Sentences with phrase «risk of asthma attacks»

Climate change impacts — ranging from more frequent and severe storms, floods, heat waves, and wildfires, to increased risk of asthma attacks and longer allergy seasons — are already affecting our security, our economy, and our communities.

Based on American Lung Association findings, the League added, «[d] irty air, exacerbated by the climate change caused by carbon pollution, is responsible for premature deaths, respiratory disease and a higher risk of asthma attacks.

Having a dog at home can help lower your child's risk of asthma attacks and stave off childhood eczema.

Taking oral vitamin D supplements in addition to standard asthma medication could halve the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators suggests that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks — also called exacerbations — in obese patients with asthma.

Low blood levels of vitamin D have been linked to increased risk of asthma attacks in children and adults with asthma.

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It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

«The goals of asthma treatment are to reduce the patient's symptoms, help ensure that they can maintain their normal activities, perform well on pulmonary function tests and minimize asthma associated risks such as future asthma attacks and medication side effects,» said Jennifer McCracken, UTMB assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, division of allergy and immunology.

Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)-- The risk for women of developing asthma is not affected by menopause, but, in women with preexisting asthma, menopause tends to increase the number of their attacks.

a 50 per cent reduction in the risk of experiencing at least one asthma attack requiring Accident and Emergency Department attendance and / or hospitalisation — from 6 per cent of people experiencing such an event to 3 per cent.

Asthmatic children living in green homes experienced substantially lower risk of asthma symptoms, asthmatic attacks, hospital visits, and asthma - related school absences than children living in conventional public housing.

Extreme heat boosts risks of heart attacks, strokes and asthma, it notes.

Long - term exposure to high levels of road traffic and ozone significantly increases the risk of asthma symptoms, asthma attacks or the need for use of asthma medications, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal [1].

«Based on this, we think that 8 - iso is a marker related to one of the underlying biological mechanisms by which outdoor air pollution increases the risk of experiencing asthma symptoms, asthma attacks or the need for use of asthma medications.»

Genetic variants influencing white blood cell counts are linked to increased risk of heart attack and asthma; variants are being integrated into deCODEme ™ Reykjavik, ICELAND, February 9, 2009 — In a paper published today, scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN)...

Treatment of asthma with traditional medication is helpful, but we're now seeing reports that asthma medications can at times increase the risk of an attack.

For people with asthma who have a certain gene variant, living in a home with mold may increase the risk of a severe attack, according to a 2010 Harvard Medical School Study.

Researchers warn that women using postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy could have an increased risk of severe asthma attacks needing hospitalisation.

Magnesium, another nutrient for which brown rice is a good source, has been shown in studies to be helpful for reducing the severity of asthma, lowering high blood pressure, reducing the frequency of migraine headaches, and reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.

And, although conventional treatment options may provide temporary relief of some symptoms, there is increasing evidence that these asthma medications actually increase the risk of future attacks.

When our children are suffering from more frequent asthma attacks or our friends and coworkers are dealing with greater risks of heart attack or stroke, they're more likely to miss a day of school or work.

Breathing polluted air interferes with normal lung development, increases the risk of asthma in children, and triggers asthma attacks.

And a new study from Harvard and Syracuse Universities suggests that the EPA's plan could carry some health benefits by reducing more than 750,000 tons of other pollutants from coal - fired power plants, reducing the risk of asthma and heart attacks in areas near the plants.