More than a third of obese asthmatic patients had no evidence of bronchial hyper-responsiveness, suggesting frequent misdiagnosis of breathlessness, British investigators reported.
In an observational study, medical records of 91 obese patients with physician-diagnosed asthma, who were enrolled in an interventional weight loss study,showed that 33 (36.3%) had no hyper-responsiveness to methacholine challenge.
The charts also revealed…
Archive for December, 2011
Obesity Complicates Asthma Diagnosis
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Few Allergies In Unstressed Babies
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that infants with low concentrations of the stress-related hormone cortisol in their saliva develop fewer allergies than other infants. Hopefully this new knowledge will be useful in future allergy prevention. The study is published in the December paper issue of Journal of Allergy and…
Severe Asthma Attacks Could Be Reduced By Improved Medication Use
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
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.
Moreover, an asthma attack was only significantly reduced when patients used at least 75 percent of their prescribed dose, according to the study.
Patients often poorly take their medication based on the…
Holidays Offer Plenty To Sneeze At: Dust, Nuts, Mold Trigger Allergies
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies.
“The dust from the boxes and on the decorations that have been packed away in dank basements or dusty attics is triggering reactions in my allergy and asthma patients,”…
Study: Living on a farm helps prevent asthma, allergies
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Dirty, dusty farm life appears to be better for your health than sanitized city life, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers from Munich University Children’s Hospital in Germany found that asthma rates among farm children was less than half the rate of other children, and experts believe…
Dehydration and Allergies: 6 Simple Steps to Rehydrate Your Body
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
I lived with the common allergy symptoms of runny nose, watery eyes, and sneezing for most of my life. In fact, I was pretty miserable during allergy season.
After many years of allergy tests, dietary changes, and natural remedies, I came to the conclusion that I was probably going to have allergies for the rest of…
Infant allergies found to be influenced by diet of mother
Friday, December 9th, 2011
A study conducted by scientists at INRA research institute in Rennes, France, and recently published in the Journal of Physiology, has revealed a possible connection between the mother’s diet and her baby’s immune development.
The scientists looked at a specific group of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which can be obtained from raw, vegan sources, such as…
Plastics chemical in packaged foods linked to asthma in babies
Friday, December 9th, 2011
BPA, also known as bisphenol-A, is a chemical compound often used in the production of a large variety of plastics. The widespread use of BPA has come under public scrutiny due to known connection to a host of health problems, including heart complications, cancer, neurological issues, diabetes and fertility and sexual issues.
The chemical can be…
Dehydration and Allergies: 6 Simple Steps to Rehydrate Your Body
Friday, December 9th, 2011
I lived with the common allergy symptoms of runny nose, watery eyes, and sneezing for most of my life. In fact, I was pretty miserable during allergy season.
After many years of allergy tests, dietary changes, and natural remedies, I came to the conclusion that I was probably going to have allergies for the rest of…
Obese Children Have Up to Double the Risk of Having Asthma
Friday, December 9th, 2011
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.
Poor diet and insufficient exercise are associated with a series of cardiovascular risks and other chronic diseases, but some…
