Archive for February, 2008

Inheritance of asthma

Monday, February 25th, 2008


Symptoms Of A Kid With Asthma

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Pantagraph - BLOOMINGTON — A forensic pathologist has ruled the death of a 5-year-old boy almost 39 years ago likely was caused by bronchial asthma or a reaction to an anesthetic given to the child after he broke his arm. Larry Freitag died in the emergency room Asthma In Child News

Daily Blabber - Just a day before turning 2, Violet Affleck hung out in Central Park! What a bunny! Lindsay Lohan ’s rehab distraction of a boyfriend has ridden his set of coattails as far as they are going to take him. According to People.com (hi, Suzy!), Lindsay Asthma In Child News

MedicineNet.com - about giving ibuprofen to children who are allergic to aspirin, as they may also be allergic to ibuprofen. Pain relievers may be dangerous for children with asthma , so don’t administer them without a doctor’s consent. Be careful not to give your child Asthma In Child News

Minneapolis Star Tribune - We’re number one in child well-being, home ownership and access to health insurance. We’re number one in voter turnout uniform billing procedures, and by taking more aggressive steps to prevent and treat chronic conditions such as asthma Asthma In Child News

WATE - A single woman adopted a daughter and proudly posted her picture online. But little did she know that put her daughter in danger. A man who saw the picture married her, just to get to the child. more>> Knoxville named U.S. asthma capital again Asthma In Child News

Science Daily - ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2008) — Breast feeding may help protect babies against allergic asthma. Airborne allergen is able to pass from mother to child through breast milk, which creates a tolerance to the allergen. Allergic asthma affects 300 Asthma In Child News

Spokane Spokesman-Review - Librarian Bette Ammon e-mailed a few minutes ago to say that “Water the Elephants,” the first selection for the new Huckleberries Online Book Club, arrived at the library Friday. They’ll be available this evening. Three are reserved, including one by Asthma In Child News

Asthma diet

Sunday, February 24th, 2008


Think You Have Asthma See An Asthma Doctor

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WNYC - Your instant expert on food allergies, Meredith Broussard, neglected to mention the recommendations of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology on Anaphylaxis in schools and other child-care settings. The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Asthma In Child News

Big Pond News - Software made by MGM Wireless sends an alert to parents on their mobile phones if their child does not turn up at school. MGM Wireless has now done a deal with the Asthma Foundation of SA so that text messages with the daily pollen count will be sent Asthma In Child News

WTKR - Police Pursuit Ends In Crash In Southampton County Tallest Man In United States Gets Custom Bed Portsmouth Child Dies Because of NewsChannel 3 viewers and surfers send us all kinds of comments about dozens of different topics, local and national. So Asthma In Child News

Trinidad Express - Her mother Cherry-Ann Francis-Lau of Beaucarro Road, Freeport said her daughter was asthmatic as a child. She said that the use of drugs for asthma caused Verasammy to develop an insulin dependency. Asthma In Child News

San Francisco Gate - One Monterey family reported that a child had a first-time asthma attack. State officials say the amount of pesticide applied shouldn’t pose severe health risks, but they’ve also refused to rule out that the spray can affect humans, particularly Asthma In Child News

WATE - A single woman adopted a daughter and proudly posted her picture online. But little did she know that put her daughter in danger. A man who saw the picture married her, just to get to the child. more>> Knoxville named U.S. asthma capital again Asthma In Child News

Natural asthma treatment

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008


Cause For Alarm Dog Asthma

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Mama nature: Start saving the Earth at the moment of birth
Kane County Chronicle - VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are released even after the paint’s dry, and harsh ingredients in regular paints such as benzene and formaldehyde can trigger asthma and allergies, so go for low-VOC.
Source: www.kcchronicle.com

Divorce granted on grounds of asthma
Times of India - HYDERABAD: A couple was granted divorce by the AP High Court after the husband approached the court as his wife - who suffered from bronchial asthma - had suppressed this information at the time of marriage and also as her illness forced her to stay
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Study shows higher-than-normal asthma rates in Dracut
Lowell Sun - BOSTON — A new state study shows higher-than-normal asthma among children in six Merrimack Valley communities including Dracut. The study was done from 1998-2001, in response to a report that asthma and pneumonia rates were higher due to the number
Source: www.lowellsun.com

Chronic exposure to beta-blockers attenuates inflammation and mucin
News-Medical.Net - In the March article by Nguyen, et. al., in the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2008; 38: 256-262, entitled, “Chronic Exposure to Beta-Blockers Attenuates Inflammation and Mucin Content in a Murine Asthma Model,” airway
Source: www.news-medical.net

4,000 From Across U.S. Hustle Up Hancock on Sunday
Forbes - All day — lung transplant survivors, asthma patients, lung cancer patients. WHERE: John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan, Chicago WHY: Lung disease is the nation’s third leading killer.
Source: www.forbes.com

Lottery panel rejects request to ban smoking at retailers
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Williams of Lewisville complained in a letter that he had suffered an asthma attack after buying a lottery ticket at a smoke-filled convenience store. His letter prompted an opinion from Abbott that the state could be vulnerable to an expensive court
Source: www.star-telegram.com

Asthma alerts by SMS
Australian Broadcasting Corp. - An Adelaide-based company which helps tackle school truancy using technology will now turn its efforts to helping asthma sufferers. Software made by MGM Wireless sends an alert to parents on their mobile phones if their child does not turn up at
Source: www.abc.net.au

Dusty weather: Motorists warned
Khaleej Times - A spokesman at the Centre of Meteorology and Seismology in Abu Dhabi confirmed these conditions and added people, particularly children, who suffered from asthma should remain indoors during this period.
Source: www.khaleejtimes.com