asthma
Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy May Protect the Child Against Asthma
The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less active, a new study by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) and ...
Child’s Play
Parents will bring their kids to you for guidance to keep their little ones healthy, happy and feeling their rightful place post-COVID. Kids for the most part are really cute and fun, especially when they are lively and healthy. And back in the day, Gen X-ers and older Millennials were given Flintstones chewable multivitamins and ...
Clinical Trial Data Suggests Prenatal Vitamin D Reduces a Child’s Risk of Asthma
A review of 15 years’ worth of data from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was linked to reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard prenatal multivitamin. A new review paper from investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of ...
Exercise Training and Yoga Can Help Improve Lung Function in Adults With Asthma
Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed study suggests. The research, published in the journal Annals of Medicine highlights the importance of integrating appropriate exercise training into asthma management plans. The findings demonstrate just how effective specific types ...
Obesity May Lead to a Decline in Lung Function in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Obesity has been linked to a wide array of health problems. A new study suggests that abdominal obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, may result in a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Study results are published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American ...
Columbia Allergy Now Offering TCM for Allergy Relief
Columbia Allergy, a network of renowned allergists and immunologists specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with environmental and food allergies, will now add traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to its extensive menu of services to benefit allergy sufferers. Dr. Yan Yan, board-certified allergist and pediatrician, has joined the clinic’s Fremont, CA, location, ...
Evidence Suggests Vitamin D May Help Reduce Asthma Attacks
A new review, published in the Cochrane Library, has found evidence from randomized trials, that taking an oral vitamin D supplement in addition to standard asthma medication is likely to reduce severe asthma attacks. Low blood levels of vitamin D have been linked to increased risk of asthma attacks in children and adults with asthma. ...
NIH Awards $7 Million to UA College of Medicine
About 25 million people in the United States—seven million of them children—suffer from asthma. A five-year, $7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded recently to Monica Kraft, MD, an internationally renowned physician-scientist who specializes in translational asthma research at the University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine – Tucson and the UA Health ...
Monograph: Vitamin D
Based on a systemic review of scientific literature edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Medicines Research Collaboration. Vitamin D is found in many dietary sources, such as fish, eggs, fortified milk and cod liver oil. The sun also contributes significantly to the daily production of vitamin D, and as little as 10 minutes ...
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