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Asthma Basics: Common Myths
Dr. Karen DeMuth, Emory University, reveals the truth behind common asthma myths. Yes, asthma is serious. Yes, medications are necessary. No, steroids used to treat asthma are not same as controversial steroids in sports. No, steam doesn’t help asthma. Yes, people with asthma can play sports. And no, people do NOT outgrow asthma.Background Dr. Karen DeMuth is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University. She is also a pediatric allergy specialist at Emory-Children’s Center. Related Links Pulmonary Disease at Emory University Hospital Midtown www.emoryhealthcare.org InsiderMedicine: If I Had – A Child With Asthma www.insidermedicine.com Children’s Allergy Center (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) choa.org “Breathing Room” (Article) whsc.emory.edu Karen DeMuth BSN, MD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) www.choa.org
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Childhood Asthma (Asthma #4)
Nine million American children suffer from the chronic respiratory condition known as childhood-onset asthma. If yours is among them, you’ll want to know all about helping your little one.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: www.healthguru.com
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Insidermedicine in 60 – July 22, 2009
From Pittsburgh – According to research presented to the Society for the Study of Reproduction, a mother’s health around the time of conception may influence a child’s disease risk. In a review of animal studies, researchers found that factors such as a high-fat diet and vitamin B and folate deficiencies could result in conditions such as insulin resistance, obesity and cardiovascular disease among offspring. From the Netherlands – According to research in the Annals of Internal Medicine, online self-management may help improve asthma symptoms. In a study of 200 patients, researchers found that asthma control, lung function and symptom-free days improved among those who participated in a self-management program. However, the program did not reduce the number of asthma attacks that occurred. And finally, from Boston – According to research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a healthy lifestyle can protect men from heart disease. In a study of nearly 21000 men, researchers found that those who adhered to at least 4 healthy lifestyle factors such as normal weight, not smoking, regular exercise, moderate alcohol intake and consumption of breakfast cereals and fruits and vegetables, had a lower risk of heart failure than those who did not. For Insidermedicine in 60, I’m Dr. Susan Sharma.
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Cop Lets 11 Year Old Girl With Asthma Die Over A Traffic Stop
A sobbing father said it was definitely an NYPD cop who fatally delayed his 11-year-old asthmatic daughter’s desperate dash to a hospital — but police cast doubt on the grieving family’s claims. Michael Ojeda said yesterday his daughter, Briana, died after a uniformed officer in a police cruiser tried to box in a car driven by his wife, Carmen, as she tried to rush to Long Island College Hospital. “He was NYPD from the 76th Precinct. It was right on the side of the car,” Ojeda told The Post. But police showed photos of all the officers in the precinct to Carmen Ojeda and other witnesses, “and none has been picked out,” NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. Read more: www.nypost.com
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Macrolides in Asthma (MIA)
Specific Aim 1: To evaluate, in an exploratory clinical trial, whether chronic airway infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydia pneumoniae is a determinant of clinical response to clarithromycin in patients with asthma. Specific Aim 1a: to evaluate the effect on asthma control of 16 weeks of randomlyallocated clarithromycin or placebo added to fluticasone in subjects with suboptimallycontrolled asthma and M. pneumoniae or C. pneumoniae airway infection