http://healthwisejournal.com Daily source for health-related news Sat, 05 May 2012 03:17:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://healthwisejournal.com/mold-exposure-increases-risk-for-infant-asthma-1074/ http://healthwisejournal.com/mold-exposure-increases-risk-for-infant-asthma-1074/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:39:34 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1074 Children, particularly infants, who live in “moldy” households, are at increased risk of developing asthma when they turn 7 years old, which is the age when asthma can be correctly diagnosed. Asthma is a common respiratory condition, characterized by coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing. According to Dr. Tiina Reponen, the lead author of the [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/mold-exposure-increases-risk-for-infant-asthma-1074/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/indoor-air-cleaners-asthma-1046/ http://healthwisejournal.com/indoor-air-cleaners-asthma-1046/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:45:30 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1046 In Baltimore City, a study from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center focused on children diagnosed with asthma who live with smokers. Specifically, the findings show that indoor air cleaners significantly decrease the air pollution at home, thereby helping in the control of asthma. Such air cleaners, despite of its striking benefit, cannot reduce the levels [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/indoor-air-cleaners-asthma-1046/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/loci-asthma-japanese-1039/ http://healthwisejournal.com/loci-asthma-japanese-1039/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:32:41 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1039 A team of scientific experts from the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM), along with a few more researchers at Tsukuba University, Kyoto University, Harvard University and other institutions was successful in the identification of new loci linked with asthma susceptibility among Japanese adults. All over the globe, millions of individuals are afflicted with bronchial [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/loci-asthma-japanese-1039/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/asthma-study-1004/ http://healthwisejournal.com/asthma-study-1004/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:28:14 +0000 Kumayl http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=1004 Asthma, as well as several other ailments, can be partially just a figment of your imagination, says a recently released study. The research compared the placebo effect with the effect of albuterol inhalers and showed that patients found the real and fake drugs equally effective. Some study subjects also reported much better breathing without the [...]]]> http://healthwisejournal.com/asthma-study-1004/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/traffic-pollution-impacting-unborn-children-asthma-expert-959/ http://healthwisejournal.com/traffic-pollution-impacting-unborn-children-asthma-expert-959/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:41:31 +0000 Kumayl http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=959 http://healthwisejournal.com/traffic-pollution-impacting-unborn-children-asthma-expert-959/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/asthma-triggers-840/ http://healthwisejournal.com/asthma-triggers-840/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:32:46 +0000 Denise http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=840 http://healthwisejournal.com/asthma-triggers-840/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/respiratory-bacteria-antibiotic-drugs-764/ http://healthwisejournal.com/respiratory-bacteria-antibiotic-drugs-764/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 16:04:52 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=764 http://healthwisejournal.com/respiratory-bacteria-antibiotic-drugs-764/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/exercise-induced-asthma-744/ http://healthwisejournal.com/exercise-induced-asthma-744/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:02:32 +0000 Salman http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=744 http://healthwisejournal.com/exercise-induced-asthma-744/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/vaccinating-asthmatic-children-698/ http://healthwisejournal.com/vaccinating-asthmatic-children-698/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 23:56:00 +0000 Anna http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=698 http://healthwisejournal.com/vaccinating-asthmatic-children-698/feed/ 0 http://healthwisejournal.com/preventing-allergies-summer-activities-687/ http://healthwisejournal.com/preventing-allergies-summer-activities-687/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 01:30:17 +0000 Kumayl http://healthwisejournal.com/?p=687 http://healthwisejournal.com/preventing-allergies-summer-activities-687/feed/ 0