Asthma and allergy related news archives - October 2005

AAAAI, ACAAI recommend continual assessment of asthma control, from the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (AAAAI.org) - Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:09:33 GMT
MILWAUKEE - Asthma should be assessed each time a patient sees his or her physician, to determine whether the asthma is well controlled or not well controlled, according to a new practice parameter.

Asthma home intervention cost-effective for inner-city children, research reveals (RedNova) - Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:22:34 GMT
CHAPEL HILL – Through efforts to limit exposure to environmental irritants, health workers and municipalities can cut illness generally among inner-city children with asthma and also the number of clinic visits for those young patients by at least 19 percent, a new study concludes.

People with asthma can expect to control the asthma: not to have the asthma control them (News-Medical-Net) - Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:00:52 GMT
A Mayo Clinic allergist and colleagues representing the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology announce they are revising the old classification of asthma patients by disease severity to determine treatment and moving to a new expectation for all asthma patients: excellent symptom control.

Asthma Needs to Be Individualized (HealthCentral.com) - Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:05:42 GMT
The parameter authors noted that asthma symptoms change over time and need to be constantly monitored by a doctor or other health-care professional to ensure that a patient's asthma is under control.

Comprehensive home-based environmental intervention results in decreased asthma symptoms (News-Medical-Net) - Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:32:03 GMT
Through efforts to limit exposure to environmental irritants, health workers and municipalities can cut illness generally among inner-city children with asthma and also the number of clinic visits for those young patients by at least 19 percent, a new study concludes. The cost can be as low as $1,469 per affected family.

Winning garden for allergy sufferers (TVNZ) - Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:22:34 GMT
Springtime for many means a chance to give the garden some much needed attention, but for around 400f the country who suffer from allergies, asthma and hayfever pollens can make life miserable.

Flu Shots Available for High Risk Groups (RedNova) - Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:55:46 GMT
The Southern California Chapter of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America reminds you not to miss your "shot" at protecting yourself against the flu this season.

Asthma, allergy may be more common in those breast-fed (Medical Post Online) - As the world-wide push encouraging mothers to breastfeed gathers momentum, a caveat has turned up from scientists investigating asthma and allergies.
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Asthma focus reduces clinic visits, drugs (UPI) - Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:34:09 GMT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Researchers found that a child with asthma will use less medicine and require fewer visits to a clinic if more focus is put on an irritant-free home.

Asthma home intervention cost-effective for inner-city children, research reveals (Medical News Today) - Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:15:20 GMT
Through efforts to limit exposure to environmental irritants, health workers and municipalities can cut illness generally among inner-city children with asthma and also the number of clinic visits for those young patients by at least 19 percent, a new study concludes.

The Many Many Medicines of Asthma (BellaOnline) - Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:12:28 GMT
Ok, several of you have asked for it. So here it is; an article on the basics of asthma medication. Actually this article is just going to be a brief overview of the different major categories of medicines that asthmatics tend to take.

in Allergy Center (Mayo Clinic) - Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:15:59 GMT
Find information on allergies, allergy symptoms and allergy relief. What are allergies?

in Asthma Center (Mayo Clinic) - Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:16:29 GMT
A wide range of asthma information for children and adults — from asthma symptoms to asthma treatments.

October 2005 Asthma