respiratory symptoms

Childhood wheezing with rhinovirus can increase asthma odds 10-fold

harminka — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:32:33 -0500

Infants who experience viral respiratory illnesses with wheezing are known to be at increased risk for developing asthma later during childhood. It is not known, however, whether every type of respiratory virus that produces wheezing presents similar risk.

Study finds link between birth order and asthma symptoms

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:15:21 -0500

Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the past year than those who were oldest or only children.

Prolonged respiratory problems for oil spill clean-up volunteers

harminka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:56:34 -0500

Workers and volunteers who helped in the clean-up effort after the 2002 Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast of Spain exhibit prolonged respiratory symptoms resulting from their exposure, say researchers from Spain in the first study to examine the long-term effects of such exposures on workers’ respiratory health.

Can an apple a day keep asthma away?

harminka — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:28:41 -0500

Teenagers who forego a healthy and balanced diet may have a harder time catching their breath. A new study, published in the July issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that a low dietary intake of certain nutrients increases the likelihood of respiratory symptoms such as asthma, especially in teens who smoke.

Low-birth-weight babies at risk for respiratory symptoms

harminka — Tue, 15 May 2007 05:54:14 -0500

Through age 5, children born at full term with low birth weight show significantly greater risk for developing respiratory symptoms, including wheezing, coughing and pulmonary infections, according to a large longitudinal study on birth weight and development. The children's symptoms grew worse if they were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.

UQ research heralds vaccine technology breakthrough

harminka — Tue, 08 May 2007 11:38:30 -0500

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a widespread infant illness that has been linked to asthma and can be deadly but may be curable by the development of this new vaccine technology by the Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre and The University of Queensland's Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences.

Red tide toxins leave beachgoers breathless

harminka — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:56:17 -0600