The findings of a new study have revealed a strong connection between peanut allergies and asthma, and have suggested that kids suffering from asthma could also be sensitive to peanuts, and their parents may not actually realize it. The researchers ...
Read More »Women More Likely to be Hospitalized After Asthma Attack Treatment
The findings of a new study have revealed that women are at a 60% higher risk of being admitted to a hospital after undergoing an asthma attack treatment at an emergency department. The researchers considered 2000 asthma patients for ...
Read More »Most Asthma Patients Do Not Know the Correct Use of Inhalers- Study
Only 7% of inhaler users and 16% of patients with epinephrine auto injectors were able to demonstrate correct use of their device according to a new study. Rana Bonds, MD of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston said ...
Read More »The Gateway Drug Is Alcohol, Not Marijuana in New Study
APRIL 14, 2014 How many times have you heard that marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to more harmful drugs? It’s constantly used to fuel the negative astigmatism that’s associated with marijuana. Previously, there was no science behind this claim. ...
Read More »How Does Cigarette Smoke Affect Asthmatic Children?
Most of the world is well versed in the adverse effects of cigarette smoke, couple that with asthmatic children and you have a recipe for disaster. Asthmatic children who are exposed to cigarette smoke are more than likely to make ...
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