What’s the next step when a child’s regular steroid inhaler fails to prevent asthma attacks? Different kids do best with different step-up treatments, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows.
The drugs with the best chance of success — 45% — are long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), the study suggests. But safety concerns limit the…
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How to Treat Kids’ Hard-to-Control Asthma
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Solve the Puzzle of Food Allergies: The H Pylori Bacteria Connection
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Most doctors don’t test for or treat the H pylori bacteria except in cases of unrelenting heartburn or in active ulcers and consider it an ‘asymptomatic’ pathogen that lives with most of us without hurting us. However, research shows that simply having the H pylori bacteria could be a risk factor in the development of…
Childhood Asthma Linked to Risk of COPD
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Children who suffer from severe, persistent asthma are nearly 32 times more likely to develop chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) in adulthood, according to a study spanning nearly half a century.
That conclusion is based on data from the Melbourne Asthma Study, which includes children born in 1957 who were recruited at age 7 and tracked…
Up To 1 In 10 Americans May Suffer From Food Allergies
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
A review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and reported in the New York Times underscores the need for additional research on the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergy. One of the most important points suggested by the JAMA study as well as a New York Times article on the…
How to Reduce Allergy Symptoms Naturally
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
In the spring, many suffer from seasonal allergies aggravated by the pollen in the air. Building a strong immune system and vital force is the best defense. There are many natural treatments including constitutional homeopathy that can help with that, along with good nutrition and exercise. Inheritance does play a link, as one in three…
Traffic Seems to Make Kids’ Asthma Worse
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Air pollution from city traffic appears to increase asthma attacks in kids that require an emergency room visit, a new study reports.
The effect was found to be strongest during the warmer parts of the year.
The researchers who conducted the study, done in Atlanta, were trying to pinpoint which components of pollution play the biggest role…
Physician-Led Initiative to Improve Health Care Quality Marks 10-Year Anniversary
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Celebrating its 10 year anniversary today at its meeting in the nation’s capital, the AMA-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) highlighted its achievements to date and took a proactive look at future efforts to measure and improve the quality of patient care.
“Since its inception, the PCPI has focused on developing patient-focused…
Study: more children are extremely obese
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
A large scale study of children between the ages of 2 to 19 finds that a growing number of young children are extremely obese—or have a body mass index greater than 35 kg/m. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children who are in the 85th up to 95th percentile…
