early low, accelerated growth, normal decline (new)-- those with
low lung function in early childhood followed by a catch - up growth during adolescence and remain normal in adulthood;
The «early low, accelerated growth, normal decline» path also suggested a somewhat surprising pathway, where some children with
low lung function in childhood still had an opportunity to grow out of it.
«Children who had
low lung function at the start of the trial followed a series of predicted growth patterns: most had reduced lung growth with time and a significant number would go on to meet the criteria for COPD.»
In addition to
low lung function at the start of the study, being male also predicted worse outcomes, but this is likely a consequence of higher asthma prevalence in boys.
Patients with persistent VPC also had
lower lung function, and were more than three times as likely to require hospitalization / emergency department visits for exacerbations that required corticosteroids in the previous 12 months.
People with asthma already have
lower lung function, so if they have high gamma - tocopherol levels, they would have even more difficulty breathing, Cook - Mills said.
The individuals in CARDIA with asthma and high gamma - tocopherol had
the lowest lung function.
Further studies that measure lung function and wheezing from birth onwards are needed to explore whether the infections cause asthma and
lower lung function, or whether wheezing and
lower lung function may be predisposing these children to develop the infections.
The people who smoked cigarettes had
lower lung function than the people who smoked cigars or pipes alone, according to the study.
In over 60 years of research, scientists have found vitamin D deficiency linked to
lower lung functions, increased airway reactivity and worse asthmatic control (15, 16).
One study of 4800 people by the American College of Chest Physicians found that lung function peaks (at about 20 % higher) during this period, with midday exercise returning
the lowest lung function.
Not exact matches
On any given day, families unfortunate enough to live near a pig factory farm — often
low - income people of color — might suffer respiratory distress, decreased
lung function, or nausea because facilities pump pig waste through sprayers onto fields.
The drug blocks the action of an enzyme that hampers not only sexual ability but also the
function of the
lungs in
low - oxygen environments.
In addition to the improved
lung function, aerobic training may improve recovery following
lung infections and improve clearance of
lower airway secretions.
The AAP Committee on Environmental Health has identified these problems with secondhand smoke exposure: decreased
lung growth, decreased
lung function, and increased frequency of
lower respiratory tract infections and respiratory symptoms.
Former studies have already proven that smoking during pregnancy can harm the unborn child: Newborns from smoking mothers have shown
low birth weights and impaired
lung functions; later on in life respiratory diseases, diabetes type II, asthma or cardiovascular diseases were also more common.
Stronger associations between higher levels of pollution around pregnant women and poorer
lung function in their subsequent children appeared among allergic children and those of
lower social class.
Dr. Frank Gilliland, who directs the Southern California environmental Health Sciences Center, said
lung function is about 10 percent
lower in kids who grow up near the freeways, where there are high levels of ultra-fine particles.
As a result, the authors say that it will be important to reduce parental smoking, encourage immunisation, and avoid smoking to promote healthy
lung function pathways and minimise COPD risk, especially for people who had
low childhood
lung function or whose parents smoked.
Because of the beneficial effect of corticosteroids on
lung function, especially in infants who are ventilator dependent, corticosteroids are, at times, administered to very
low birth weight neonates to treat established or evolving
lung disease.
In children and adults with asthma,
lower vitamin D levels have been linked to impaired
lung function, increased frequency of exacerbations, and reduced responsiveness to steroid therapy.
In particular,
lower respiratory tract infections in early life seem to have the greatest adverse effect on
lung function and the risk of asthma.
Children who had suffered from
lower respiratory tract infections, such as bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia and general chest infections, had a two - to four-fold increased risk of developing asthma in later life and were also more likely to have worse
lung function.
However,
lower respiratory tract infections at almost all ages were associated with worse
lung function as indicated by
lower scores for FVC, FEV1 and FEF75.
The Division of Pulmonary Medicine deals with the breath of life in all its aspects: control of breathing; sleep disorders; obstruction to airflow in the common diseases of upper and
lower airways such as croup, bronchiolitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia; restriction to
lung function from disorders affecting the chest wall, the musculature, the nervous system, or
lung tissue itself; congenital anomalies; accidents such as inhalation of foreign bodies, hydrocarbons, or toxic gases; secondary effects of non-pulmonary system disorders such as gastrointestinal reflux, myopathy, or cardiac dysfunction; disease of the upper respiratory tract including rhinitis and sinusitis; and so on.
Recent work from Fousteri Lab revealed a novel metabolic
function of active transcription that is rapidly switched on globally in human cells to promote genetic accuracy, and reduce the mutation burden in genotoxins - exposed tissues, such as skin and
lung, thus actively participating in
lowering oncogenesis.
August 23, 2013 Study adds
lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic A new study confirms that exposure to
low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair
lung function.
The study found that later COPD risk could be minimised if immunisation was encouraged, if mothers did not smoke and if their children did not smoke when they got older, especially if they had smoking parents or
low childhood
lung function.
Further, tumor to
lung volume ratio was substantially
lower in mice without Notch1
function; this ratio was 6 % at 6 weeks, 17 % at 18 weeks, and 20 % at 24 weeks in normal mice, and 4 %, 11 %, and 9.5 %, respectively, in the Notch1 - knockdown mice.
Expression trends of specific genes related to muco - ciliary
function and airway restitution as compared with smoking status and
lung cancer: TFF3, CABYR, and MUC5AC are over expressed in current smokers with
lowered expression in both former and never smokers.
Enhance
Lung Function: With inversion therapy, your blood will pool much into
lower lungs.
People who are suffering from asthma often have
lower levels of magnesium and a few studies have revealed that getting more of this mineral could help improve the
functioning of the
lungs [2].
A sign of decreased
lung function is typically when the FEV1 is
lower than normal.