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 'children asthma'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193423&cid=t_284151_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fsecondhand-smoke-sleep-in-children-with.html A new study examined the relationship between sleep and exposure to secondhand smoke in children.The study involved 219 children with asthma. They were exposed regularly to tobacco smoke at home. Their sleep patterns were reported by their parents.Exposure to tobacco smoke was tested by measuring the levels of “cotinine” in their blood. Cotinine is a chemical that the body makes from nicotine.Results show that exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with increased sleep problems. The children took longer to fall asleep. Their sleep was more disturbed. And they were sleepier during the day.It also was associated with sleep disordered breathing and parasomnias. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common sleep-related breathing problem in children. Types of parasomnias include nightmares, be... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193423 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:17:00 +0100 3193423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2745526&cid=t_284151_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F9Q2Rpzndu3w%2F If your child has asthma, you may want to consider encouraging swimming as a sport to try. Exercise is important for all children, even those with asthma. Unfortunately, for some with asthma, finding a physical activity they can do without triggering an asthma attack can be difficult. Swimming may be just the ticket, in that case. Researchers studied children with asthma as they participated in a 6-week swimming program. Fifteen children swam and 15 didn’t, as they were part of the control group. After six weeks, the researchers found that not only was there a significant improvement in the asthma symptoms among the swimming group, they also benefited from it in terms of less snoring while sleeping. Long-term follow up showed that the children in the swim program still showed improve... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2745526 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:17:38 +0100 2745526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=727294&cid=t_284151_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fdiet-lung-capacity-and-asthma-links-and.html Children who eat an inadequate diet may be at risk for respiratory conditions This is an interesting paper but it is difficult to draw any firm conclusions about the results. The researchers report that teenagers with a low intake of some micronutrients tend to have a slightly reduced lung function that has little impact on them but may have consequences in the future. In addition, some of those teenagers may be more prone to respiratory symptoms, including chronic bronchitis, wheezing and asthma.However, the researchers acknowledge that it is difficult to know if the teenagers present diet is less relevant than their diet in early life. I was startled to learn that teenagers rely so much upon fortified drinks for their vitamin C. They further mention that teen smoking in combination with ... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=727294 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:42:00 +0100 727294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=721318&cid=t_284151_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fasthma-allergies-paediatrics-links-and.html Use children as medicine guinea pigs No, this is not yet another bizarre version of recent MMR-vaccine-autism reporting but a rather sensationalist take on a perfectly sensible call by Prof. John Warner for the inclusion of children in medical trials. Children are not small adults. This is one of the reasons that Clark Bartram initiated Paediatric Grand Rounds. This stark fact is a headache for pharmaceutical companies who are frequently criticised for their lack of drugs that are specifically formulated for children and tested on them. Understandably, however, it is difficult to obtain ethical approval for drug trials (or any therapeutic trials) that involve children. There has been a lot of adverse publicity about the effect of anti-depressants on children. There is increasing controvers... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=721318 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:19:00 +0100 721318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=696857&cid=t_284151_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Feczema-asthma-allergy-links-and-news.html This study looked at 1037 children from a 1972–1973 New Zealand birth cohort: the authors report that whether breast-feeding carries an increased risk for atopy and asthma for a child depends on their gender and the family history of the disease.Breast-fed boys had a 63% increased risk of atopy by age 13 years, and those with atopic mothers had a 95% increased risk but neither of these reached a recognised significance value. Breast-fed boys with atopic fathers had a significantly increased risk for atopy of 639% when compared with those who were not breast-fed. However, breast-feeding did not increase the risk for atopy among boys with atopic mothers. For girls, the risk of atopy at age 13 years was not affected by breastfeeding, maternal atopy, or paternal atopy alone. However, breast-... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=696857 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:52:00 +0100 696857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650917&cid=t_284151_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fbrainpop-and-educational-films-about.html Yahoo has an interesting item about an immunologist, Dr. Avraham Kadar, who has set up BrainPOP, a company that produces online, animated shorts about asthma, allergies, the immune system and a variety of other topics.Visit BrainPOP and join teen-robot duo Tim and Moby for a plane ride on which a seemingly innocent bag of almonds prompts an in-depth discussion of allergies. Viewers learn about the physiology of an allergic reaction, the role of the immune system, the different types of allergens and the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of allergies. Additional BrainPOP films tackle related subjects like asthma and the immune system itself.For allergic little ones in grades K-3, there's a BrainPOP Jr. film on the subject as well. Find out why Moby has cupcake frosting all over his metal fa... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650917 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:52:00 +0100 650917