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- More kids with chronic health problems - TheDay
- Star Athletes With Asthma - Health.com
- Blackcurrants may ease asthma - Thaindian.com
- Those without insurance will get help paying for ... - Courier-Journal
| More kids with chronic health problems - TheDay Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:01 AM PDT Childhood rates of chronic health problems, including obesity, asthma and learning disabilities, have doubled in just 12 years, a new study reports - to 1 in 4 children in 2006, up from 1 in 8 in 1994. The New York Times reports that while the researchers did not study the reasons for the increases, they suggested several possible factors: improvements in screening and diagnosis that led to more reporting of the chronic conditions; the rise in childhood obesity, which can lead to other problems; and the increasing survival of premature babies and children with cancer and other diseases, who are more likely to have chronic health problems. The study appeared in the Feb. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. - Harry Jackson Jr., St. Louis Post-Dispatch Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Star Athletes With Asthma - Health.com Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:57 PM PDT If they can do it...Asthma and athletics might seem like they don't mix. Most sports require fitness and endurance, and asthma—a respiratory condition that causes shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing—can make working out difficult. Exercise, in fact, is one of the most common triggers of asthma attacks (along with allergies and infection). But the record books are riddled with athletes who overcame asthma on their way to victory. Some developed asthma as children; others were already at the top of their game. Either way, asthma didn't stop them from success on the track, field, court—or in the pool. Next: Jackie Joyner-Kersee Credit: LIFE.com/Health.com Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Blackcurrants may ease asthma - Thaindian.com Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:37 AM PDT London, March 29 (IANS) Natural chemicals from blackcurrants may ease breathing in some types of asthma, says a new study. The compound was found in lab experiments to enhance the natural defence mechanisms in lung tissue by both suppressing inflammation-causing reactions and minimising inflammation. Inflammation is a process by which the body's white blood cells and chemicals protect us from infection and foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. Fruit consumption has been shown to reduce symptoms in allergy-induced asthma yet this research is the first to give insights into the mechanism by which this may occur. Researchers identified that the component, epigallocatechin, reduced inflammation in lung tissue. Epigallocatechin is a known antioxidant and a major component of proanthocyanidins found in blackcurrants. This study shows that epigallocatechin works in conjunction with other natural immune responses that occur at the same time to reduce inflammation. "To find natural compounds that potentially reduce lung inflammation and complement the body's own immune response is an exciting breakthrough," says Roger Hurst of PFR, who led the study. When the lungs are exposed to allergens, the body's natural response is to attack the perceived foreign body which in some individuals results in long-term inflammation, says a PFR release. Selective compounds found in fruit and vegetables may work together with the body's own natural defence mechanism to suppress long-term lung inflammation. The findings were published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.
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| Those without insurance will get help paying for ... - Courier-Journal Posted: 28 Mar 2010 11:56 PM PDT When he had health insurance, Tyrone Johnson's asthma wasn't such a threat. "I wasn't going to the emergency room all the time. I felt much more healthy, being able to go to the doctor when I was feeling bad, or being able to get (prescription) refills," said Johnson, 31, who lives in the Okolona area. "It's hard without insurance." Johnson — who lost health insurance when he changed jobs about a year ago, then was laid off — is one of about 32 million Americans who eventually could gain health coverage under the new reform law. The law provides subsidies to help households making up to four times the federal poverty level ($88,200 for a family of four) buy health insurance. It also caps premiums for some people. But those subsidies won't start until 2014, the same year the law requires most Americans to obtain health coverage. That disappoints Johnson, who said he could use the help today. By 2014, "I'm sure I'll probably have a job (that provides) health insurance," he said. His asthma isn't too much of a problem as long as he can regularly get medication, such as inhalers and liquid nebulizer medicine. But when he can't afford medications, he risks getting very sick, like the time he "was pretty much ready to die" and went to an emergency room. Johnson said he ended up in a hospital intensive-care unit for about a week. The reform law's subsidies will help people who "make enough to pay their rent, but not enough to pay for a doctor visit," said Vivianne Griffiths, a University of Louisville nurse practitioner who treated Johnson last week at the Harambee Nursing Center in Smoketown. The increased access to care will help both people with chronic illnesses like Johnson and those who are healthy, she said. "Lots of our patients (are very ill) by the time they get to us," Griffiths said. For example, "if they've had hypertension, they haven't consistently gone anywhere to get their blood pressure taken care of, which means that they could have an enlarged heart after so many years." The law could also help healthy people afford preventive care, such as mammograms or cancer screenings, "to have early detection of things that might be going wrong." That could reduce health-care spending, Griffiths said. Reporter Patrick Howington can be reached at (502) 582-4229. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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