Risky Asthma Drugs
FDA officials warn about four asthma drugs, including advair and symbicort… can they increase risk of death?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Your Birthday May Increase Your Risk Of Asthma
Perhaps Vitamin D deficiency is directly related to this increase in asthma development more than the infections themselves. It is well established that vitamin D, a hormone, can affect the immune system.
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Your birthday may decide your risk of asthma
By Sue Mueller
Saturday Nov 22, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) — Your birthday may decide your risk of asthma, according [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
Surprisingly the alternative to these medications are newly patented devices with the same “generic medicine” inside them. The result is patients will have to pay more money for the basic asthma rescue medicine, albuterol. My personal opinion is that this has more to do with money and little to do with a hole in the ozone [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Common Allergy and Asthma Triggers-
Allergies and Asthma are conditions that are usually triggered by “trigger factors” that can be found both indoor and outdoor environments. Prevention of an asthma attack or allergy exacerbation can be controlled by controlling exposure to the below triggers. If avoidance is not possible, minimizing exposure is vital.
Common triggers include:
tobacco
smoke
perfumes
dust
dust mites
pet dander
pet hair
chemicals (lysol and [...]
Cause Of Allergies Discovered?
How Allergic Reactions Are Triggered
ScienceDaily (2008-01-17) — In demonstrating that a group of calcium ion channels play a crucial role in triggering inflammatory responses, researchers have not only solved a longstanding molecular mystery regarding the onset of asthma and allergy symptoms, but have also provided a fundamental discovery regarding the functioning of mast cells.
A [...]
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