As a nature enthusiast and bird - watcher who also is afflicted by
asthma, she is concerned
about air pollution and the impact
humans are having on the global environment.
Abstract from the ASHG meeting Center for
Human Genomics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Nancy Cox's lab Web page Facts
about Asthma from the American Lung Association
Or your child is sick with recurrent
asthma and ear infections and you want a dietary cure — you may be warned away from a highly effective therapy because members of the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association fail to understand basic scientific research
about human protein needs and plant foods.
There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE [1,4,5]
about the effectiveness of lycopene supplements in the prevention or treatment of age - related macular degeneration (AMD),
asthma, atherosclerosis, benign prostate hyperplasia, cancer (brain, breast, cervical, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate), cataracts, coronary heart disease, diabetes type 2, gingivitis, high blood pressure, hot flashes in menopausal women,
human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, inflammation, infertility, kidney disease, mouth sores (oral leukoplakia), or as an anticoagulant (blood thinner) or antioxidant or as sun protection.
A: While more is being learned
about what triggers
human asthma attacks, the three most common causes are a protein found on cats, dust mites and cockroach feces, according to veterinary pulmonologist Dr. Philip Padrid.