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 childhood'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:35:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626094&cid=t_431283_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FZLu1WHeuBow%2F I always wondered why some kids get asthma at a very young age, while others don’t. Certainly environmental factors, such as pollution, are a big factor. But now researchers are also looking at stress as a possible cause. It’s not such a big leap. Stress certainly can aggravate asthma, so why not add to its development? More than that, however, researchers are combining stress and pollution to determine their effect on asthma. Specifically, the stress of parents. They found that kids with “with stressed-out parents who lived around high levels of traffic-related pollution were at a higher risk of developing asthma.” Again, this is scientific numbers following logic. Parents who are stressed out surely will pass along this stress to their children. Combine that with... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626094 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:01:55 +0100 2626094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207469&cid=t_431283_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F229712151%2Fasmanex_twisthaler_from_scheri.html Schering-Plough Corp (NYSE:SGP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its once-a-day asthma corticosteroid inhaler for children. The inhaled steroid for the prevention of asthma attacks can be used with children as young as 4.Asmanex Twisthaler received FDA approval two years ago as a maintenance treatment to prevent flare-ups in adults and children over the age of 12. The dosage for children under 12 is roughly half the adult dosage of 220 micrograms. While other asthma product exisit for young children all must be taken more often throughout the day.The unique aspect of the Twisthaler is that it does not have a propellant like other inhalers. It is activated as the patients inserts the inhaler into their mouth and inhales. A counter on the product keeps track ... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207469 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:00:20 +0100 1207469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=438151&cid=t_431283_117_f&fid=34444&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.webmd.com%2Fallergies-and-asthma%2F2006%2F06%2Fwheezy-preschoolers.html Daily use of inhaled corticosteroids for preschool children with a history of intermittent wheezing does not prevent progression to asthma. Frequent episodes of wheezing are common in infants and toddlers. These episodes are successfully treated with asthma medications, such as inhaled bronchodilators (albuterol or salbutamol), inhaled corticosteroids (an ICS such as budesonide or fluticasone), and if severe, oral corticosteroids (such as prednisolone or prednisone). These treatments are usually necessary only for 1 - 3 weeks. About half of these children do not have asthma by the time they reach school age (5 or 6 years old), so pediatricians often do not give them the diagnostic label of asthma. Some pediatricians wondered if giving these children an ICS every day for a year more would ... Allergies and Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=438151 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:00:00 +0100 438151