Asthma

Asthma is one of the most difficult diseases to treat in the world. It affects millions of people worldwide, many of them children. Unfortunately, there is an additional problem to treating asthma that isn’t always immediately apparent.…

Cases of asthma continue to rise worldwide year on year with around 300 million people affected around the world. In the UK alone, around 5.4 million people suffer from the chronic condition that causes inflammation of the airways.…

Staying trim when you suffer from asthma is important, as excess weight can increase symptoms and their severity. Exercising can prove difficult for someone suffering with asthma, as working out can be a trigger for an attack. But…

Asthma is a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the airways. There is currently no medical or natural cure for asthma, which is usually controlled through the use of steroid inhalers to prevent symptoms and reliever inhalers to…

Inhaled steroids used to control the symptoms of asthma can stunt the growth of children who take them, according to research. However, adjusting the dose used in the medication may minimise the risk. The study, published in the New…

A new study suggests children with mild persistent asthma can avoid having to use inhaled steroids daily. The findings, published in The Lancet, offer a possible alternative treatment therapy of inhaled steroids used alongside a…

Herbal remedies may offer asthma sufferers relief from their debilitating symptoms. There is no known cure for asthma, a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the airways. Its most common symptoms are shortness of breath, tightness…

A possible side effect of the daily inhaled steroids prescribed for children with asthma is stunted growth. Research now suggests that the under fives who are considered at risk of developing the condition should be given fewer but higher…

There are many perceived benefits to eating a family meal together, such as improving children’s wellbeing, encouraging better eating habits and discouraging unhealthy behaviour. Now research suggests there could be increased health…

Patients with asthma could benefit as much from inhaling steroid medication when they show symptoms of the condition rather than having to inhale cortisteroids twice daily. Current guidelines suggest inhaled steroids taken morning and…

For people who suffer from asthma, inhalers are the first port of call in terms of any asthma related symptoms. They are relied upon as the standard medicine and seen as vital to the wellbeing of all asthmatics. But new research has come to…

Asthma is a condition which causes inflammation in the airways. Outside allergens and stimuli set off an asthmatic attack and if it’s left untreated and the asthmatic doesn’t react then it can be potentially fatal as airways may close up…

For asthmatic’s pre-planning becomes more than a good idea, it becomes a life-saving necessity. If they fail to bring their inhaler or foresee danger somewhere and then suffer an asthma attack then they may not survive it. For that reason…

We know that asthma can have a serious detrimental effect on wellbeing, but now it seems that domestic cleaning products can put us more at risk than previously realised. A study has found that women who use two or more types of cleaning…

For asthma sufferers who are looking for a non-chemical solution to asthma, acupuncture is being increasingly suggested as a potential option. But can the precise placing of needles in the skin really help with a chronic inflammatory lung…

Asthma affects the lives of millions of people around the world. Even though it’s a lung disease with one of the largest number of sufferers, there’s still a lot that we simply don’t know about it. For example, no-one is exactly clear on…

Scientists have suggested that thousands of children who suffer with severe asthma are taking medication that will never help them. However, a simple spit test has been developed that would allow doctors to identify them and prescribe an…

In the UK, as many as one in five households have someone living with asthma. This makes it one of the most common health issues affecting wellness across the country. While no-one is entirely sure what causes asthma, you are far more…

Processes in your body do amazing things for your wellbeing. Just one hormone, leptin, plays a vital role in fertility, energy metabolism and bone mass, but now researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre (CUMC) have found that this…

Until recently it’s been a bit of a mystery as to why exactly the obese were so prone to contracting asthma as well. There’s no immediate and obvious link. You can see why obesity would affect the health of your heart and you can probably…

Asthma isn’t a condition you’d want for your children. Not that there really is a condition that you’d actually want them to have. Of all the options though, asthma can be one of the most devastating. It can be very difficult to get a child…

It’s a simple fact that eating a healthy, balanced diet is one of the easiest ways to improve your general wellbeing. But you might not know that if you suffer from asthma, good nutrition and the right attitude towards food can be a major…

Scientists have discovered that lung infections could be diagnosed through a simple breath test. The test, from the Journal of Breath Research, produces a ‘breath-print’ which can identify the smell of different lung bacteria. The test has…

We all know that fumes from cars are bad for the environment and bad for our health. It is well known that living near a busy road can cause asthma to flare up, especially among children. But now a study suggests that pollution from traffic…

Obese people are more likely to develop symptoms of asthma than people who are an average weight. But the exact reason why is not entirely understood and it has eluded scientists for a long time. However, now it seems that the answer to the…

We’ve all suffered from a bit of dry skin from time to time. Generally it’s easy to treat, a dollop of moisturiser will fix the problem and leave your skin feeling wonderfully silky-smooth. For sufferers of eczema this may not be enough and…

Asthma is a well known health concern. It's a chronic inflammatory disorder which tends to affect children more profoundly than adults but is capable of causing great harm to both. There are all sorts of factors which are known to set off…

Imagine if your environment was putting your life in danger. If you suffer from asthma that is exactly what can happen. There are numerous factors, known as triggers, which can cause an asthmatic to suffer an attack and many are just…

Smoking and your respiratory system do not mix. This should be self-explanatory and to be honest, smoking doesn’t mix well with anything. Asthmatics who smoke have considerably more asthmatic attacks and hospital admittances statistically…

Asthma is something we're all aware of, it isn't like most other conditions which hide away. The symptoms of asthma are easy to see and hear, the treatment device is easily recognisable as an inhaler. As far as awareness goes, asthma is…