Asthma & Allergies

Brain Structures Contribute to Asthma Reported August 31, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could just being exposed to the word "wheeze" make an asthmatic's symptoms worse? That's what researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are saying. By using functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brains of asthmatics, researchers were able to see which parts of the … [Read more...]

Early Exposure to Dust may Protect Against Asthma Reported April 21, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children exposed to dust and other microbial agents early in life may be protected from developing asthma, according to new research. Microbials are small particles that can be inhaled. Researchers from … [Read more...]

Fruit Juices Hamper Drugs’ BenefitsReported August 20, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Washing down your medicine with fruit juice may be a bad idea. You may have heard that grapefruit juice can increase the absorption of certain drugs and potentially turn normal doses into toxic ones. Now, the scientist who first identified this problem finds grapefruit and other … [Read more...]

Is Your Commute Killing You?Reported April 22, 2008 LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- How much time do you spend in a car? Your daily commute may be taking more of a toll than you realize! As Ivanhoe explains, if you don't smoke and you have pretty healthy habits, your car ride to and from work may be the unhealthiest part of your day. … [Read more...]

Obesity Dangerous for AsthmaticsReported September 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma and obesity is a dangerous combination. New research conducted by Kaiser Permanente shows obese people with the condition are nearly five times more likely to end up in the hospital with an asthma flare up compared to people of normal weight. The finding held true even … [Read more...]

HIV infections on the rise in Sweden   Reported January 03, 2008 A record number of Swedes were infected with HIV in 2007. Stockholm’s intravenous drug users suffered a major outbreak which added to the high infection statistics. The virus strain is new and appears to have come from Finland. Through the middle of … [Read more...]

Warning to Gardeners about Deadly FungusReported June 19, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A warning is going out to all gardeners after a healthy man dies from inhaling material from dead plants. The 47-year-old man is highlighted in a report from researchers in the United Kingdom. In May 2007, the man was admitted to a hospital for sputum-producing cough, chest … [Read more...]

Acid Reflux Treatment Does Not Improve AsthmaReported April 13, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While symptoms of asthma and acid reflux often overlap, treating acid reflux may not help asthma patients feel better. New research from the Ohio State University’s Medical Center finds a common treatment for acid reflux among asthmatics doesn’t actually improve their … [Read more...]

Artificial Lung Saves Lives   Reported August 20, 2007 TORONTO, Canada (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) – About 20 percent of people who need a lung transplant will die waiting for one. Unlike damaged kidneys or hearts, doctors say it’s very difficult to keep injured lungs working long enough to get a transplant. Now, a recent medical innovation could change the fate of patients … [Read more...]

Control of asthma critical during pregnancy Jan. 11, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) - Physicians should pay close attention to managing asthma in pregnant patients, according to guidelines being released by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Asthma can lead to serious medical problems, both for mothers-to-be … [Read more...]

Controlling Asthma Attacks Reported February 18, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Montelukast, a leukotriene-receptor antagonist (leukotrienes mediate inflammation in the body and play a role in allergic reactions), decreased incidents of asthma in young children by about 32 percent … [Read more...]

Easier Sinus Surgery for KidsReported May 26, 2009 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When treatments for kids with chronic sinus problems fail, surgery is often an option. Traditional sinus operations may require packing and tissue removal. They can be hard on adults and even harder on children. Now, a new procedure repairs the problem of clogged sinuses and gets kids … [Read more...]

Gender Impacts Asthma SeverityReported August 21, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Girls and boys deal with asthma differently. A new report from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School shows even though boys are more likely to have childhood asthma than girls, they are also more likely to outgrow it in adolescence and have fewer incidents after … [Read more...]

Gene breakthrough to make smoking less addictive Reported January 21, 2009 Professor Kazufumi Yazaki, a plant molecular biologist at Kyoto University's Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, has spent three years identifying the Nt-JAT1 gene as the transporter for nicotine. He says he now aims to … [Read more...]

Higher asthma rates in first-born kids linked to pregnancy conditions: studyReported May 20, 2008 TORONTO - First-born children are known to have a higher risk for developing asthma and allergies than their younger siblings, and researchers suggest part of the reason may lie in the womb. A study of 1,200 children on the U.K.'s Isle of Wight, followed from birth into … [Read more...]

Peanuts: The Cure for Peanut Allergies Reported December 01, 2009 DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- 12-million Americans suffer from food allergies. More than three-million of them are allergic to peanuts. While there are drugs to treat an allergic reaction, there's nothing that can fix food allergies for good. Now, doctors are using peanuts themselves … [Read more...]

Should Flowers be Banned in Hospitals? Reported December 30, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Does flower water harbor potentially deadly bacteria? Do bedside blooms compete with patients for oxygen? Do bouquets pose a health and safety risk around medical equipment? These are some of the questions posed in U.K. hospital wards – reasons to ban, or at least … [Read more...]

Smokers die sooner, live with more disease   Reported May 26, 2009 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 11 (UPI) -- A 30-year study of 54,000 men and women in Norway found smoking had a tremendous impact on mortality and cardiovascular disease. Haakon Meyer of the University of Oslo and Norwegian Institute of Public Health said the … [Read more...]

Asthma may Double Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Reported  May 19, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who suffer from asthma have at least double the risk for contracting invasive pneumococcal disease than people without asthma do, according to a new study. Invasive … [Read more...]

COPD can Lead to Osteoporosis Reported December 21, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, may also be at higher risk for developing osteoporosis, report researchers who studied 81 patients with the lung disease and 38 healthy people who served as controls. … [Read more...]

Eating Nuts During Pregnancy Increases Child’s Asthma RiskReported July 17, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – You may want to limit the amount of nuts you eat while you’re pregnant. A new study from the Netherlands finds expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products – like peanut butter – every day increase their child’s risk of asthma by more than 50 percent … [Read more...]

Gene Found for Childhood Asthma Reported January 05, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pediatric researchers have identified a gene which may provide an important target for new childhood asthma treatment. Asthma is a complex disease in which a large number of genes are thought to interact with one another and with environmental factors to produce asthma's … [Read more...]

Scientists Take to the 'Airways' to Find New Asthma TreatmentsSUNDAY, March 20 SUNDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- Research focusing on inflammation of the airways in asthma may eventually lead to new therapies for the disease. Asthma, a chronic and sometimes life-long disease, is characterized by inflammation of the airways, which … [Read more...]

Prolonged maternal stress appears to boost child's risk of asthma: study Reported January 15, 2008 TORONTO - Children whose mothers suffer prolonged depression or anxiety appear to have a higher rate of asthma than other youngsters, independent of other risk factors for the increasingly common respiratory condition, a Canadian study suggests. The study, which analyzed … [Read more...]

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Pollution Damages Young Lungs Reported December 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The synergistic effect of early exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one or the other exposure alone. Environmental health scientists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have … [Read more...]

Sinus Surgery Worth the EffortReported May 07, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – People who elect to have endoscopic sinus surgery to relieve the pain and suffering associated with chronic rhinosinusitis can rest assured of the results. According to Georgetown University Medical Center researchers who pooled data from 21 previous studies, this type of surgery leads to … [Read more...]

Sweating Out AsthmaReported September 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who suffer from exercise-induced asthma (EIA) may benefit from strategies to increase their production of sweat and other bodily fluids. That’s the key finding from University of Michigan investigators who measured fluid secretion rates in 56 athletes suspected of having EIA. All … [Read more...]