Asthma November 2010 Archive

How was your asthma over the Thanksgiving holiday? Did too much eating and family have an effect on your asthma? Take the poll and leave a comment. //

Viewing the Facebook profile of an ex-girlfriend apparently triggered an asthma attack according to a the Lancet Online. An 18 year old patient was unfriended by his ex, but after changing ... Read More

While asthma can be difficult and discouraging at times, we all have a lot to be thankful for. Related to your asthma, what is it that you are thankful for? Leave ... Read More

According to an article published in CHEST, the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, acetaminophen use in both children and adults may be associated with an increase ... Read More

I have become intrigued by a neti-pot and was surprised that many of you used them for sinus allergies and symptoms. A study presented at the American College of Allergy, ... Read More

Exercise is an important lifestyle choice, even for patients with asthma. Symptoms with activity can be a sign of poorly controlled asthma. Alternatively, exercise could be a trigger for your asthma. ... Read More

Asthma has greater impact on Canadian children according to research presented at the 76th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians. Canadian children with asthma were more likely ... Read More

Have you ever had your asthma symptoms worsen when staying in a hotel room? You may have some relief if you need to travel to the San Francisco area. The Hyatt ... Read More

The family of a girl who died of an asthma attack is suing the New York City Police Department for 17 million dollars for an officer not attempting to preform ... Read More

According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, new onset asthma diagnoses may be related to military deployment. Researchers from Brook Army Medical Center ... Read More

Merck has withdrawn request for regulatory approval for the drug Dulera, which is currently being marketed in the US, according to an article The Wall Street Journal Online. The medication ... Read More

More than 5% of  Americans have asthma causing missed days of school, work, and unwanted visits to the ER and hospital. Allergens are one of the most common reasons asthma ... Read More

If you have asthma and GERD, which makes the other worse? Does your GERD cause asthma symptoms or does asthma cause you to experience GERD? Almost 70% of asthma patients have ... Read More

Coach's of student student atheletes with asthma may not be prepared to help children during an asthma attack according to a research abstract presented at the meeting of the American ... Read More

GlaxoSmithKline will apparently not have to worry about competition from generic Advair soon according to an article at FT.com. According to the article, Teva Pharmaceuticals, the company hoping to create a ... Read More

I found this scary and new to me info about asthma . Not only does it make us feel bad, it may also increase your risk of lung cancer according ... Read More

Never Discount the Severity of an Asthma Exacerbation Asthma exacerbations can be life threatening and can occur in anyone with mild to severe asthma. Only 33% of asthma deaths occur in ... Read More