Asthma

Surprising links exist between kids with asthma, parental influence, & anxiety.

Kids with asthma are four times more likely to have kidney stones.

The FDA approved two breath-activated inhalers to treat asthma.

Previous studies have shown that “the gut microbiota differs in composition and diversity during the first months of life in children who later do or do not have allergic disease," but researchers who focused on immunoglobulin A prevalence made a different finding.

Smoking teens, rogue genes, and mashed-up hookworms are among the many diverse, fascinating, and important asthma topics that came out of 2016.

AerobiKa, a vibratory positive expiratory pressure device meant to reduce mucus plugging, “did not demonstrate statistical significance in terms of improved clinical asthma score or reduced hospitalization rate.”

A new analysis of records from India and Vietnam has found a significant association between cesarean birth and childhood asthma. Studies of children born in wealthier countries have produced similar results.

Even patients on low- to medium-dose inhaled corticosteroids administered over a long period could be at risk for adrenal insufficiency.

Smoking is bad for everyone’s lungs – but it’s especially bad for people with asthma. So you would think that someone with the lung condition would steer clear of activities which can trigger an attack.

In a study of young adults who had confirmed respiratory infections, US military hospital researchers found the women reported more severe and longer lasting illness than the men.

Metered dose inhalers with a dose counter integrated could reduce the number of visits to emergency departments.

A new study from Georgia State University examined the mechanisms by which resveratrol was able to work against Haemophilus influenzae, a major respiratory pathogen. The findings may be of use in developing non-antibiotic treatments for bacterial respiratory infections, and also for COPD and asthma therapies.

Investigators found poor asthma control in obese or overweight patients despite optimal treatment and significantly higher BMI values in those with uncontrolled asthma than in those with partially or totally controlled asthma.

For patients who struggle with positive airway pressure machines there have been developments in recent years to help them treat their sleep apnea and other disorders.

Whether it is obstructive or central sleep apnea or any number of other conditions finding the right treatment method can make a big difference in improving quality of life.

One of the consequences of lung disease for patients can be significant sleep issues. While these are important to manage in the general population, the need is even greater for this group as well.

Previous research has concluded that acetaminophen (Tylenol) worsens disease activity in children with asthma; however, a new study refutes that finding in The New England Journal of Medicine.

A recent study of children from two traditional, agrarian communities seems to indicate that environmental exposures experienced by Amish children dramatically reduce their predisposition to asthma.

Getting parents with children who have asthma to use primary care doctors to control the condition can be difficult in urban settings where emergency rooms are commonly used for asthma visits. A team reports on using electronic communications to get these patients to their PCPs instead.

Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect system may be able to be used to assess chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other pulmonary diseases.

Too many patients with COPD do not use their inhalers correctly, adversely affecting managment of their illness, an Italian study found.

Patients with COPD and other breathing disorders are at far higher risk of formaldehyde exposure from faulty laminated flooring than thought. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it made a major math error in calculating that risk in an earlier report.

The knowledge about COPD has grown in recent years but even with that increased knowledge applying that to patient diagnose and treatment has proved difficult for the medical community.

Four types of gut microbiota acquired in infancy may protect babies from developing asthma, according to findings published in Science Translational Medicine.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risks may already occur in adolescence, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.