December 2005 Asthma - Asthma and allergy related news archives - December 2005

• Boyfriend Unaware of Deadly Peanut Allergy (San Francisco Chronicle) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:06:28 GMT
  Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine. Friends called an ambulance as her breathing grew labored, but Desforges collapsed a moment after she stepped...

• Friend: Boyfriend Unaware Of Peanut Allergy Before Fatal Kiss (The Boston Channel) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:02:32 GMT
  MONTREAL -- Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine. Friends called an ambulance as her breathing grew labored, but Desforges collapsed a moment after she stepped outside. She died four days later.

• Boyfriend unaware of deadly peanut allergy (Herald Online) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:57:43 GMT
  By PHIL COUVRETTE, Associated Press Writer MONTREAL (AP) - Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine.

• UCSD research may lead to targeted treatment for asthma sufferers (Medical News Today) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:11:10 GMT
  The bronchial tubes of a patient with severe asthma can become scarred due to repeated episodes of allergic inflammation in the airways. The scarring results in blocked airways, excessive production of mucus, and shortness of breath.

• Asthma attacks caused by cats can be worse than they seem (Chicago Sun-Times) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:26:06 GMT
  Many asthmatics have learned the hard way to stay away from cats. Now a study is showing that asthma attacks triggered by cats can last hours after symptoms have subsided.

• Peanut allergy kills Canadian teen after kiss (New York Daily News) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:21:06 GMT
  It was the kiss of death. A 15-year-old Canadian girl with a peanut allergy died last week after smooching with her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

• Holiday Season Prompts Food Allergy Awareness (NBC4 Washington, D.C.) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:59:57 GMT
  The recent death of a Canadian teen is prompting people to be extra careful with food allergies.

• New Strategies May Halt the Atopic March (Newswise) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:23:41 GMT
  Potential new strategies may be on the horizon for halting the atopic march, a term which refers to the natural history of allergic or atopic manifestations that often begin in early infancy and are commonly associated with food allergy and atopic eczema.

• Medical College of Georgia team wins FIT Bowl championship (Medical College of Georgia) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:10:44 GMT
  Drs. Cristina M. Mazzoni and Jason R. Perry, fellows-in-training in the allergy-immunology section of the Medical College of Georgia, won the 14th annual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology FIT Bowl during the ACAAI annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

• Endotoxins in house dust pose a significant risk for asthma (EurekAlert!) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:28:28 GMT
  Exposure to household endotoxin levels poses a significant risk for asthma, according to the first nationwide sampling of house dust.

• Dead teen's friends were unaware of allergy (The Buffalo News) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:09:12 GMT
  MONTREAL - Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine. Friends called an ambulance as her breathing grew labored, but Desforges collapsed a moment after she stepped outside. She died four days later.

• Endotoxins In House Dust Pose A Significant Risk For Asthma (Science Daily) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:06:36 GMT
  Exposure to household endotoxin levels poses a significant risk for asthma, according to the first nationwide sampling of house dust.

• Rigel down on disappointing allergy drug study (Monterey County Herald) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:34:52 GMT
  PHILADELPHIA - Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. stock plunged Thursday after the company announced disappointing results from a study of its experimental allergy drug, casting the drug's future in doubt.

• Endotoxins in house dust pose a significant risk for asthma (RedNova) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:08:00 GMT
  Exposure to household endotoxin levels poses a significant risk for asthma, according to the first nationwide sampling of house dust.

• Verus Pharmaceuticals Provides Anaphylaxis and Allergy Expert to Media in Light of Deadly Peanut Butter Kiss (RedNova) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:08:33 GMT
  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005/2:20 P.M. EASTERN (11:20 A.M. PACIFIC) ***MEDIA ALERT*** WHO: Dr. William Berger M.D., M.B.A. Dr. Berger is an anaphylaxis and allergy expert.

• Significant relationships between household endotoxin and diagnosed asthma (News-Medical-Net) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:18:37 GMT
  Exposure to household endotoxin levels poses a significant risk for asthma, according to the first nationwide sampling of house dust.

• Asthma charity gets van for school visits (The Royal Gazette) - Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:48:45 GMT
  With one-quarter of Bermuda’s young children having asthma and many schools having a poor breathing environment because of old carpets and pets in the classroom, the Open Airways (OA) charity has purchased a van for a full-time nurse to visit schools.

• Zulia Calatayud, chronic asthma sufferer and world champion (Granma Internacional) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:39:07 GMT
  ZULIA Calatayud is late for practice; she had to stop at the hospital to take allergy tests. November in Havana brings intense and unforgiving heat and humidity for asthmatics, like this young woman, world champion in the 800-meter race.

• A new sort of CAT scan reveals effects on lungs (Newsday) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:56:33 GMT
  Exposure to cat dander can impair lung function in people with asthma for up to 22 hours, according to a new study.

• Storm rains can trigger asthma bout (Northern Territory News) - Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:51:50 GMT
  THE Territory's spectacular thunderstorms may be exciting for some, but for asthma sufferers it can be deadly, the NT Asthma Foundation has warned. Foundation executive officer Jan Saunders said as the wet season sinks in people need to keep an eye on their asthma.

• Allergen & Asthma Alert Services Go Live on Bay News 9 (PR Web) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:25:07 GMT
  EDLab, a division of Pure Air Control Services, Inc., has joined the Bay News 9 Team to provide daily Allergen & Asthma Alerts to the Tampa Bay area. [PRWEB Dec 7, 2005]

• First-Ever Global Survey on Unmet Needs in Asthma Treatment Reveals Issues That May Affect Patient Outcomes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:00:00 GMT
  Results from the first-ever global quantitative survey on unmet needs in asthma treatment, unveiled today in London, demonstrate significant discrepancies between physician and patient assessments of current asthma treatment on issues that may affect health outcomes, including medication side effects, patient education and physician- patient communication.

• SURVEY ON ASTHMA TREATMENT REVEALS ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT PATIENT OUTCOMES (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 03:33:03 GMT
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• Survey on Asthma Treatment Reveals Issues That May Affect Patient Outcomes (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:22:00 GMT
  (Full text of this release can be found at http:/www.asianetnews.net)

• Global Survey on Unmet Needs in Asthma Treatment Reveals New Issues (Press Trust of India) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:00:44 GMT
  Results from the first-ever global quantitative survey on unmet needs in asthma treatment, unveiled today in London, demonstrate significant discrepancies between physician and patient assessments of current asthma treatment on issues that may affect health outcomes, including medication side effects, patient education and physician-patient communication.

• Survey On Asthma Treatment Reveals Issues That May Affect Patient Outcomes (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 03:33:03 GMT
  (Full text of this release can be found at http:/www.asianetnews.net) MILWAUKEE, WI., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Asthma Medication Side Effects and Physician-Patient Communication Gaps Impact Patient Treatment Compliance Results from the first-ever global quantitative survey on unmet needs in asthma treatment, unveiled today in London, demonstrate significant discrepancies between physician

• Vitamin supplement could help treatment-resistant asthma (EurekAlert!) - Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:22:02 GMT
  Asthma patients who don't respond to steroid treatment suffer repeated asthma attacks, and are at greater risk of dying from the condition. Researchers from King's College London have found that vitamin D3 could substantially improve the responsiveness of these patients to steroid treatment, offering them hope of an improvement in their condition. Their results are published today in the Journal

• Peanut aroma sets off allergy: Nurse gives Holliston student shot of adrenaline (The MetroWest Daily News) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:58:27 GMT
  HOLLISTON -- A whiff of peanut butter sent a high school student to the hospital yesterday with an allergic reaction that could have endangered his life had the school nurse not quickly administered a shot of adrenaline.

• Vitamin boost for asthma treatment (DeHavilland) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:41:20 GMT
  A vitamin supplement could help people with asthma who do not respond to routine treatments, British researchers have shown.

• Mom's dust mite exposure shared with her fetus (Reuters) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:49:13 GMT
  Early life exposure to dust mite allergen has been linked to childhood asthma risk. The finding that in utero exposure occurs as well suggests mothers could reduce their children's asthma risk by limiting their own allergen exposure, Dr. Abdul Bahrainwala of Wayne State University in Detroit and colleagues note in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

• Vitamin D3 Boosts Asthma Drug Effectiveness (KXAN 36 Austin) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:06:52 GMT
  FRIDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D3 supplements may help improve response to steroid treatment in asthma patients who don't normally benefit from such therapy, according to...

• Asthma Sufferers Resistant To Steroid Treatment Benefit From Vitamin D3 Supplement (Medical News Today) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:14:07 GMT
  Asthma patients who don't respond to steroid treatment suffer repeated asthma attacks, and are at greater risk of dying from the condition.

• Mom's dust mite exposure shared with her fetus (RedNova) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:23:00 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma and allergy researchers have found dust mite allergens in umbilical cord blood of some infants whose mothers were positive for the allergen, whereas none of the newborns whose mothers were negative for the common dust mite allergen known as Der p 1 carried the allergen themselves. Early life exposure to dust mite allergen has been linked to childhood asthma risk.

• Allergy means staying alert (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:07:24 GMT
  Experts estimate that at least several hundred people in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky live with peanut allergies.

• MultiVu Video Feed: New Medication Helps Relieve Symptoms Associated with Asthma and COPD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:30:00 GMT
  Asthmatics often live in fear of an attack brought on by daily activities like playing with the family pet, enjoying a day in the park, walking up a flight of stairs.

• XOPENEX HFA(TM) Metered-Dose Inhaler Now Available by Prescription for Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT
  MARLBOROUGH, Mass.----Dec. 12, 2005--Sepracor Inc. today announced that XOPENEX HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a hydrofluoroalkane metered-dose inhaler , is now available by prescription in pharmacies nationwide.

• Bay News 9 partners for allergy, asthma alerts (Business Journal of Tampa Bay) - Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:14:19 GMT
  Pure Air Control Services and its in-house Environmental Diagnostic Laboratory has partnered with Bay News 9 as the official Allergen & Asthma Alerts provider.

• ACAAI: Too soon to adopt oral alternative to allergy shots (Medical Post Online) - Oral sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), which has gained wide acceptance in the treatment of allergic disease throughout Europe and South America, is not a proven alternative to standard subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT), according to data presented here.
  ANAHEIM, CALIF.

• Verus Pharmaceuticals Provides Top Five Holiday Travel Tips for Food Allergy Sufferers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:00:00 GMT
  x320, kwitz@mentus.com, jmitchell@mentus.com.

• Allergy Relief for the Wired Generation: achoo! ALLERGY Launches Blog (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:55:00 GMT
  Ever wondered where a tech-savvy allergy sufferer might find daily information, advice, tips, discussion, and community support?

• Strange Bedfellows Can Irritate Allergies (Free Lance) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:03:03 GMT
  Every night when they go to sleep, allergy sufferers may be making their symptoms worse: Mattresses and bedding are home to millions of microscopic organisms that, at best, share our most personal space. At worst, they cause watery eyes, itching, sneezing and trigger asthma attacks.

• Illinois among worst for unhealthy air By Ryan Keith (Pantagraph) - Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:59:58 GMT
  DECATUR -- Lauri Hinton sees it when students come to her school nurse's office with breathing trouble or itchy eyes. Dr. Howard Beede knows it will lead to increased business for his allergy and asthma practice each fall.

• Illinois among worst for unhealthy air By Ryan Keith (Pantagraph) - Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:59:52 GMT
  DECATUR -- Lauri Hinton sees it when students come to her school nurse's office with breathing trouble or itchy eyes. Dr. Howard Beede knows it will lead to increased business for his allergy and asthma practice each fall.

• ACAAI: Focus of asthma care shifts from disease severity to control (Medical Post Online) - The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) are revising the classification of asthma patients.
  ANAHEIM, CALIF.

• State Laws Allow You to Carry Asthma, Anaphylaxis Medications at School (Newswise) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:28:56 GMT
  State laws are changing to allow students with asthma and anaphylaxis to carry and self-administer lifesaving medications at school. AANMA has launched a national campaign to educate students, parents, healthcare providers and school staff about these new laws and help students self-manage their diseases.

• Boy Accused Of Attacking 7-Year-Old With Peanut Butter Cracker (Local6.com Central Florida) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:18:59 GMT
  A 7-year-old girl with an extreme allergy to peanut butter was hospitalized for two days after she was allegedly attacked on a St. Louis school bus by a boy with a peanut butter cracker, according to a Local 6 News report.

• LIAI initiatives battle influenza; potential bird flu treatment among their findings (EurekAlert!) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:10:23 GMT
  SAN DIEGO – (Dec. 19, 2005) The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) is making significant strides in the battle against the avian "bird" flu, with pre-clinical trials under way on a potential treatment conceived by one of its scientists.

• LIAI Initiatives Battle Influenza; Potential Bird Flu Treatment Among Their Findings (Medical News Today) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:14:07 GMT
  The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) is making significant strides in the battle against the avian "bird" flu, with pre-clinical trials under way on a potential treatment conceived by one of its scientists.

• Largest Ever Asthma Trial Highlights Safety Of Pulmicort Treatment During Pregnancy (Medical News Today) - Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:14:07 GMT
  Five year results from the START trial (inhaled S teroid T reatment A s R egular T herapy in early asthma ), published today in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, reveal that treating mild, persistent asthma during pregnancy with Pulmicort® (budesonide) results in similar number of healthy children delivered in comparison to treatment with placebo1.

• Study finds genetic link between asthma and obesity (UW News) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:04:51 GMT
  A study about the relationship between asthma and obesity, which uses a community-based twin registry from the University of Washington in Seattle, has found a strong genetic link between the two disorders.

• Health Business (UPI) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:47:08 GMT
  SEATTLE, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Researchers said Wednesday they have found a strong genetic link between asthma and obesity.

• Study: Genetics link asthma and obesity (UPI) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:02:09 GMT
  SEATTLE, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A common set of genetic factors best explains the link between asthma and obesity, University of Washington researchers said Wednesday.

• Biogaia writes off allergy study (Nutraingredients.com) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:04:15 GMT
  12/22/2005 - Disappointing results from a two-year investigation into the effects of probiotics on allergies have forced Sweden's Biogaia to end the research.

• Sinusitis: One of the most diagnosed diseases in the United States (AAAAI.org) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:37:56 GMT
  MILWAUKEE - Each year 35 million Americans are affected by chronic sinusitis, making it one of the most diagnosed diseases in the United States, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).

• Killer allergies (Wausau Daily Herald) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:10:49 GMT
  Nine-year-old Brentson Duke learns about math, science and history from his home school teacher, but not by choice.

• Simple cough? Don't be too sure (Los Angeles Times) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 01:04:59 GMT
  Whether annoying or life-altering, coughs can have varied, complex causes, research finds. Specialists, even clinics, can now help.

• Simple cough? Don't be too sure (Los Angeles Times) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:08:20 GMT
  Whether annoying or life-altering, coughs can have varied, complex causes, research finds. Specialists, even clinics, can now help.

• To break house mold, eliminate at the source (Newsday) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:29:06 GMT
  Is there any new information regarding the health risks of living in a "sick house" that contains toxic mold such as penicillium, aspergillus or stachybotrys?

• Simple cough? Don't be too sure (Los Angeles Times) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:23:09 GMT
  Whether annoying or life-altering, coughs can have varied, complex causes, research finds. Specialists, even clinics, can now help.

• Researchers Show How Promising Tuberculosis Drug Works (Science Daily) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:36:57 GMT
  Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined how a promising drug candidate attacks the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). Published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the finding may help scientists optimize the drug candidate, PA-824, which targets

• Simple cough? Don't be too sure (Los Angeles Times) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:54:48 GMT
  Whether annoying or life-altering, coughs can have varied, complex causes, research finds. Specialists, even clinics, can now help.

• WCNC 6 NEWS (The Charlotte Observer) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:08:57 GMT
  Each week our news partners at WCNC check with Carolinas HealthCare System and Presbyterian Healthcare to find out the most common conditions sending people to area doctors' offices and emergency rooms.

• L A Weight Loss Helps Philadelphia Eagle Hollis Thomas Tackle His Weight and His Asthma (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:48:00 GMT
  L A Weight Loss Centers, Inc., one of the world's fastest growing weight loss programs, gets into the game with Philadelphia Eagles' defensive tackle Hollis Thomas.

• Breaking The Mold: Research Teams Sequence Three Fungus Genomes (Science Daily) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:07:06 GMT
  From garden compost to forest greenery, the mold Aspergillus fumigatus lurks across much of the world. And so does its impact. The most common mold causing infection, A. fumigatus triggers allergic reactions, asthma attacks -- and even deadly infections among people with weakened immune systems. Now, in the December 22 issue of the journal Nature, scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research

• Sneller: Allergic pets often suffer from itchy skin (The Tucson Citizen) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:13:08 GMT
  Does your pet scratch, bite, cough, sneeze, lick and chew at his skin? Chances are that he or she has an allergy. Just about any mammal can get allergies, according to Lisa Troutman, DVM, a veterinarian with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

• NIAID researchers show functioning of promising TD drug (PharmaBiz) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:36:43 GMT
  Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined how a promising drug candidate attacks the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). The finding may help scientists optimise the drug candidate, PA-824, which targets mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb).

• Early asthma often leads to later lung trouble (Reuters) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:33:56 GMT
  Asthma, usually defined as reversible airway obstruction, early in life may affect lung function later -- but whether or not these effects are reversible is not clear, Dr. N. Franklin Adkinson of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore and colleagues point out in their report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

• Early asthma often leads to later lung trouble (RedNova) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:41:07 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults with a history of childhood asthma frequently have irreversible deficits in lung function, a study shows.

• Beginner’s guide to pranic healing (Deccan Herald) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:19:33 GMT
  My daughter had rashes on her face due to an allergy. The pimple-like eruptions were itching and burning, and the antihistamine tablets had not given her much relief. I decided to try pranic healing which I had then learnt recently.

• Asthma And Obesity Genetic Link Found (Medical News Today) - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 07:14:07 GMT
  A study about the relationship between asthma and obesity, which uses a community-based twin registry from the University of Washington in Seattle, has found a strong genetic link between the two disorders, according to findings published in the December issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

• Sinusitis One Of The Most Diagnosed Diseases In USA, American Academy Of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (Medical News Today) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:14:17 GMT
  Each year 35 million Americans are affected by chronic sinusitis, making it one of the most diagnosed diseases in the United States, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)

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