Asthma and Allergies

Nut products increase risk of childhood asthma: study - July 15, 2008

Dutch researchers who followed more than 4,000 expectant mothers found babies born to those who ate nut products daily were 50 per cent more likely to develop wheezing, shortness of breath or doctor-diagnosed asthma before their eighth birthday compared to babies whose mothers rarely - fewer than three times a month or never - consumed nut products while pregnant.

Worldwide Allergy, Asthma rates rising, report says - June 18, 2008

Allergy cases have risen dramatically around the world over the last 40 years and health-care organizations need to direct more resources to curb this growing health problem, an international allergy organization said Wednesday.

Early Life Exposure to Cats May Reduce Risk of Childhood Allergies and Asthma Symptoms - May 22, 2008

The Center's prior research findings have shown that exposure to multiple environmental pollutants are associated with an increase in risk for asthma symptoms among children. For this study, the investigators controlled for other exposures that might have contributed to developmental problems such as socioeconomic factors and exposure to tobacco smoke and other environmental contaminants.

Asthma-proofing home - November 30, 2007

All three kids have asthma. Their parents are following doctors' advice to reduce environmental triggers that could set off rounds of coughing or wheezing.

ALA survey finds misinformation,miscommunication about asthma care at school - August 14, 2007

Students with asthma returning to classrooms may face dangerous situations when needing access to life-saving inhalers, according to a recent American Lung Association survey.

Writers on the Range: Asthma and allergies take root in the New West - July 24, 2007

"Mom, would you really have shipped me off to Denver?" I asked my mother recently. "Absolutely," she said."But imagine," I said, "what it would have been like for a 5-year-old living in an institution, surrounded by doctors and a bunch of asthmatic kids?" "You were very, very sick," she explained. "Nothing helped."

Fruit, Fish Help Teens Fight Asthma - July 7, 2007

The vitamin C in fruit and the omega-3 fatty acids in fish could help tame teens' asthma symptoms, a new study finds.

Identify asthma triggers "for life without limits" - May 11, 2007

May is designated National Asthma Month, a time that seeks to shed insight and understanding on a disease that affects millions of Americans. But, through prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, it need not debilitate a person's life.

Surge in arthritis on the way - May 13, 2007

Federal public-health officials are predicting a surge in the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions by the year 2030, and popular retirement states such as Florida,Arizona and California are likely to bear the brunt of the burden.

Occupational asthma - May 29, 2007

Do you wheeze, cough or feel short of breath at work, but not during weekends or on vacations? If so, you may have occupational asthma, a lung condition caused by inhaling workplace fumes, gases or dust. In developed countries, it's the most common work-related lung disease. Occupational asthma can develop if you never had asthma before or had childhood asthma that later cleared. It can also worsen any pre-existing asthma.