TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) –
Drinking a lot of soft drinks may increase the risk for asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study suggests.
Nearly 17,000 people aged 16 and older in South Australia were asked about their consumption of soft drinks such as Coke, flavored mineral water, lemonade, Powerade and Gatorade.
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Breast-feeding is associated with improved lung function in school-age children, particularly those with asthmatic mothers, a new study says.
Swiss and U.K. researchers analyzed data from nearly 1,500 U.K. children who were born between 1993 and 1997. Questionnaires were used to assess the duration of breast-feeding, other exposures, and respiratory symptoms.
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By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Children with asthma who don’t have heartburn and other signs of gastroesophageal reflux don’t get additional asthma control from acid-reducing medications, according to new research.
And, taking these medications when there are no digestive issues increases a child’s risk of developing a respiratory infection, reports the study.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) — A new study found no statistically significant link between asthma medication use during pregnancy and common birth defects.
However, the study did find a positive association between some rare birth defects and mothers with asthma, and potentially with their medication use. But, the researchers couldn’t tease out whether the problem was a loss of oxygen from less than well-controlled asthma or an effect of medications.
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Children delivered by Cesarean section appear to be at a slight increased risk of developing asthma by age 3, a new study says.
The findings support the results of previous research.
By Jenifer Goodwin
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — Children who are overweight or obese during early childhood have a greater risk of having asthma at age 8 than normal-weight kids, a new study finds.
Researchers in Sweden followed more than 2,000 children for eight years, using preschool and school health records to track their height and weight at ages 1 year, 18 months, 4 years and 7 years. Parents completed questionnaires about their child’s health, including asthma and allergy status.
THURSDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) — Use of gastric bands as a weight-loss aid is increasing, and doctors need to be alert for potential complications years later, say the authors of a new case report.
The report details problems that developed two years after a 49-year-old British woman underwent the weight-loss procedure. She sought treatment at a hospital after having night sweats and a persistent cough that produced green and yellow sputum for four months. Her medical history showed that she had asthma that had not responded to treatment and that she had been fitted with a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band in September 2008.
MONDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) — Holiday decorations, both old and new, can cause asthma attacks and allergic reactions, an expert says.
Dr. Joseph Leija, an allergist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Maywood, Ill., warns that fresh Christmas trees, poinsettias and boxes that have been stored for months can stir up potential triggers like dust and mold.
FRIDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) — Infants born to mothers who use inhaled glucocorticoids — a class of steroids — to treat asthma during pregnancy may be at risk for endocrine and metabolic disorders, a new study indicates.
Researchers looked at more than 65,000 mother-child pairs from the Danish National Birth Cohort who were followed from early pregnancy into childhood.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) — About one in three children with asthma is currently using a preventive medication, according to new research. That number is up from about 18 percent of kids during the late 1980s.
Preventive asthma medications help control the airway disease before symptoms flare up, and guidelines from the U.S. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recommend their use.
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