Exercise-related asthma common in college athletes
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NEW YORK  - Asthma provoked by physical exertion is a common and often unrecognized occurrence in collegiate athletes, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Some advice and help from a pharmacist may help asthma sufferers get their condition under better control, according to an Australian study.
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Air fresheners, furniture polish and household cleaners may increase the risk of asthma in young children, a study has found. Those exposed to fumes from common domestic products
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Household chemicals are being linked to a rise in the number of children with asthma. A study of 7,000 youngsters has resulted in signs that bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners used in the home can lead to the condition.
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NEW YORK  - Airborne fungi are increasingly being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research indicates that high levels of such fungi are found in inner city homes with cats, cockroaches, and dampness problems.
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NEW YORK  - Dealing with asthma can be hard  on teenagers' emotional well-being, with problems such as worry  and anger being related to poorer asthma control, new research  suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The inhaled drug fluticasone  propionate is unlike to cause major hormone disturbances in  patients with severe asthma, according to a report in the  Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology.
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Candice Wiggins is a walking advertisement for the anti-drug effort. A star freshman for Stanford's basketball team, she showed up for a recent practice wearing a T-shirt reading: "No doubt about it. My health. My sport. My victory. I compete clean."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -â Some individuals exhale many more pathogen-laden droplets than others in the course of ordinary breathing, scientists have found, but oral administration of a safe saline spray every
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Sept. 27, 2004 -- Scientists may be one step closer to solving the mystery behind the steps that trigger asthma. Experts have discovered a type of specialized regulatory cell that reduces asthma and airway
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NEW YORK  - The use of beta-agonist inhalers, which include drugs such as Proventil (albuterol), for asthma appears to promote the accumulation of immune cells called type 2 T cells, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The results reinforce the importance of including anti-inflammatory steroids, note the authors.
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Chemicals given off by household products may increase the risk of childhood asthma, a new Australian study has found, prompting questions about the adequacy of existing guidelines for indoor air quality.
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NEW YORK  - Attending a special asthma camp can help children improve their asthma management skills, a new study shows. However, more than one third of the children still had poorly controlled asthma, despite being under a doctor's care.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children with asthma who are exposed to traffic pollution are at increased risk for respiratory problems and reduced lung volumes, says a study that looked at children in  the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez, a crossing point into the United States.
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NEW YORK  - Physically active young adults are less likely than their more sedentary peers to develop high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, a new study confirms.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Greek Athletes Who Missed Drug Test Quit Games      The two Greek athletes who missed a drug test on Aug. 12 have withdrawn from the Olympic Games...
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NEW YORK Sprinters, weight-lifters and other athletes who push themselves to the limit of exertion are familiar with muscle fatigue, and many of them blame that sore, sluggish feeling on lactic acid.