools across the U.S. in a step to ensure the nation's 7.1 million children with asthma have access to care that could save their lives. Hirono announced the bill, H.R. 1692, The Asthma Management Plans in School Act, at the Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) 14th annual Asthma Awareness Day Capitol Hill. |
| May 12, 2011 |
| Children With Autism Benefit from Early, Intensive Therapy |
| A primary characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is impairments in social-communication skills. Children and adolescents with social-communication problems face difficulty understanding, interacting and relating with others. University of Missouri researchers found that children who receive more intensive therapy to combat these impairments, especially at early ages, achieve the best outcomes. |
| September 28, 2011 |
| Cockroach Allergens in Homes Associated With Prevalence of Childhood Asthma in Some Neighborhoods |
| In New York City, the prevalence of asthma among children entering school varies by neighborhood anywhere from 3% to 19%, and children growing up within walking distance of each other can have 2-3 fold differences in risk for having asthma. In the first comprehensive effort to understand what drives these localized differences, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health compared the household presence of cockroach, mouse, cat, dust mite and other allergens in neighborhoods with a high prevalence of asthma to that in low-prevalence neighborhoods. |
| May 17, 2011 |
| Cockroaches are a leading trigger of allergies and asthma attacks |
| May marks National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month, and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) warns families that cockroaches are a leading trigger of allergies and asthma attacks. The pests' saliva, droppings and decomposing bodies contain allergen proteins known to trigger allergies and increase the severity of asthma symptoms, especially in children. |
| May 13, 2011 |
| Compliance by Children's Hospitals With Quality Measure for Asthma Care Not Associated With Reduced Readmission Rates |
| Even though there has been high-compliance or improvement by children's hospitals regarding asthma care quality measures, improved compliance with providing a written home management plan upon discharge has not been associated with subsequent lower emergency department usage or asthma-related readmission rates, according to a study in the October 5 issue of JAMA. |
| October 04, 2011 |
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| Discovers new asthma gene in African-Americans, replicates four others |
| A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report. |
| August 1, 2011 |
| Discovery of asthma cause could help treat sufferers |
| Scientists at the University of Bath have found a new cause of severe asthma that could help develop a treatment and potentially prevent the 1100 asthma deaths each year in the UK. |
| October 05, 2011 |
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| Earlier autism diagnosis could mean earlier interventions |
| Autism is normally diagnosed between the ages of 2 and 3. But new research is finding symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in babies as young as 12 months. If children could be diagnosed earlier, it might be possible to help them earlier—and maybe even stop them from developing autism, according to the author of a new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. |
| October 13, 2011 |
| Early life exposure to mold may increase risk of asthma in infants |
| Infants who live in "moldy" homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7—an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition. |
| August 2, 2011 |
| Experts to develop pioneering tool for personalised asthma and COPD therapy |
| A team of international experts, led by a University of Leicester researcher based at Glenfield Hospital, is set to develop a pioneering tool to help tailor the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as part of a new EU project. |
| May 19, 2011 |
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| Free, online tool to track exercise-induced asthma |
| Running into breathing problems when you exercise? You may have exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), commonly referred to as exercise-induced asthma. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) has developed a free, easy-to-use online tool to track your symptoms. |
| May 20, 2011 |
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| Gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori protects against asthma |
| Infection with the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori provides reliable protection against allergy-induced asthma, immunologists from the University of Zurich have demonstrated in an animal model together with allergy specialists from the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Their results published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Investigation confirm the hypothesis recently put forward that the dramatic increase in allergic diseases in industrial societies is linked to the rapid disappearance of specific micro-organisms that populate the human body. |
| July 1, 2011 |
| Gene Variant Could Explain Why Asthma Treatment Often Fails |
| The discovery could help doctors treat the 40 percent of patients who don't respond well to inhalers. |
| September 26, 2011 |
| GPS- and WiFi-Enabled Asthma Inhaler Sends Epidemiology Data As It Helps You Breathe |
| If your asthma is acting up, you're probably not the only one. But unless you're standing next to someone who is also huffing his or her inhaler, you wouldn't know it. That's a problem for epidemiologists who do their best work when they're buried in data, and it's exactly the problem a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researcher aims to solve with a GPS- and WiFi-enabled inhaler. |
| April 12, 2011 |
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| Heightened immunity to colds makes asthma flare-ups worse, research shows |
| People often talk about "boosting" their immunity to prevent and fight colds. Nutritional supplements, cold remedies and fortified foods claim to stave off colds by augmenting the immune system. |
| June 16, 2011 |
| Herbal Medicine Treatment Reduces Inflammation in Allergen-Induced Asthma, Study Suggests |
| Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) using a traditional Korean medicine, SO-CHEONG-RYONG-TANG (SCRT) that has long been used for the treatment of allergic diseases in Asia, found that SCRT treatment alleviates asthma-like pulmonary inflammation via suppression of specific chemokines or proteins. These findings appear online in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. |
| June 30, 2011 |
| Home visits, mobile clinics do not improve asthma outcomes in children |
| A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of expectations. |
| November 30, 2011 |
| Hot, Humid Weather Could Affect Asthma Sufferers |
| The Tristate has experienced a stint of heat waves this summer which have not only included high temperatures but also high humidity that has made the air feel like a perpetual sauna. |
| July 21, 2011 |
| House Dust Mite Test On Wheezy Toddlers Predicts Asthma in Teen Years |
| Wheezy toddlers who have a sensitivity to house dust mites are more at risk of developing asthma by the age of 12, a University of Melbourne led study has shown. |
| August 24, 2011 |
| How Effective Are Anti-Cancer Drugs? Small Molecule Receptor Detects Lipid's Telltale Sign of Cell Death |
| Researchers from Boston College have developed a new class of small molecule receptors capable of detecting a lipid molecule that reveals the telltale signs of cellular death, particularly cancer cells targeted by anti-cancer drugs, the team reports in the current electronic edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. |
| September 13, 2011 |
| HRF inhibitors may provide new therapeutic avenue for treatment of asthma and allergies |
| La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor molecule as a promising target for developing new treatments for a number of allergic reactions including asthma. |
| December 3, 2011 |
| HRT therapy appears to increase risk of hospitalization from severe asthma attacks |
| Women taking postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have an increased risk of severe asthma attacks requiring hospitalisation, scientists warn. |
| September 27, 2011 |
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| Improved Medication Use Could Reduce Severe Asthma Attacks |
| Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed. |
| December 12, 2011 |
| Inability to Combat Oxidative Stress May Trigger Development of Asthma |
| An impaired ability to handle oxidative stress that arises from exposure to secondhand smoke and other environmental triggers may contribute to the development of asthma, according to results obtained from the Shanghai Women's Health Asthma and Allergy Study. The results of the study suggest regulating the body's antioxidant defense system may play an important role in asthma prevention. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section |
| A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study suggests that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of asthma at the age of three. This was particularly seen among children without a hereditary tendency to asthma and allergies. |
| January 10, 2012 |
| Integrative Medicine, Spirituality Improves Outcomes in Urban Adolescents With Asthma |
| A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that urban adolescents with asthma may experience worse outcomes when not using spiritual coping and often use complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative medicine, like prayer or relaxation, to manage symptoms. |
| April 14, 2011 |
| IOM report: Vaccines generally safe, no link to autism |
| But the new report, which is more than 600 pages long, will probably not put to rest the contentious debate that surround vaccine safety. |
| August 26, 2011 |
| Is it asthma, or something else? |
| Asthma affects nearly 300 million people worldwide, and 24.6 million Americans had asthma in 2009. In severe forms, asthma can be deadly; however asthma-related deaths have been decreasing thanks to medical advances. |
| July 20, 2011 |
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| Keeping score helps asthma suffers breathe a sigh of relief |
| Seven per cent of adults and 14 per cent of Canadian children have a hard time breathing because of asthma. Brian Rowe, in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta, is working towards making life easier for both asthma patients and emergency physicians who treat them. |
| June 10, 2011 |
| Key immune substance linked to asthma, study finds |
| Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have linked a master molecule of the immune system, gamma-interferon, to the pathology of asthma, in a study of mice. This somewhat surprising finding — the key immune molecule has often been assumed to steer the immune system in a different direction from the cluster of allergic disorders to which asthma belongs — could lead to new treatments for the disease. |
| July 1, 2011 |
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| Lack of health insurance linked to fewer asthma diagnoses in children |
| Providing health insurance to more children could lead to diagnosing additional cases of mild or intermittent asthma, a new study shows. Some who treat childhood asthma say this could increase the number of kids receiving medication to control their asthma symptoms and seeking care for asthma flares. |
| October 27, 2011 |
| Links Between Asthma, Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Explored in New Study |
| New research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that being diagnosed with asthma is significantly associated with a greater risk for a lifetime history of daily smoking and nicotine dependence. |
| March 30, 2011 |
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| MHS wins EPA's 2011 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management |
| Centene Corporation announced today that Managed Health Services, its Indiana subsidiary, won the 2011 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management from the EPA The award, presented during the 2011 National Asthma Forum held June 9-10, 2011, in Washington, D. C., is the nation's highest honor for asthma control programs. |
| June 10, 2011 |
| Mobile clinics, home visits of little benefit to children with asthma who need care the most |
| A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of expectations. |
| November 29, 2011 |
| Molecular Pathway Leads to Inflammation in Asthma Identified |
| Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway that helps explain how an enzyme elevated in asthma patients can lead to increased mucus production and inflammation that is characteristic of the lung condition. Their findings, reported online in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveal unique interactions between biological molecules that could be targeted to develop new asthma treatments. |
| August 8, 2011 |
| Mother's occupation while pregnant can increase risk of asthma in children |
| Mothers who are exposed to particular agents during pregnancy could give birth to children with a higher risk of asthma, according to new research. |
| September 23, 2011 |
| My WebMD: Coping with Asthma at College |
| A third-year student at University of Virginia offers tips on managing asthma while away from home. |
| October 06, 2011 |
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| National survey reveals severe asthmatics need more treatment options |
| Today on World Asthma Day 2011, despite decades of progress on the management and control of asthma — more research, better understanding and powerful treatments — millions of people with severe asthma are still living with serious, frequent, life-threatening symptoms. A national project conducted by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) among severe asthma patients, including focus group and survey research, found that severe asthmatics are still facing serious problems. |
| May 3, 2011 |
| Nearly one 1 in 12 in US have asthma: study |
| Asthma cases in the United States have risen 12.3 percent since 2001, and nearly one in 12, or almost 25 million Americans, are stricken with the chronic respiratory disease, the government said Tuesday. |
| May 3, 2011 |
| Neuroscientists pinpoint specific social difficulties in people with autism |
| People with autism process information in unusual ways and often have difficulties in their social interactions in everyday life. While this can be especially striking in those who are otherwise high functioning, characterizing this difficulty in detail has been challenging. Now, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have isolated a very specific difference in how high-functioning people with autism think about other people, finding that—in actuality—they don't tend to think about what others think of them at all. |
| October 11, 2011 |
| New Asthma Genes Found in Africans, Japanese |
| 4 Genetic Mutations Linked to Asthma in Different Ethnic Groups |
| August 1, 2011 |
| New asthma risk gene emerges from study of diverse populations |
| Asthma rates in the United States are higher among African Americans and Latinos in comparison to European Americans, but the causes of asthma in all populations still are only poorly understood. |
| August 17, 2011 |
| New clues for asthma treatment |
| New information that could help in the fight against asthma has been obtained by an international collaboration of scientists utilizing the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Their results, which were recently published in the journal Nature, show how an important human transmembrane protein functions at a molecular level. The findings are significant in that the particular human transmembrane protein known as ß2-adrenergic receptor, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), is the focus of a series of drugs for the treatment of asthma. This new research on its structure and function has the potential of leading to the development of improved drug therapies. |
| March 18, 2011 |
| New discovery may lead to safer treatments for asthma, allergies and arthritis |
| Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis. |
| December 19, 2011 |
| New neoprene inhaler cover for children with asthma |
| InhalerWear announces a new neoprene cover for inhalers that will help make carrying around an inhaler trendy and cool to children and teenagers. The new inhaler cover is affordable, stylish and can simply be clipped to a backpack, sports bag or keychain like an accessory. |
| April 19, 2011 |
| New Technique May Help Diagnose Asthma, COPD |
| Study Shows 4 Biomarkers May Be Helpful in Diagnosis of Respiratory Conditions |
| March 11, 2011 |
| New Tool to Assess Asthma-Related Anxiety Published in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology |
| When children or adolescents with asthma and their parents become overly anxious about the disorder, it may impair their ability to manage the asthma effectively. A new, effective tool to assess asthma-related anxiety is described in an article in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. |
| May 5, 2011 |
| NIH study finds omalizumab relieves seasonal asthma attacks in youth |
| A drug that targets the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE), a key player in asthma, nearly eliminated seasonal increases in asthma attacks and decreased asthma symptoms among young people living in inner city environments, a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health has found. |
| March 17, 2011 |
| NIH-funded study connects gene variant to response to asthma drugs |
| A genetic variant may explain why some people with asthma do not respond well to inhaled corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed medicine for long-term asthma control. Researchers found that asthma patients who have two copies of a specific gene variant responded only one-third as well to steroid inhalers as those with two copies of the regular gene. |
| September 26, 2011 |
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| Obese Children Have Up to Double the Risk of Having Asthma |
| Asthma is considered one of the main causes of school absenteeism and its prevalence has risen in the last decades. Overweight children have been shown to have double the frequency of asthma than that of non-obese children. |
| October 14, 2011 |
| Obese patients may be at increased risk for asthma misdiagnosis |
| The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma is increasing partly because of a link between asthma and obesity. Several factors lead to asthma-like symptoms in obese patients, including the mechanical effect of increased body mass index on lung volumes, which increases the work required for breathing. Researchers from the Countess of Chester Hospital and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom recently found that obese patients may be more at risk for asthma misdiagnosis due to the similarity of symptoms experienced, such as breathlessness. Out of 91 subjects, 33 (36.3%) experienced a possible misclassification of an asthma diagnosis. |
| August 19, 2011 |
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| Pinpointing asthma susceptibility in Japanese adults |
| A team of geneticists has identified five specific gene regions associated with asthma susceptibility among Japanese adults. |
| December 22, 2011 |
| Poorly controlled asthma costly |
| Poorly controlled asthma more than doubles healthcare costs associated with the disease and threatens educational achievement through a dramatic increase in school absence, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. The research team reported in the August 2011 issue of The Archives of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology that children with "very poorly controlled" asthma missed an average of 18 days of school each year, compared to 2 or less for other asthma patients. |
| August 4, 2011 |
| Postponing Care Can Result in Serious Consequences for Asthma Patients |
| Waiting to seek emergency medical care for asthma exacerbations can result in worse outcomes, including hospitalization, according to a study conducted by researchers from New York. Patients who delay regular medical care also were sicker when finally seen by a doctor than patients who sought care when asthma exacerbations first occurred. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Protein associated with allergic response causes airway changes in asthma patients |
| Changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called fibroblasts, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke University. The study is the latest effort by researchers to better understand the processes that are involved in airway remodeling that can cause breathing difficulties in patients with asthma. |
| March 22, 2011 |
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| Research revelation could shape future long-term treatment of asthma |
| A new study reveals that the progressive loss of lung function in asthma sufferers could be entirely independent of the effects of inflammation. The findings have significant implications for the long-term treatment of asthma. |
| May 26, 2011 |
| Researcher identifies autism employment resources, tips for people with autism spectrum disorders |
| Statistics show that the number of people diagnosed with autism has increased steadily over the past 30 years resulting in a surge in the number of adults with autism graduating from high school. However, preliminary employment studies indicate that this population may earn less and be employed at a lower rate compared to other people with disabilities. Now, an autism expert at the University of Missouri is identifying employment resources that are available for people with autism and steps employers can take to improve the workplace and hiring process for this population. |
| October 12, 2011 |
| Researchers identify molecular pathway behind inflammation, mucus production in asthma |
| Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway that helps explain how an enzyme elevated in asthma patients can lead to increased mucus production and inflammation that is characteristic of the lung condition. Their findings, reported online in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveal unique interactions between biological molecules that could be targeted to develop new asthma treatments. |
| August 9, 2011 |
| Researchers question key quality measure for asthma |
| Researchers studying the first national quality measure for hospitalized children have found that no matter how strictly a health care institution followed the criteria, it had no actual impact on patient outcomes. |
| October 04, 2011 |
| Researchers study biofeedback for asthma |
| National Jewish Health researchers are delving into the biology of biofeedback to understand how it helps asthma patients and what role it could play in reducing medication use for the chronic lung disease. |
| November 22, 2011 |
| Respira reports results of DPI drug engine clinical study against COPD, asthma |
| Respira Therapeutics, a product development company focused on inhaled therapeutics to improve patients' lives, today announced the results of a clinical feasibility study of the Company's drug engine technology (DET). The results of the study highlight significant advantages of Respira's dry powder inhaler (DPI) innovations for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. |
| June 21, 2011 |
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| Seeking to prevent asthma, scientists ponder 'Good' and 'Bad' bacteria |
| To identify asthma risks, scientists are focusing their DNA sequencers not just on the genes of stricken individuals, but also on genes than aren't even human. They're looking for life forms we can't even see. Within us these organisms — bacteria, mostly — vastly outnumber the cells of our own bodies. Researchers are tracking down bacterial genes to find out what species have colonized us. |
| May 24, 2011 |
| Size of baby in womb as an indicator of childhood asthma and allergies |
| In a paper published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the University of Aberdeen team also found links between the rate an unborn baby grows and its chances of developing eczema and hayfever. |
| June 29, 2011 |
| Sleepiness in Children Linked to Obesity, Asthma |
| Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep researchers. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Smog: Not an Allergen, but an Irritant |
| For people with allergies and asthma, sometimes the very air they breathe can be bad for their health. That's because a variety of pollutants in our air -- collectively called smog -- can aggravate asthma and allergy symptoms, leaving people with these conditions struggling to breathe. |
| October 26, 2011 |
| Study Evaluates Parents' Reluctance to Vaccinate Asthmatic Kids |
| Concern over vaccine safety is one of the primary factors preventing parents from having their asthmatic children vaccinated for influenza, or flu, according to Michigan researchers. Parents who do not vaccinate their children are also less likely to view flu as a"trigger" for their child's asthma, the researchers noted. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Study identifies new therapeutic target for asthma, COPD and other lung disorders |
| Michael Croft, Ph.D., a researcher at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, has discovered a molecule's previously unknown role as a major trigger for airway remodeling, which impairs lung function, making the molecule a promising therapeutic target for chronic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and several other lung conditions. A scientific paper on Dr. Croft's finding was published online today in the prestigious journal, Nature Medicine. |
| April 17, 2011 |
| Study sees no folic acid, asthma link |
| Taking folic acid during pregnancy may not boost the risk of your child developing asthma or allergies later in life, according to a study adding to the mixed bag of research on the question. |
| November 9, 2011 |
| Study sheds light on late phase of asthma attacks |
| New research led by scientists from Imperial College London explains why around half of people with asthma experience a 'late phase' of symptoms several hours after exposure to allergens. The findings, published in the journal Thorax, could lead to better treatments for the disease. |
| August 13, 2011 |
| Study suggests new therapeutic targets for virally-induced asthma attacks |
| When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model, published online May 29 by the journal Nature Immunology, reveal that influenza activates a newly recognized group of immune cells called natural helper cells — presenting a completely new set of drug targets for asthma. |
| May 30, 2011 |
| Sun Protects Against Childhood Asthma |
| Vitamin D, which is primarily absorbed from the sun, plays a role in protection against childhood asthma. Now, a new study led by Valencian researchers has shown that children who live in colder, wetter cities are at greater risk of suffering from this respiratory problem, since there are fewer hours of sunlight in such places. |
| May 18, 2011 |
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| The Role of Bacteria in Asthma and the Potential for Antibiotic Treatment |
| People with severe asthma are more likely to have antibodies against the disease-causing bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae than the general population and in some cases antibiotic treatment can greatly improve symptoms according to research presented May 23 at the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. |
| May 23, 2011 |
| Treatment of silent acid reflux does not improve asthma in children, NIH study finds |
| Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Lansoprazole therapy slightly increased the risk of sore throats and other respiratory problems in children, however. |
| January 25, 2012 |
| Trial tests if vitamin D pill can help asthma |
| Could a simple vitamin D pill better control people's asthma symptoms when taken with regularly inhaled steroids than the steroids alone? Northwestern Medicine researchers are testing that concept with a new trial for adults who have been diagnosed with asthma and are non-smokers. |
| August 9, 2011 |
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| UH professor given commendation for medical innovation in asthma |
| A University of Houston (UH) pharmacy professor's decade-long questioning of conventional medical dogma in the treatment of asthma earned him a prestigious international honor as a top medical innovator. |
| June 7, 2011 |
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| Virtual lung models set to personalize asthma and COPD treatment |
| A team of international experts are set to develop a pioneering tool to help tailor the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as part of a new EU project. |
| May 3, 2011 |
| Visits to asthma specialists delayed for African-American children |
| African-American children are more likely to report previous emergency room visits, hospitalizations and need for intensive care unit (ICU) management for asthma than Caucasian children on their first visit to an asthma specialist, according to a study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The study also indicated that African-American children have poorer lung function at their initial visit to an asthma specialist than their Caucasian counterparts. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Vitamin D deficiency linked with airway changes in children with severe asthma |
| Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, due to lower levels of vitamin D in their blood, according to researchers in London. Lower levels of vitamin D may cause structural changes in the airway muscles of children with STRA, making breathing more difficult. The study provides important new evidence for possible treatments for the condition. |
| September 22, 2011 |
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| Why Don't Some People With Asthma Respond to Medication? |
| Researchers Learning Not Everyone Has Asthma for the Same Reason |
| January 6, 2012 |
| World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma |
| Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world to recognize World Asthma Day. |
| May 3, 2011 |
| Written action plan with prescriptions can improve asthma control in children |
| It sounds unbelievably simple but it's true - a written action plan for asthma treatment, attached to the drug prescription, improves asthma control in children. "Acute care visits for asthma often signal a management failure," said Dr. Francine Ducharme, of the University of Montreal's Department of Pediatrics and the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre. "This research shows that, even in the emergency department setting where little time is available to provide education, the provision of a written action plan significantly improved patient adherence to prescribed inhaled and oral drugs and to physicians' recommendations. |
| March 28, 2011 |
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| Xolair Relieves Kids' Seasonal Asthma Attacks: Study |
| Study Findings Met With Skepticism Because of Cost, Other Factors |
| March 16, 2011 |
| Y |
| Young asthmatics are leaving emergency rooms missing critical documentation |
| It sounds unbelievably simple but it's true — a written action plan for asthma treatment, attached to the drug prescription, improves asthma control in children. |
| March 25, 2011 |