Chest health - Pagara hospitalised after asthma attack

Pagara hospitalised after asthma attack
Daily Times, Pakistan - Feb 19, 2006 League-Functional (PML-F) and spiritual leader of the Hur Jamaat, was hospitalised on Saturday night when his condition turned serious after an asthma attack.

Some asthma face masks don't work well for kids
Reuters.uk, UK - Feb 28, 2006 YORK (Reuters Health) - Face masks, used in combination with pressurized inhalers and holding chambers, are supposed to make it easier to treat asthma in young

Study links asthma with bad behaviour
The Age, Australia - Feb 17, 2006 Pre-schoolers with persistent asthma symptoms may be more likely to get into fights and have more behaviour problems than children with less severe asthma, a

Tracking Down the Asthma-Air Pollution Link
International News Service, Australia - Feb 28, 2006 When it comes to the connection between asthma and air pollution, researchers know it's there, but have only begun to figure out how it works.

Inspired by asthma, entrepreneur goes green with non-toxic
Daily Press, VA - Feb 19, 2006 Jon Roberts endured severe asthma attacks and a nettlesome cough until he identified the ailments' triggers. Among the symptoms reported is asthma.

New program educates kids about asthma
NorthernLife.ca, Canada - Feb 16, 2006 When teacher Erica Carlson asked two dozen students from her Grade 4-5 gym class how many suffered from asthma, only one little boy raised his hand.

Doctors share experiences in asthma diagnosis and treatment
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - Feb 26, 2006 VietNamNet - Some 200 doctors from central hospitals and Dr. Claude Lenfant, Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), have gathered in

Obesity May Affect Response To Asthma Medications
Science Daily (press release) - Feb 23, 2006 As the nation's collective waistline has swelled in recent decades, rates of asthma diagnoses also have accelerated. Indeed, much

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Could Fight Problem Asthma
Forbes - Feb 16, 2006 a well-known rheumatoid arthritis drug to reduce high levels of an inflammatory protein could be a new means of fighting severe asthma, British researchers