Asthma News - Symptom, Adult, Allergy And TreatmentResearch is a constant when it comes to asthma. What causes asthma? No one really knows. Adult asthma can restrict someone's physical activity. Allergy asthma means sufferers have to pay attention to the elements around them. Alternative medicine for asthma, acupuncture for asthma, asthma control and more. The asthmainfoline.com brings you the latest in asthma news from around the world. Avoiding Dairy Due To Lactose Intolerance Is Unnecessary In Most Cases People may avoid milk and other dairy products due to concerns about lactose intolerance, but eliminating these nutrient-rich foods may not only be unnecessary to manage the condition - it could impact diet and health, concludes a panel of experts assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... Draft Guidance From NICE Hopes To Help People With Motor Neurone Disease Breathe More Easily The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance for the NHS on the use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation for people with motor neurone disease. The draft recommendations are now available on the NICE website for public consultation... Get More Out Of Your Next Doctor's Visit The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology suggests these things to get the most out of your next doctor's visit: Educate Yourself: The more you know about your asthma the more you can proactively partner with your doctor to improve your asthma. If you do not know where to get the best information, ask your doctor for an information prescription. Keep good records: Track symptoms with a symptom diary and bring it to your appointment to show your doctor. Ask questions to get more out of your visit: Clear communication is essential and using these questions will help you improve communication with your doctor. Be proactive: Bring questions with you to your visit. If you do not understand make sure you speak up and ask the doctor to explain again. ======================= Stay up to date: subscribe to the Asthma newsletter and join the discussion in the Asthma forum. Follow me on Twitter ======================= Get More Out Of Your Next Doctor's Visit originally appeared on About.com Asthma on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 16:57:27. Permalink | Comment | Email this Could You Be Allergic To Valentine's Day? Valentine's Day is approaching and many couples are making plans to celebrate. But for the 3 million Americans allergic to peanuts, tree nuts or both, a kiss may cause more than a warm feeling... Throne Speech Demonstrates Commitment To Health, Environment: Canadian Lung Association The Canadian Lung Association is pleased that today's Speech from the Throne demonstrated a continued commitment to health and the environment... Is Anaphylaxis Triggered By Eating Meat More Common Than We Think? According to research presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), a carbohydrate in meat called alpha-gal is an under recognized culprit in patients with recurring anaphylaxis... Research Gets Closer To A Test For Tolerating Milk Products New research is leading the way to a test to distinguish children who can tolerate baked-milk products from those who cannot tolerate any form of cow's milk. Previous research in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reported that up to 75% of children with milk allergy can tolerate heated milk... Caffeine May Improve Exercise-Induced Asthma Symptoms Caffeine decreases wheezing, coughing, and other symptoms of exercise induced asthma (EIA) according to a study from the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University. In a press release, the authors describe the effects of caffeine on EIA in 10 patients. A dose of 9 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) of body weight before exercising was equivalent to using an albuterol inhaler before exercising. Lower doses of 3 and 6 mg/kg, respectively, did not decrease symptoms as well as the albuterol inhaler, but decreased the symptoms compared to placebo. No additional benefit was seen when combining albuterol with caffeine. What does this mean for me? One should not go out and ramp up their caffeine intake on this study. It will however guide further study as researchers begin to look at other treatments for EIA. ======================= Stay up to date: subscribe to the Asthma newsletter and join the discussion in the Asthma forum. Follow me on Twitter ======================= Caffeine May Improve Exercise-Induced Asthma Symptoms originally appeared on About.com Asthma on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 06:00:26. Permalink | Comment | Email this |
