Improved airway function in those who had more vigorous workouts THURSDAY, June 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Aerobic workouts may help ease asthma, according to a study published online June 10 in Thorax. Researchers led by Celso Carvalho, P.T., Ph.D., of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil, looked at outcomes for 43 […]
1/12/14 In the past 50 years, as fruits and vegetables have featured less and less in the Western diet, rates of allergic asthma have gone up. Now a new study suggests these trends are not coincidental, but causally linked. Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and led by Benjamin Marsland, an assistant professor […]
Selenium Benefits Selenium is a trace mineral found naturally in the soil that also appears in certain foods and there are even small amounts in water. Selenium is an extremely vital mineral for the human body as it increases immunity, takes part in antioxidantactivity that defends against free radical damage and inflammation, and plays a key role in […]
News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases CME & Education Specialties A BroussardLog Out Nicholas Gross, MD, PhD DisclosuresFebruary 20, 2015 NEW RISK FACTORS FOR ADULT-ONSET INCIDENT ASTHMA. A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF HOST ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE Larkin EK, Gao YT, Gebretsadik T, et al Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015;191:45-53 Study Summary Asthma typically begins early in life […]
Chest. 2014 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] 50368 (6/2014) From the author: This was a one-year double-blind placebo controlled (HIACE) trial conducted in Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong. 120 Chinese stable COPD patients were randomly assigned to received either high dose NAC (600mg BID) or placebo and were subsequently under regular follow-up for exacerbation, […]
Acupuncture for the treatment of allergic rhinitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis The American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, 01/27/2015 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Feng S, et al. – The authors assessed the evidence for the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for the management of allergic rhinitis (AR) patients by performing a systematic review and […]
When on vacation or traveling during the holidays, many of us eat in such a way that we would not normally eat at home. Hey, I understand. You just can’t help that Aunt Martha uses evaporated milk for her pumpkin pie and canned gravy for the turkey. I get it! When your eating/sleeping schedule gets […]
January 07, 2015 JAMA TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this JAMA clinical synopsis examine whether antibiotics are associated with improved outcomes in patients with acute bronchitis. While antibiotic use was associated with reduced overall and nighttime cough and slight reductions in duration of cough, feeling ill, and impaired activities, patients taking antibiotics had no significant […]
Are there any nonpharmacologic/nonsurgical treatments for emphysema that have been shown to be helpful? Discuss. (Post date: 12/29/2014) Are there any nonpharmacologic, nonsurgical treatments for emphysema that have been shown to be helpful? That was the question MedPage Today asked Joshua Sill, MD, of Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. This is the final […]
RESEARCH · December 22, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from baseline and 5-year follow-up examinations of 2308 individuals indicated that adiposity gain was associated with decreased lung function and adiposity loss was associated with increased lung function. Atopy did not affect the associations. There was no statistically significant relationship between adiposity and risk for incident asthma […]
December 9, 2014 People born by C-section, more often suffer from chronic disorders such as asthma, rheumatism, allergies, bowel disorders, and leukaemia than people born naturally. Babies who enter the world through a Caesarean delivery face much greater risks of developing a range of chronic immune disorders caused by defects in the immune system, compared […]
Beth Skwarecki December 04, 2014 Story Source Vitamin D supplementation prevented moderate to severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in patients with vitamin D deficiency in a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. The results werepublished online December 2 in the Lancet. “Contrary to expectation, we did not find evidence that vitamin D3 prevented upper respiratory infections, either in […]
Laurie Barclay, MD November 20, 2014 Story Source Rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) incidence are significantly increased in people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to findings of a population-based study published onlineNovember 19 in the European Respiratory Journal. “These findings have important implications for the early detection of [IBD] in airway disease […]
PracticeUpdate Editorial Team, 2014 Nov 07 November 7, 2014 – Atlanta – Childhood obesity and severe persistent difficult-to-control (FTC) asthma are significantly associated. This conclusion was presented at the 2014 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 6 to 10. Yasmin Hamzavi Abedi, MD, of Eastern […]
Pauline Anderson October 30, 2014 Patients with asthma, particularly older ones, are at increased risk for dementia, a new longitudinal, population-based study suggests. The findings are “highly reliable” because of the large database, large study sample size, and long follow-up period, but “further study is advised to confirm our findings and explore the underlying pathomechanisms,” […]
Tuesday, 28 October 2014 09:56 Story Source: HolisticPrimaryCare.net Cold and flu season can be a dreaded time of year for families with young children. But according to new research published last month in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vitamin C and probiotics can be real allies for parents wondering how to protect their kids from common school-borne […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. If you are one of the 33 million people suffering with a sinus infection, then this special report will be of great interest. Not a day goes by in my office that I don’t see a patient who is complaining of a runny nose, facial pain, “sinus” headache.. you […]