If you’re one of the millions of people in the United States who suffers from asthma and you’ve been using Combivent Inhalation Aerosol or Maxair Autohaler products to treat your symptoms, you’re going to have to find a new medication in the coming months. Read More »
Category: Asthma Relief
Certain asthma inhalers won’t be available come December 31 – is yours one of them?
If you’re one of the millions of people in the United States who suffers from asthma and you’ve been using Combivent Inhalation Aerosol or Maxair Autohaler products to treat your symptoms, you’re going to have to find a new medication in the coming months. Read More »
In spite of public health campaigns, asthmatic children are still exposed to secondhand smoke
Reuters reports that approximately half of children ages six through 19 were exposed to secondhand smoke between 2003 and 2010, causing many asthmatic kids to miss school and encounter difficulty sleeping. Read More »
Researchers examine the link between mold and asthma in children
Researchers from Columbia University are conducting a $720,000 study funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that will focus on asthmatic children between the ages of seven and 11 who live in certain parts of New York City. Read More »
AAFA: Richmond, Virginia, is the worst city for asthma patients
The AAFA published a list that examines the most challenging parts of the United States to live in if you suffer from asthma. Read More »
Study: 25 percent of asthma patients at National Jewish Health were misdiagnosed
According to Medical Xpress, an online health resource, National Jewish Health determined that 25 percent of of the patients it treated from 2005 through 2008 didn’t have asthma, while 70 percent had other untreated and undiagnosed conditions in addition to the chronic respiratory disease. Read More »
Researchers identify gene linked to asthma symptoms
Researchers from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) recently announced that they have discovered a link between ORMDL3, a gene that affects an individual’s susceptibility to asthma, and the airway inflammation that people who have the disease often experience during an attack. Read More »
Study: Pollutants increasing the severity of asthmatic symptoms
For the millions of men and women who suffer from asthma, managing their symptoms is a top priority. Read More »
Asthma left untreated during pregnancy can lead to health problems in babies
People who suffer from asthma understand first-hand how important it is to keep their symptoms under control, but doing so is even more important for pregnant women. Read More »
Study: People with severe asthma are less responsive to treatment
On Monday, September 9, researchers presented a study at European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona suggesting that individuals who suffer from severe asthma have a lower chance of responding well to treatment than those who have a milder form of the chronic respiratory disease. Read More »