Aggressive therapies against childhood eczema could help prevent asthma

The Hindustan Times;  July 7, 2008 ;     274 words ......a link between childhood eczema and asthma into middle age...people who had childhood eczema were more likely...develop childhood asthma, new-onset asthma...our study showed childhood eczema clearly preceded asthma in each later...

Treatment of childhood eczema prevents asthma: study

The Hindustan Times;  July 7, 2008 ;     251 words ......association between childhood eczema and asthma into middle age...people who had childhood eczema were more likely...develop childhood asthma, new-onset asthma...our study showed childhood eczema clearly preceded asthma in each later...

NEW "GUIDE' ADDRESSES CHILDHOOD ECZEMA.(CNY)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  January 20, 2003 ;     45 words ...Childhood eczema is a big problem, affecting 17 percent of the population. Vicki Iovine, the mother of four children with eczema (dry, scaly skin...

Asthma; Key Q&A.

NWHRC Health Center - Asthma;  September 4, 2008 ;     787 words ...What is asthma? Asthma is a lung condition that makes the primary airways--known as the bronchi--in the lungs swollen and inflamed. People who have asthma are more sensitive than other people to things in the environment, known...

Fighting Asthma With Facts

The Washington Post;  June 7, 1988 ;   Lawrence K. Epple Jr.;   787 words ...Children With Asthma: A Manual for Parents By Thomas F. Plaut...is admitted to the hospital. Nancy has asthma. Unfortunately, the scenario described above is an all too frequent one. Childhood asthma is the No. 1 chronic illness among children...

Attention asthma sufferers! Breathe easier with natural remedies

Better Nutrition;  October 1, 1997 ;   Dolby, Victoria;   787 words ...The statistics on asthma are startling enough to take your breath away: 14 million Americans have asthma and more than 4,000 people die each year from serious asthma attacks. "Doctors say that they don't know what causes asthma or why the number...

Asthma: diagnosis and management.

American Family Physician;  December 1, 1995 ;   Shuttari, Mir F.;   787 words ...Interest in asthma has increased in recent years because...pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of asthma, newer trends m management and the importance...the United States have some degree of asthma. The annual asthma-related mortality rate...

Asthma.(Opinion & Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  August 19, 2003 ;     787 words ...ASTHMA tends to be regarded as a condition of the young, particularly...as we have seen. But there are some patients who develop asthma for the first time in their later year. Often to their...are identical to those found in the younger patient with asthma except that breathlessness, especially on exertion, ...

Family-centered approach: Caring for a child with asthma

AAACN Viewpoint;  January 1, 2002 ;   Gehring, Lyn;   787 words ...Asthma is the major chronic illness in children. According to statistics published by...an estimated 4.8 million children under the age of 18 live with a diagnosis of asthma. While this is a substantial number of children, the prevalence rate of asthma has been rising with a 52% increase in people ages 5-34 ...

Attacking asthma State plan aims to counteract rising prevalence of...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 20, 2002 ;   KAWANZA L. GRIFFIN;   787 words ...Attacking asthma State plan aims to counteract rising prevalence...million children nationwide who suffers from asthma. The chronic infection of the airways...Wisconsin, about 122,000 children have asthma. And although asthma is the third leading...

Introduction: learning from each other about managing asthma in schools.

Journal of School Health;  August 1, 2006 ;   Merkle, Sarah L. Wheeler, Lani S. Gerald, Lynn B. Taggart, Virginia S.;   787 words ...ASTHMA'S EFFECT ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES Asthma is a major public health problem of increasing concern...1,2) between 1980 and 1996, the lifetime prevalence of asthma in the United States increased 45% among children 5 to...

Doctors herald end to asthma epidemic

The Independent - London;  July 19, 2000 ;   Jeremy Laurance Health Editor;   632 words ...THE ASTHMA epidemic which has swept Britain for the...on patients who consulted their GPs with asthma, has found the number of new attacks has...and challenges the widely held view that asthma is still on the increase. The unit surveyed...

SA's new asthma ambassador.(Life)

The Mercury (South Africa);  October 7, 2008 ;     395 words ...ASTHMA is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting more...breathlessness, wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. Asthma symptoms vary over time and from individual to individual...experience has taught him to take care of himself, control his asthma and lead a normal life. He says in his role as ...

Asthma status and severity affects missed school days.

Journal of School Health;  January 1, 2006 ;   Moonie, Sheniz A. Sterling, David A. Figgs, Larry Castro, Mario;   787 words ...Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness affecting...United States. (1) Despite advances in our understanding of asthma's pathophysiology, there have been increases in the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of children with asthma during the prior 2 decades. (2,3) Since 1980, the prevalence...

Genetics of asthma: Current research paving the way for development of...

Indian Journal of Medical Research;  May 1, 2003 ;   Ghosh, Balaram; Sharma, Shilpy; Nagarkatti, Rana;   787 words ...Asthma is a complex genetic disorder involving the interplay between...personalized drugs using pharmacogenomic approach. Atopic asthma is found to be strongly familial, however the mode of inheritance...ethnicity. In other words, genes that are associated with asthma in one population may not be associated ...