Study: Less Education, More Asthma Symptoms Reported December 30, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Individuals with more education suffer less from asthma, and having fewer than 12 years of formal schooling is associated with worse asthma symptoms. Drs. Kim Lavoie and Simon Bacon from the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Canada, and colleagues studied … [Read more...]
Asthma & Allergies

Vitamin C in Pregnancy Linked to Asthma and Eczema in Kids
Vitamin C in Pregnancy Linked to Asthma and Eczema in Kids Reported January 20, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Total Vitamin C intake during pregnancy may increase the likelihood of eczema and asthma in children by age 2, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen in the … [Read more...]
Antibiotic Found to Relieve Asthma
Antibiotic Found to Relieve Asthma Reported April 13, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma sufferers may get relief from an unlikely source, an antibiotic. A new study shows the antibiotic telithromycin can shorten asthma attack patients' recovery time by three days, as well as reduce symptoms and … [Read more...]
Asthma Plagues World Trade Center Responders
Asthma Plagues World Trade Center Responders Reported November 09, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Responders to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 9/11 disaster now suffer from asthma at a rate more than twice that of the general population. As many as 8 percent of the … [Read more...]
Drug Makes Asthma Easier to Manage
Drug Makes Asthma Easier to Manage Reported February 1, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children 2 to 14 years old with intermittent asthma fare well on a common drug used to treat more serious forms of asthma. Intermittent asthma is diagnosed when a child (or adult) has brief episodes of wheezing, coughing or shortness of … [Read more...]
Women More Likely to Have Penicillin Allergy
Women More Likely to Have Penicillin Allergy Monday, November 15, 2004 BOSTON (Reuters Health) - Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they're allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported here Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. "The … [Read more...]
Is Smoking in Our Genes?
Is Smoking in Our Genes?Reported August 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A persons reaction to his or her first taste of nicotine is linked to a particular genetic variation, according to a new study. The finding may help explain the path that leads from that first cigarette to lifelong smoking. Researchers point to an uncommon variation of a gene known as … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
Staph infection becoming more common among local athletesReported November 06, 2007 An infection is on the rise in local athletes. As the Healthline 3 Team discovered, they're called staph infections and they can be quite dangerous. Which is why one local doctor says everyone needs to protect themselves. "I'm thinking just a pimple it'll go away and that's nothing." But … [Read more...]
Skin Allergies Linked to Cancer
Skin Allergies Linked to CancerReported November 5, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who suffer from certain skin allergies are more likely to develop blood-related cancers when they get older. Swedish researchers report these findings in a study in the most recent issue of BMC Public Health. The research shows people who experience hives are … [Read more...]
Smoking and the Risk to Women’s Lungs
Smoking and the Risk to Women's Lungs Reported June 02, 2008 C.O.P.D., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs. It makes breathing difficult. The leading cause is cigarette smoking. Experts at the National Institutes of Health in the United States say the damage to the lungs cannot be repaired and there is no cure. … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness> New Approach for Severe Asthma
New Approach for Severe Asthma Reported September 19, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Blocking a powerful immune system chemical present in patients with severe asthma improves symptoms and lung function, according to a recent study. Nearly one in every 10 patients with asthma has severe asthma. With the need for progressively higher doses of steroids to control symptoms, the … [Read more...]
Does Smokeless Tobacco Help Smokers Quit Cigarettes?
Does Smokeless Tobacco Help Smokers Quit Cigarettes? Reported January 26, 2009 Some smokers say they just cant quit cigarettes. But previous studies of smokers in Sweden have suggested that many have done just that, by switching to smokeless tobacco. While not without health risks, smokeless tobacco is less harmful than … [Read more...]
Vitamin Supplement may Help Asthma
Vitamin Supplement may Help AsthmaReported December 12, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma patients who don't respond to steroids may have a new option. A recent study from King's College London and Imperial College finds vitamin D3 could significantly improve their response to steroid treatment. The results imply steroid … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Antibiotics, Dogs Linked to Asthma
Antibiotics, Dogs Linked to Asthma Reported June 13, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Exposure to lots of germs may be just what the doctor ordered to keep your child from developing asthma. A new study links early antibiotic use to an increased risk of asthma, while exposure to a dog appears to lessen a child's asthma risk. Researchers from the University of Manitoba and McGill … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>Asthma and Wheezing Develop By Age 6
Asthma and Wheezing Develop By Age 6 Reported November 18, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with asthma-like symptoms during their preschool years develop them by age 6, and the problems do not significantly change for at least 10 years, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson studied 826 children based on … [Read more...]
Cleaning Fluids Raise Respiratory Risks
Cleaning Fluids Raise Respiratory RisksReported April 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) No one wants to go to a hospital that isnt clean and sterile. But could the very products being used to achieve those goals be putting peoples health at risk? Yes, report Massachusetts researchers who looked at the composition of cleaning fluids used in six hospitals and the … [Read more...]
Early Asthma Detection
Early Asthma Detection Reported December 07, 2007 PITTSBURGH, Penn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's one of the leading causes of hospitalization for children. One in 10 kids suffers from asthma, yet doctors may sometimes have a difficult time getting an accurate diagnosis in very young patients. Three-year old Naomi Shaviss landed in the hospital … [Read more...]
Fruit Juices Hamper Drugs Benefits
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?
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...]
Melatonin Improves Sleep in Asthmatics
Melatonin Improves Sleep in AsthmaticsReported November 3, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Treatment with the hormone melatonin significantly improves sleep quality in female asthma sufferers, according to a new study. Researchers in Brazil studied 22 female patients between ages 18 and 60 with mild to moderate asthma. Melatonin was given to 12 of … [Read more...]
Obesity Dangerous for Asthmatics
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
HIV infections on the rise in Sweden Reported January 03, 2008 A record number of Swedes were infected with HIV in 2007. Stockholms 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 Fungus
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...]
Antibiotics Prescribed Unnecessarily for Acute Bronchitis
Antibiotics Prescribed Unnecessarily for Acute Bronchitis Reported November 16, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When you have bronchitis, chances are your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic. Now researchers say, "Not so fast." A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond reveals there is no evidence to support … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>Asthma Toxins
Asthma Toxins Reported December 2, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research is reinforcing the link between dust exposure in the home and asthma. Researchers from the University of Iowa in Iowa City compared asthma symptoms of 2,400 residents to dust samples from 800 homes. They found endotoxins in bedding dust correlated strongest with asthma symptoms, like wheezing, in … [Read more...]
Asthma Attacks in Pregnant Women Not Linked to Sex of Fetus
Asthma Attacks in Pregnant Women Not Linked to Sex of FetusReported March 13, 2009 MONTREAL, March 13 -- The gender of a fetus has no detectable significant effect on the risk of asthma exacerbations in pregnant women, researchers here said. In a retrospective analysis of more than 5,500 pregnancies, gender also had no bearing on the mother's use of asthma … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness> Brain Structures Contribute to Asthma
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
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...]
Gender Impacts Asthma Severity
Gender Impacts Asthma SeverityReported August 21, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Girls and boys deal with asthma differently. A new report from Brigham and Womens 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
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...]
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