(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATS 2022, San Francisco, CA – A greater proportion of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma had more significant clinical responses to tezepelumab than placebo, according to research published at the ATS 2022 international conference.
Category: Asthma Issues
Those With Asthma Not at Risk for Severe Disease from COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill (APRIL 19, 2022) – From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts were concerned that people with asthma would not only be more likely to contract the virus, but they would also be more severely affected by the respiratory nature of the disease.
Pediatric Asthma Deaths
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Each year in the US, more than 300 children and young adults under 24 and more than 3,000 adults die of asthma—attacks that are often preventable.
Therapy Could Help People with Asthma, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Cancer-related Lung Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HOUSTON ― A multicenter research team co-led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed the first drug to treat the uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways….
New Treatment for People with Asthma, Food Allergies
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology have made an important new discovery about how a particular molecule could improve lung function for people with asthma and food allergies.
Mask-wearing Experiences of Adults with Asthma
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago conducted an online survey of 501 adults with asthma to better understand the extent of, and the problems related to, mask use in the era of COVID-19.
Healthcare Pulmonologist Offers Tips to Manage Asthma
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LONDON — Asthma is a condition where airways narrow and swell, possibly producing extra mucus and other symptoms. While asthma affect adults, it’s the most common long-term disease in children.
Clinic Healthcare Pulmonologist Offers Tips to Manage Asthma
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LONDON — Asthma is a condition where airways narrow and swell, possibly producing extra mucus and other symptoms. While asthma affect adults, it’s the most common long-term disease in children.
Exercise Interventions Could Help People with Asthma
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in people with asthma could improve their symptoms and quality of life – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Asthma May Reduce Risk of Brain Tumors
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – There’s not much good that can be said about asthma, a breathing disease in which the airways become narrowed and inflamed. But there’s this:
3 Steps to Better Asthma Control
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Effective asthma treatment requires routinely tracking symptoms and measuring how well your lungs are working.
Identify Potential Causes of Asthma, COPD
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Rockville, Md. — The activation of muscarinic acetylcholine (M2) receptors could be one of the causes of diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Therapeutic Strategies May Finally Bring Relief to Those Suffering from Asthma and Allergies
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Asthma and allergies are chronic health conditions that continue to adversely impact the quality of life for many around the world.
Treating Asthma – Children Under 5
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Asthma is ongoing (chronic) inflammation of airways in the lungs. This inflammation makes the airways vulnerable to episodes of difficult breathing (asthma attacks).
When Asthma Attacks You
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.
Asthma Come Back?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Kelly had asthma as a child, but eventually stopped having symptoms. Or at least she did until she stayed at a friend’s house for a week and spent time with her cat.
People Who Manage Their Asthma Can Improve Their Chances Against COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Asthmatics who have their illness well under control have less severe COVID-19 outcomes than those with uncontrolled asthma
Asthma in Children
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed to certain triggers, such as inhaling pollen or catching a cold or other respiratory infection.
Asthma – Why It’s Important to Treat Your Child’s Allergies
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Springtime can be difficult on children who have to deal with allergies on top of their asthma.
Benefit Asthma – Type 2 Diabetes Medication Shown
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Type 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the pancreas produce more insulin, that also improves asthma symptoms and may reduce lung and airway inflammation.