CHICAGO (CBS) – The next time you think you’re suffering from a cold or the flu, your real problem might be this mild winter. Seasonal allergies are expected to start earlier this year. CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports the warm weather could lead to a lot of aching, sniffling and sneezing soon for allergy sufferers. [...]
Mother Nature may have been kind in many places this year, dumping little snow and not exposing us to many frigid days, but allergists say a mild winter can mean an early allergy season. Doctors are noting that those who suffer from tree pollen are already reporting symptoms. Most spring allergies don’t usually start until [...]
Kayana Szymczak for the Globe Chanese Brown and her son Thomas, who just went on his first out-of-state school trip. Hospitalizations for asthma have been dramatically cut by a program that helps families reduce the conditions that trigger attacks, saving $ 1.46 in hospital care for every $ 1 spent on prevention, according to a [...]
Quality improvement program improves asthma outcomes and saves $ 1.46 for every dollar spent BOSTON, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Nearly 1 in 10 children have asthma, according to government statistics, and in low-income parts of Boston, nearly 16 percent of children are affected. A program called the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), developed and implemented [...]
Melanie Carver wants to know why it took 24min for an ambulance to reach Corey Seymour, who suffered from chronic asthma. The nine-year-old died of heart failure last September, brought on by a severe asthma attack. His last words were: ‘Mum, I can’t do this anymore.’ Ambulance bosses – whose target response time is 8min [...]
Released: 2/17/2012 8:05 AM ESTSource: University of Adelaide Newswise — Many pregnant women who suffer from asthma are putting their unborn child’s health at risk by failing to use the right medication, according to a University of Adelaide researcher. Postdoctoral researcher Dr Annette Osei-Kumah says if asthma is not correctly managed during pregnancy it can [...]
Released: 2/17/2012 12:00 PM ESTSource: American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Expert Available Newswise — February 17, 2012 – The tragic death of journalist Anthony Shadid due to asthma and allergies underscores the realities of these serious diseases. Allergists Stanley Fineman, MD, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, (ACAAI), and [...]
Asthma experts responding to the death of New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid say his death is a sad reminder of the potentially serious nature of his condition. The 43-year-old journalist’s death, apparently the result of a severe asthma attack, occurred while he was on assignment in Syria. Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who was with [...]
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Product photos are available at http://bit.ly/wsvUXw The public warning issued on February 10, 2012 has been expanded to include additional lot codes. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Ilana Robyn Foods Ltd. are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the Sweets From [...]
Updated: Thursday, 16 Feb 2012, 8:44 AM ESTPublished : Thursday, 16 Feb 2012, 8:44 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Mild winter temperatures in Central Indiana this year may be welcome to some, but they haven’t been good news for everyone. Those who suffer from allergies are finding the usual dose of relief hard to come [...]
