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 research'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522082&cid=t_168803_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FrGuppGZlfW4%2F If Wilbur can’t get past the co-op board, will a dog or cat do? If kids who live in close proximity to farm animals seem to develop asthma at lower-than-average rates, can urban or suburban children reap the same benefits by acquiring a dog or cat? That was our first question after reading a recent WSJ story by Shirley Wang, which covered a study suggesting the greater variety of microbes farm kids are exposed to seem to be beneficial. The first author of the study told Wang that conventional house pets wouldn’t likely offer the same benefit; the pig and cow exposure seemed to confer the benefit. The theory behind the general “hygiene hypothesis” is that we’re all born with a predilection for allergies, but early exposure to microbes can help tilt the develo... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522082 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:53:08 +0100 4522082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195231&cid=t_168803_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=2512265&cid=t_168803_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=2512267&cid=t_168803_129_f&fid=36029&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fasthma%2Fvocal-and-respiratory-distress%2F Once again, the relationship of respiratory system and vocal production has become apparent to me - or, should I say, raised its ugly head? Coughing is one of the worst things you can do to your vocal cords. As an asthmatic, I cough when I am having symptoms. For the last two weeks, due to an untreated sinus infection (and I know better), I have been coughing like a Klingon battle cry (according to my husband). I have no idea what that is, but I equate it to a foghorn blast. My voice has suffered greatly. I was the mute voice teacher for three days, and, ironically, those were the three days I was scheduled to teach clinics to area high school choirs and soloists. I did accomplish the clinics, but I think to greater cost to my vocal and respiratory health. I have also discovered that as a ... Life with Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512267 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:02:49 +0100 2512267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=438177&cid=t_168803_117_f&fid=34444&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.webmd.com%2Fallergies-and-asthma%2F2005%2F12%2Frespiratory-therapists-part-ii_22.html The keynote speaker at the Respiratory Therapists' conference was Doctor Homer Boushey from San Francisco. He talked about the recent knowledge gained from his participation in several NIH-funded, multicenter clinical trials of asthma therapy. He was the first author of a rather shocking paper published in the NEJM this year showing that many patients with mild asthma can be successfully managed with a couple of prednisone bursts each year (during exacerbations) instead of daily inhaled corticosteroids (the treatment recommended by current clinical practice guidelines) He concluded his talk to about 2000 RTs in the audience that asthma treatment in the near future will be optimally tailored to each individual patient.I gave a talk introducing RTs to the measurement of exhaled nitric oxide ... Allergies and Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=438177 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:00:00 +0100 438177