Hormone-infused nasal spray found to help people with autism Reported February 16, 2010 A nasal spray containing a hormone that is known to make women more maternal and men less shy apparently can help those with autism make eye contact and interact better with others, according to a provocative study released Monday. The study, involving 13 adults with … [Read more...]
Asthma & Allergies News
Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Increase Asthma Risk: Study
Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Increase Asthma Risk: Study Reported February 10, 2010 A new study suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of women developing asthma after menopause. While HRT has long been suspected of increasing the risk of asthma, researchers found that the greatest increase in risk came from the use of … [Read more...]
Estrogen hormone therapy linked to asthma in study
Estrogen hormone therapy linked to asthma in study Reported February 08, 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday. The findings, from a major study involving almost 58,000 women in France over 12 years, add to a … [Read more...]
Asthma Attacks: Parents Slow to Respond
Asthma Attacks: Parents Slow to Respond Reported February 12, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire)-- A new report finds parents of kids with asthma wait too long to treat their symptoms. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say parents are missing opportunities to intervene early and relieve a child's symptoms, possibly … [Read more...]
Pregnant smokers boost child cancer risk
Pregnant smokers boost child cancer risk Reported January 12, 2009 Women who smoke during pregnancy greatly increase the risk their child will develop a life-threatening cancer, a new Australian study shows. Researchers assessed more than one million births recorded across NSW from 1994 to 2005, and found 948 cases in which the growing … [Read more...]
Cost-Cutting Allergy and Asthma Tests
Cost-Cutting Allergy and Asthma Tests Reported March 24, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New information suggests that if patients' primary care physicians used blood tests more often to screen for allergies, they could eliminate the need for an additional doctor's visit. The national savings might equal the cost of that … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
New Asthma Guidelines Urge Daily ControlReported August 29, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks. Some 22 million Americans have asthma, and guidelines updated Wednesday by the National Institutes of … [Read more...]
Popular Cold Drug: Concern for Kids
Popular Cold Drug: Concern for KidsReported January 13, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows Vicks VapoRub, a popular cold and cough treatment, may create respiratory problems in infants and small children. Variations of Vick's VapoRub have been around for more than 100 years. The menthol compound is widely used to relieve cold symptoms and … [Read more...]
Tobacco Smoke Causes Breathing Problems in Healthy Adults
Tobacco Smoke Causes Breathing Problems in Healthy Adults Reported November 16, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There is more proof that second-hand smoke can make non-smokers sick. Over 11 years, researchers in Switzerland studied 1,661 people who had never smoked. They report inhaling environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) can cause … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Asthma Linked to Early Smoke Exposure
Asthma Linked to Early Smoke Exposure Reported November 17, 2006 By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Young people who light up may find themselves sidelined with asthma. Early exposure to cigarette smoke is linked to the development of asthma in adolescents and teenagers. … [Read more...]
Chemicals in Air Fresheners Reduces Lung Functions
Chemicals in Air Fresheners Reduces Lung Functions Reported July 31, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals a chemical compound found in many common deodorizing products, like air fresheners and toilet bowl cleaners, has a moderately harmful effect on a … [Read more...]
Fish oil Helps Asthma
Fish oil Helps Asthma Reported January 12, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Adding fish oil to the diet may help reduce the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma (EIA). A new study from Indiana University in Bloomington reveals fish oil helps reduce narrowing of the patients' airways, allowing them to use less asthma … [Read more...]
Expert advice changes for preventing allergies in infants and children
Expert advice changes for preventing allergies in infants and children Reported January 07, 2008 CHICAGO - Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months. That's the word from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is … [Read more...]
Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
Non-Smoking Lung CancerReported July 03, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) About 15 percent of people with lung cancers have never smoked. A new study finds the cause could be linked to cells that cannot repair efficiently from environmental insults. The research was conducted by investigators from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Researchers drew white blood cells from … [Read more...]
Spending time Outside may Decrease Asthma Severity
Spending time Outside may Decrease Asthma SeverityReported April 24, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin D may now be beneficial for more than simply strengthening bones. A recent study suggests low levels of vitamin D may be connected with a high severity of Asthma. A recent study conducted by Harvard Medical School incorporated 600 Costa Rican children … [Read more...]
All Asthma Devices Created Equal
All Asthma Devices Created Equal Reported January 11, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows all aerosolized medication delivery systems, or inhalers, are equally effective when used properly. Researchers say patient education on how to use them is key to control asthma and other respiratory conditions. For the first time, the American … [Read more...]
Smoking could trigger depression
Smoking could trigger depression Reported October 06, 2008 A study of more than a thousand women has found that females who smoke are more likely to develop major depression. Heavy smokers - those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day - have almost double the risk of developing diagnosable depression than non smokers. It has long been known … [Read more...]
Could Emphysema Start in Childhood?
Could Emphysema Start in Childhood?Reported May 20, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Everyone knows secondhand smoke can hurt young lungs, but most of the time the risk is associated with asthma or later development of lung cancer. New research out of Columbia University suggests early exposure might also lead to an earlier diagnosis of emphysema, even in people who have never … [Read more...]
New Risk for Asthma, Allergy Found
New Risk for Asthma, Allergy FoundTHURSDAY, Dec. 23 THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- Do you have the guts to resist allergies and asthma?A University of Michigan study says changes in the bacteria and fungi (microflora) in the gastrointestinal tract may intensify immune system response to common allergens inhaled into the lungs. This can result in an … [Read more...]
Time for asthma patients to go to newer inhalers, U.S. FDA says
Time for asthma patients to go to newer inhalers, U.S. FDA saysReported May 30, 2008 WASHINGTON - Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will quit selling at year's end - and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives. Patients use inhalers that dispense airway-relaxing albuterol … [Read more...]
Potential Drug Therapy for Quitting Smoking
Potential Drug Therapy for Quitting SmokingReported November 25, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered information that may lead to a new medical treatment for nicotine addiction. Cigarette smoking is one of the most widespread preventable causes of death and disease in developed countries. Annually, the habit is responsible for about 440,000 … [Read more...]
Many Smokers Don’t Tell Docs About Their Habit
Many Smokers Don't Tell Docs About Their HabitReported April 02, 2009 THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of smokers aren't fretting over their personal health, and almost a quarter of those who have health-care providers haven't discussed their tobacco use with that person, a new online survey shows. The survey of more than 1,000 adult smokers, … [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...]
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