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Asthma

Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system in which the airways constrict, become inflamed, and are lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more "triggers," such as exposure to an environmental stimulant (or allergen), cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. In children, the most common triggers are viral illnesses such as those that cause the common cold[1]. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators. Between episodes, most patients feel fine.

The disorder is a chronic or recurring inflammatory condition in which the airways develop increased responsiveness to various stimuli, characterized by bronchial hyper-responsiveness, inflammation, increased mucus production, and intermittent airway obstruction. The symptoms of asthma, which can range from mild to life threatening, can usually be controlled with a combination of drugs and lifestyle changes.

Public attention in the developed world has recently focused on asthma because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, affecting up to one in four urban children.[2] Susceptibility to asthma can be explained in part by genetic factors, but no clear pattern of inheritance has been found. Asthma is a complex disease that is influenced by multiple genetic, developmental, and environmental factors, which interact to produce the overall condition.

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Asthma In The News:

GetWellNetwork to Present at Annual NACHRI Conference on Advancing Asthma Treatment Through Patient Engagement (Marketwire)
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - NACHRI Creating Connections Conference -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., today announced that it will present a session on "Advancing Asthma Treatment through Patient Engagement" at the 2010 NACHRI Creating Connections Conference in San Diego on March 11 from 7:30 am-8:45 am at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:41 GMT

GetWellNetwork to Present at Annual NACHRI Conference on Advancing Asthma Treatment Through Patient Engagement (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - NACHRI Creating Connections Conference -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., today announced that it will present a session on "Advancing Asthma Treatment through Patient Engagement" at the 2010 NACHRI Creating Connections Conference in San Diego on March 11 from 7:30 am-8:45 am at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel. Asthma is the single most common serious chronic ...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT

'Puff City' May Help Teens With Asthma (OfficialWire)
A computer asthma program tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid fatal complications, U.S. researchers said.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:35:11 GMT

South Dakota Students with Asthma Can Breathe Easier After New Law Allows Self-Administered Medications (redOrbit)
PIERRE, S.D., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Governor Mike Rounds signed Senate Bill 83 into law last month, school became a safer place for the estimated 18,665 children in South Dakota with asthma, a chronic lung disease that also effects more than 43,000 adults in the state. "We are very pleased that students now have the right to carry their medications with them, so they can better ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:16:05 GMT

South Dakota Students with Asthma Can Breathe Easier After New Law Allows Self-Administered Medications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
PIERRE, S.D., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Governor Mike Rounds signed Senate Bill 83 into law last month, school became a safer place for the estimated 18,665 children in South Dakota with asthma, a chronic lung disease that also effects more than 43,000 adults in the state.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:55:00 GMT

Grant Targets Asthma in Alameda County (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
More help is on the way to combat asthma in the East Bay. A federal grant is targeting high risk households in Alameda County.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:07 GMT

Bisphenol A linked to asthma - study (Food Production Daily)
The study - Dose Response of Maternal Exposure to Bisphenol A on the Development of Experimental Asthma in Mouse Pups, by Y. Nakajima et al ? found that exposure to the chemical by female mice increased the susceptibility of their offspring to asthma.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:18 GMT

Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma (Medical News Today)
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr. Dennis Ownby, chief in the MCG School of Medicine Section of Allergy and Immunology, believes asthma ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:16:58 GMT

New Asthma Prevention Study Underway At UHSM (Medical News Today)
The largest ever study to investigate whether its possible to prevent children with hay fever going on to develop asthma is now underway at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester). Researchers from the North West Lung Research Centre, along with others from centres across the UK and Europe, are looking to recruit 600 children between the ages of 4 and 11 who have no asthma symptoms but who ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:27 GMT

New asthma program to specifically help teens (New Kerala)
Washington, Mar 9 : A teen-specific asthma program could help people in rural areas to manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:05:29 GMT

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