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NEWS:

Asthma and obesity: Common early-life influences in the inception of disease. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008)

Asthma attacks worsened by obesity

Autumn babies face greater risk of asthma “Babies born four months before the peak cold and flu season have a 30 percent higher risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Friday, suggesting that these common infections may trigger asthma.”

Boys More Likely to Outgrow Asthma: Study Confirms Key Gender Differences in Asthma

Increased Allergen Levels in Homes Linked to Asthma “Results from a new national survey demonstrate that elevated allergen levels in the home are associated with asthma symptoms in allergic individuals. The study suggests that asthmatics that have allergies may alleviate symptoms by reducing allergen exposures inside their homes. … According to lead researcher Päivi Salo, Ph.D., of NIEHS, the study provides useful information to asthma patients. "Our results highlight the importance of reducing exposure to allergens as a fundamental part of asthma management," she said. "Although homes cannot be made allergen free, asthmatics that have allergies may need to do a better job in reducing allergen levels in their homes to improve asthma control." This finding is the first to provide information on total allergen burden in U.S. homes and how it relates to asthma. "This study confirms that indoor allergens play a major role in asthma," Zeldin stated.“

More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma: Same mechanism that controls one affects the other, study finds “He added that exercise-induced asthma doesn't rule out activity. "The positive spin is, you can still engage in exercise, even on a high level," he said. Educate yourself, he advised. Know that exercising in cold air is usually worse than warm air, for instance. The condition is typically treated with bronchodilators, with exact instructions best coming for your allergist or other physician.“

Obesity Dangerous for Asthmatics

Presence of asthma with night-time asthma symptoms is associated with impaired health-related quality of life in children. (J Asthma. 2008)

Rhinitis Often Accompanies Hard-to-Control Asthma “Patients who have a poor response to asthma treatment are likely to also have moderate-to-severe rhinitis, Brazilian researchers report in the May issue of Allergy.”

Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates “Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds … The results don't mean that tree density in a neighborhood is directly related to asthma rates among children, said the researchers, who added that trees may help reduce asthma rates by encouraging children to play outdoors more or by improving air quality.”

ARTICLES:

10 Worst Cities for Asthma (USA)

Asthma Attack

Creating Asthma-Friendly Schools

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Asthma and Sinusitis: Association and Implication. (Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2008)

Asthma and the elite athlete: summary of the International Olympic Committee's consensus conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008)

Asthmatic Symptoms, Physical Activity, and Overweight in Young Children: A Cohort Study (PEDIATRICS 2008)

Asthma: a syndrome composed of heterogeneous diseases. (Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008)

Body mass index and asthma severity in the National Asthma Survey. (Thorax. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: In a large, diverse sample of adults with asthma, obesity was associated with measures of asthma severity after adjusting for potential confounders.”

Coexistence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in adult patients attending allergy clinics: ONEAIR study. (J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2008) “CONCLUSION: This study reinforces the high prevalence of allergic rhinitis in patients with asthma, which can affect as many as 89.5%.”

Exercise-induced asthma in asthmatic children. Predisposing factors. (Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2008)

Factors for poor prognosis of near-fatal asthma after recovery from a life-threatening asthma attack. (Korean J Intern Med. 2008)

Helping Patients With Asthma: Focusing on the Source (Medscape Public Health & Prevention. 2008) “Indoor exposure to allergens and irritant pollutants plays an important role in asthma pathogenesis. Mounting evidence has suggested that indoor allergens and pollutants contribute significantly to asthma development and exacerbation. Such findings, coupled with the fact that most people spend nearly 90% of their time indoors,[1] make the indoor environment an important area for research and prevention. Indoor allergens include house dust mites, cockroach and pet allergens, and indoor dampness and mold. Children with asthma are more likely than those without asthma to have an allergic response to household allergens. Asthmatics commonly have a positive skin prick test to protein extracts from cockroaches, house dust mites, cat and dog dander, pollen, and common molds. A report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM)[2] and a recent meta-analysis[3] concluded that indoor dampness is associated with up to a 50% increase in asthma-related health outcomes in children. The report concluded that indoor dampness is associated with higher levels of allergens, such as mold, as well as with inflammatory agents, such as endotoxin. There is no question that exposure to allergens can trigger an asthma attack in someone who has the disease and is already sensitized to these proteins.“

House dust mite control measures for asthma (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008 Issue 2 2008) “Chemical and physical methods aimed at reducing exposure to house dust mite allergens cannot be recommended. It is doubtful whether further studies, similar to the ones in our review, are worthwhile. If other types of studies are considered, they should be methodologically rigorous and use other methods than those used so far, with careful monitoring of mite exposure and relevant clinical outcomes.”

House dust mite control measures for asthma: systematic review. (Allergy. 2008)

Living on a farm: impact on asthma induction and clinical course. (Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2008)

Respiratory effects of tobacco smoking on infants and young children. (Paediatr Respir Rev. 2008)

Moderate and vigorous exercise programs in children with asthma: Safety, parental satisfaction, and asthma outcomes. (Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008)

Oxidative stress and its determinants in the airways of children with asthma. (Allergy. 2008)

Rhinitis and onset of asthma: a longitudinal population-based study. (Lancet. 2008)

Severe asthma in childhood: assessed in 10 year olds in a birth cohort study. (Allergy. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of severe asthma was 0.5% in all 10-year olds, and 4.5% among current asthmatics.”

Systematic review of worldwide variations of the prevalence of wheezing symptoms in children. (Environ Health. 2008)

Temperamental Traits and Psychological Problems of Children with Bronchial Asthma. (Indian Pediatr. 2008)

The diagnosis of wheezing in children. (Am Fam Physician. 2008)

The relationship of inflammatory cytokines with asthma and obesity. (Clin Invest Med. 2008)

Tree Pollen and Hospitalization for Asthma in Urban Canada. (Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2008) “Conclusions: Several common tree pollens are an important cause of acute exacerbations of asthma severe enough to require hospitalization.”

Wheezing in childhood: Incidence, longitudinal patterns and factors predicting persistence. (Eur Respir J. 2008)

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