MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'asthma attacks'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767337&cid=t_168800_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F227%2Fhow-to-choose-safe-natural-skin-care-products%2F Choosing safe and natural skin care products can be very hard.   It isn’t that manufacturers don’t “claim” to provide them.  It’s just that their claims are not always completely honest. Safety is actually the big issue here.  If you are like most people, you would like naturally occurring ingredients, because you think they are safer than artificial ingredients. In many cases, you are right.   But, there are a few exceptions. Lead, mercury, cadmium and other heavy metals are found in nature.   They are probably not on the list of ingredients in your favourite cosmetics, they can be there as contaminants in natural plant extracts. Numerous contaminants are present in tap water, which is why water must be purified before it is used in skin care products. P... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767337 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:43:12 +0100 3767337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742249&cid=t_168800_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftea-brewed-from-angels-trumpet-causing-hospitalizations-in-kids%2F2010.07.10 Toxicity reports are re-emerging in southern California this week after a dozen hospitalizations of kids using teas made from a fragrant flowering plant called Angel’s Trumpet. A tea made from the plant is used to produce hallucinations, but they can progress to extremely unpleasant experiences. Moreover, Angel’s Trumpet can be deadly, accelerating the heart rate and causing fatal cardiac rhythmic disturbances and bronchoconstriction that can trigger asthma attacks in sensitive individuals. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Terra Sigillata* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742249 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:00:59 +0100 3742249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812459&cid=t_168800_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F6_HAGV8YE8Y%2F It wasn’t that long ago that parents were told that their children’s asthma was psychosomatic, or in their head. Or they were told the opposite, that they had to protect their children from everything, lest their asthma kick in. Thankfully, we know that both are not true, although there’s a kernel of truth (albeit a small one) in both. “It’s all in your head.” This was a particularly common idea when it came to asthma. Likely, this came to be because asthma can be exacerbated, made worse, by physical or psychological stress. The stress doesn’t cause the asthma, but it can cause the body to react in such a way that the airways start to constrict, close up. As well, most usual day-to-day activities don’t cause asthma, not even many extreme acti... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812459 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:33:50 +0100 2812459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195231&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fair-pollution-and-asthma%2F I’ve been reading about the air pollution in the nation’s smoggiest town, Arvin, California, this morning. How awful! It’s bad enough that we may be genetically predisposed to asthma, but to have healthy parents and polluted air…it’s just awful! We visit my mother-in-law in the San Fernando Valley every summer, and the sight of the air pollution always amazes me. As I’ve mentioned before, I think I’m able to create psychosomatic asthmatic episodes; the sight of that smog brings one on every time! What I find truly interesting though is my husband’s asthma. He was born in central Oklahoma and lived there until he was about 4 years old. They moved to Northridge, California, and he lived there until he was 24. He says that he has worse asthma pr... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195231 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:05:11 +0100 2195231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512259&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fmom-i-cant-breathe%2F My mother still remembers with teary eyes one of my “Mom, I can’t breathe” moments. It didn’t happen during athletics, or because of sports, but when I was in seventh grade, fighting a bout of mononucleosis. The mono had weakened my system enough that pneumonia had also set in, but we didn’t know that yet. I had a coughing fit and tried to use my rescue inhaler ( I think it was Ventolin?) and just about used it all trying to stop the coughing. I managed to get out, “Mom, I can’t breathe” when she came into the room, saw that my lips were blue and she began to panic. Of course, she didn’t do it in front of me, but I could hear her on the phone to the doctor’s office, and that made me even worse - because you know that if you are ha... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512259 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:34:13 +0100 2512259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512261&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fif-you-live-with-asthma-check-your-house-for-mold%2F Normally, I would be writing this installment from my office, later in the evening. However, I’m at home, and it’s morning. The reason: I got home late last night after my five-hour drive from OKC, went to bed, woke up at 5 a.m. and found a puddle of water in my bedroom. It began in the closet and spread into the adjoining bathroom. It was the water heater! It dumped all of its contents onto the floor. We called the cleaners to come help, and they arrived at 7:45 a.m. to begin wet vacuuming the carpet. They also tested the walls for damage and found water 8 inches up. When they removed the baseboards, (insert timpani roll here) they found…MOLD! Great. Just what we need. It’s not enough that we have to fight where we live; now, we have to fight WHERE we LIVE. Who kno... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512261 Wed, 02 May 2007 21:30:59 +0100 2512261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512262&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fits-spring-let-the-allergies-and-asthma-begin%2F Once again, life has taken over my brain and forgot to let me in on it! Did anyone else just realize that it’s April? I mean, I guess I should have noticed since my children and I have been constantly sneezing and wheezing. Ah, spring…I love spring; just not everything it brings with it. I love the Oklahoma weather in spring, once it has decided that it is actually spring and not still winter. Weather in Oklahoma means shorts one day, heavy down parka the next. If the grass just didn’t need to be cut, and the flowers didn’t need to pollinate, and the bugs didn’t need to come back, all would be well in my world. I am glad, however, that the temperature is starting to even out a bit. No more below freezing in the morning and ninety degrees in the afternoon (exce... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512262 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:46:50 +0100 2512262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512263&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fthe-asthma-twitch%2F Sometimes, trying to be “on the ball” doesn’t always pay off like we’d like. Last week, in observance of Good Friday, school was closed; so I made a doctor’s appointment (50 miles away) for the early morning. Emma has been coughing and snotty-nosed, so we decided that although we hadn’t needed to make an appointment with her pediatrician (the same 50 miles), she needed one now. So, amidst much flurry and, of course, angst, we made it to my appointment early! (For those of you who know me, early is such a rarity that being late has been coined “Tracey Standard Time”). So, my husband dropped me off for my appointment and drove to the pediatrician’s office, only to find out that he was closed! Even though we had the best intentions of bein... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512263 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:05:40 +0100 2512263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512264&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fhydration-and-asthma%2F Hydration, hydration, hydration!!! It’s amazing to me how little we as singers, and especially as asthmatics, think about hydration. We seem to forget that our bodies are made up of (oh, what’s the percentage?) LOTS of water. I have a student, who is an asthmatic, and was suffering from the flu last week. In a lesson yesterday, she was having all sorts of difficulty breathing: breathing to sing, coughing and breathing in general. I asked her where her water bottle was, and she replied, “I don’t think I’ve had anything to drink since yesterday.” Not good. Her breathing sounded like papers ruffling in the breeze. Do you know that sound? I associate it a lot with the way some of my students inhale and phonate. After suffering from the flu, she should have b... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512264 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:14:22 +0100 2512264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512265&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fcan-you-tell-when-an-asthma-attack-is-about-to-strike%2F Does anyone out there notice a difference in your mood when an asthma attack is impending? My mother always used to be able to tell when I was going to be sick or out of commission for a while, just by my temperament. It usually followed a slumber party (when I had to sleep on the floor of a friend’s bedroom) or an outside jaunt when the wind is up (which is everyday out here in Oklahoma) or a play session with a pet. The onset would not be immediate, and she always seemed to have plenty of warning. I have similar warning signs with my girls. Fortunately, or not, they will cough once or twice, indicating the impending attack. You parents out there can recognize “that” cough anywhere. The coughing gives me enough time to either grab the rescue inhaler or set up the nebuliz... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512265 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:02:39 +0100 2512265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512266&cid=t_168800_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fyou-cant-blame-everything-on-your-allergies%2F I’m ready to start up again. Thank you for your patience! We’ve had a rough couple of weeks, especially this last week with the death of my paternal grandmother. Unfortunately, my first back-in-circulation topic isn’t directly related to asthma but is definitely on my mind. I just returned from a craniofacial pain and treatment specialist in the Oklahoma City area. I thought I should FINALLY have my jaw problems checked out. Turns out, I was right! I didn’t realize the extent of my discomfort and malfunction. My jaw has never been the same since I underwent surgery to remove all four of my wisdom teeth after my high school graduation. Turns out, I have been living with TMJ ever since. For the last several years, I have attributed the constant, but manageable, headac... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512266 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:55:13 +0100 2512266