Thursday, 20 July 2006
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| singulair... Zio_ 01:49:00 |
| | I heard that singulair causes liver damage?? Has anyone had any problems
taking it??
Thanks,
Zio
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Tuesday, 18 July 2006
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| Should asthmatics get free prescriptions? Singh Ding Ring 23:28:59 |
| | I took a friend to A&E the other night with an asthma attack..., after
they gave him pred, antibiotics and two different inhalers. I think he
had to weigh in about ВЈ25.
Good luck!
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| Saltpipe for Asthma? Mikey 16:22:11 |
| | Has anyone used the "saltpipe" ? Does it really help with asthma ? Is
it safe?
Any info appriciated!
Thanks
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| Swimming pool use link to asthma Alison Chaiken 07:50:28 |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5186446.stm
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| My Update Melanie 07:35:31 |
| | Apparently I have 100% allergic asthma. Last week I started taking
Aerius (not sure of it's name in the USA) and haven't needed my inhaler
once.
Will have to tell my doctor I am on it but so far so good. I was really
hating the after taste from the Symbicort and I haven' t even been
hacking up any gross green stuff for a week!
Finally an allergy med that works!
I still want to try the Singulair. Will discuss it with my doc later.
~Melanie
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Monday, 17 July 2006
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| cure for advair sore throat K8vf Mark 22:10:52 |
| | I started on advair 500/50 for two weeks(a sampler), got hoarse and
that is all.
Switched to 250/50 when my mail order advair came and immediately got
more hoarse and a sore throat. Hard to talk, very hard to sing, and my
throat swells up when I do.(I know, dont sing- I am a singer)
It doesn't appear to be thrush,am trying nystatin rinse and has no
effect after 5 days.
ANYONE have an idea on this?
I would think it would be better on less steroid,, but????
Has anyone had this happen/
Thanks.
MArk
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| ecoquest? Adebisi 15:50:43 |
| | I was looking to get my Dad who has asthma an air purifyer and was looking
at the ecoquest breeze AT and also at the Bionaire 1500 permatech air
cleaner too. Anyone use these and know if they are good/bad?
TIA
Simon
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| A testimonial from mother of an asthma sufferer Faraneek.Com 09:09:35 |
| | "My son was diagnosised with having Bronchial Asthma after he had a
severe case of the Flu. I took him and had his lungs X-rayed and while
at the doctors office he was given a breathing treatment.
The Doctor suggested antibiotics, decongestant and steroid therapy for
7 days. I did not want to use the steroids (and had told the Dr. this)
but he wrote the script for him anyway. My son has allergies to dust,
dirt & mold and we live in Florida where they are abundant in almost
every building here. Any time in the past when he got sick we did Noni
Juice therapy and got excellent results.
When we arrived home I started giving JC a shot glass (1 oz.) of the
Noni juice every hour for the next 8 hours (8 oz. the 1st day) The
following day we did a Shot glass full every 2 hours giving 6 oz. to
his sick lungs.
The 2nd day when JC woke he was breathing and feeling so much better.
We continued to give him 1 oz. three times a day for the next few days
and his Challenge with the Virus / Asthma was so remarkable. NOTE: I
chose Not to give my son the Steroids and used the Noni juice as his
therapy.
All summer JC has no symptoms of his allergies until he goes back to
school then his nose will run and his eyes get red and watery. This
year he is drinking 1 oz. of Noni juice as soon as he gets up and has
not had the symptoms of the previous years. If he feels a cold coming
on we just increase his Noni juice till the symptoms are gone.
He is a typical teenager, 15 yrs. old, and cheats on his diet so the
extra Noni helps him get thru any challenges with his health.
Nancie J. Fleming"
To read more about Noni Juice and its miracle go to
http://faraneek.com/premiumnoni/noni.shtm or
http://beyond-well.com/premiumnoni/noni.shtm
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| Need Help Karl 06:34:32 |
| | Hello there
I bought a Compressor Nebuliser by Omron (CX) version some years ago. I
need to change the filter. Now I know there are two in the machine. I can
see a dirty one and a clean one. But, having lost the manual, i have no idea
how to remove the dirty one and replace it with the clean one.
I have the 'old' model as pictured here :
http://www.omron.com.sg/hcb.nsf/0/4709ea45466448eb48256e38000bb411?OpenDocument
http://www.omron.com.sg/hcb.nsf/CX.gif?OpenImageResource
Can someone please help ?
you can email me at : iiifn@yahoo.co.uk
Many thanks in advance
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Sunday, 16 July 2006
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| troubles at PubMed Alison Chaiken 22:15:58 |
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http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/313/5783/43b
Science 7 July 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5783, p. 43
DOI: 10.1126/science.313.5783.43b
Public Access Failure at PubMed
The NIH public access policy requests that NIH-supported investigators
submit final peer-reviewed primary research manuscripts to the PubMed
Central database (PMC) upon acceptance for publication (1). The policy
went into effect 2 May 2005. As of January 2006, only approximately
3.8% of NIH-funded research papers published after 1 May 2005 had been
submitted to the PMC repository (2).
Low compliance only tells part of the story. More than half of the
manuscripts available on PMC were published before 2 May 2005
(3). Many reviews and commentaries, which fall outside of the scope of
the request, and papers inappropriately made publicly available before
the publisher's public access embargo were also found in the
database. This suggests either wide misunderstanding of the policy or
deliberate submission of papers falling outside the scope of the
database.
The policy also allows posting of papers that differ significantly
from the final published version, which has the potential to create
intellectual property issues as each public disclosure of the research
represents prior art in the eyes of the law. Also, there is no
dedicated system to guarantee that corrections made after publication,
which can be significant, are made to the author-submitted paper.
By NIH estimates, if only half of the eligible papers are submitted to
the database, the cost would reach $2 million per year, or $62 per
paper (2). Without a mandatory policy, however, submission of half of
all eligible papers is unlikely. The NIH already provides close to $30
million annually to cover publication costs. As the policy expands,
archiving could cost an additional $3 million (4).
The submission rate over the course of 2005 varied little. Submissions
have increased significantly since then, but are still not approaching
full compliance (3, 5). Both internal and external warnings that, if
voluntary, the program would fail were outweighed by the NIH's desire
to allay the concerns of some publishers and those advocating public
access policies.
There is some good news, though. Authors publishing in some of the
more influential journals in biomedical research seem to have a higher
compliance rate than the estimated average (3). There is no obvious
link between journal cooperation and author participation or any clear
explanation for the journal-to-journal variability, but it is still a
positive sign for PMC.
Notably, we still lack a demonstrated desire by the general public for
access to primary research papers, leaving the true public value of
the repository an open question on a backdrop of a disinterested
scientific community and angry publishers and societies. The public
access movement is spreading quickly, nonetheless.
Senators Cornyn (R-TX) and Lieberman (D-CT) recently introduced the
Federal Research Public Access Act (S.2695), which imposes a mandatory
public access policy on publications resulting from research funded by
all federal agencies with extramural research expenditures over $100
million. Not surprisingly, the bill has drawn criticism from many
publishers and societies, some of whom feel that it unfairly places
scientists between funding agencies and publishers. An April European
Commission report recommends that funding agencies promote public
access to research publications and suggests that agencies make
compulsory deposition a condition for funding (6). Research Councils
UK released a draft open access policy last June that called for a
mandatory policy at the earliest opportunity (7).
NIH's faltering experience so far indicates that public access
policies must be mandatory and curated if they are to have any chance
of success. It would also be wise for there to be a real demonstration
of public desire or need before we expand it to other
agencies. Unfortunately, this experiment has cost taxpayers money and
the NIH credibility.
Michael Stebbins* Federation of American Scientists 1717 K Street, NW,
Suite 209 Washington, DC 20036, USA
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mstebbins@fas.org
Erica Davis Institute of Genetic Medicine Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lucas Royland Federation of American Scientists 1717 K Street, NW,
Suite 209 Washington, DC 20036, USA
Gartrell White Federation of American Scientists 1717 K Street, NW,
Suite 209 Washington, DC 20036, USA
References
1. Fed. Regist. 70 (26), 6891 (2005). 2. See
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/Final_Report_20060201.pdf. 3. See
http://www.fas.org/pmc. 4. E. Zerhouni, Science 306, 1895 (2004).
5. Statistics can be found at http://www.nihms.nih.gov. 6. See
http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/scientific-publication-study_en.pdf.
7. See http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/index.asp.
**Cross-posted due to general interest.** -- Alison
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(650) 236-2231 [daytime]http://www.wsrcc.com/alison/
Evolution whispers within us. It does not shout orders. -- L.A. Times
editorial, 05/10/06, via gtb
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Saturday, 15 July 2006
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| Researchers link asthma to obesity Roman Bystrianyk 17:02:12 |
| | "Researchers link asthma to obesity", ABC News, July 14, 2006,
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1686610.htm
A Sydney-based medical research institute has discovered a link between
asthma and obesity.
Researchers at the Garvan Institute have found that the same fatty acid
binding protein that is already known for its role in obesity and
diabetes is also present in the lung.
Dr Michael Rolph says it is an important discovery.
"AP2 is a fatty acid binding protein that is already being looked at
for the treatment of obesity and diabetes," he said.
"For the first time we have found that aP2 is also active in the lung
and is crucial for controlling inflammation in asthma."
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Friday, 14 July 2006
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| humid weather Guest 16:19:55 |
| | does anyone have any tricks to breathing better in humid weather?
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| Air Cleaners USED in Sears and Large Retail Chains McS 15:08:54 |
| | I went over this topic before but if someone cares to go over it again I
would appreciate.it. Had I not experienced a marked difference in air
quality I would probably think another option like cleaning the air inside
would be useless but unlike most commercial products available to homeowner
except for hepa filters ( limited benefit) Its difficult to replicate that
kind of air quality change that I have found at certain pharmacies and
supermarkets and at Sears . I am supposing each of these systems is based on
sophisticated systems with huge vents and ductwork but the interesting thing
is how does it change the air so well? I doubt Sears has guys cleaning the
filters all day yet the air seems to be very good in the newer stores.
Anyone have a clue?
Finally here is another claim for aircleaners consumers are suppose to sort
thru.
www.envirosoutions.ws
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| Eating burgers could double asthma risk Richard Friedel 07:12:43 |
| | Don't think this has come up before. For URl see end. Richard Friedel
Eating urgers could double asthma risk
by JOHN HIGGINSON, Metro
Eating hamburgers more than once a week nearly doubles the risk of
asthma attacks and wheezing in children, research suggests.
Other takeaway food and fizzy drinks also increase the chances of
getting asthma, doctors found.
Youngsters who ate at least one burger a week were 75 per cent more
likely to have asthma and almost 100 per cent more likely to suffer
wheezing problems, a study of 1,300 school pupils in New Zealand
revealed.
The findings, published in the journal Allergy, add to previous
evidence that the explosion in junk food diets might have contributed
to the dramatic increase in asthma over the past 30 years.
One in three British teenagers now suffers from asthmatic symptoms,
such as wheezing, breathlessness and tightchestedness.
Some experts argue that a large part of the increase is because GPs are
getting better at spotting the disease.
However, other experts, including Dr Kristin Wickens, who led the New
Zealand study of 10 to 12-year-olds, say diets containing junk foods
which are high in salt could be contributing to the problem.
She said: "The high salt content in hamburgers may increase the risk of
wheezy illness."
Find this story at
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=367854&in_page_id=1798
В©2006 Associated New Media
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Thursday, 13 July 2006
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| Xango and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Vesquerre 21:56:02 |
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| Weird Cold Mike Dobony 01:03:12 |
| | I have mild asthma, at worst annoying attacks. For the last 2 weeks I have
had chest cold-like symptoms, sneezing and heavy coughing. The weird thing
is that it almost stops after being outside for any length of time. Inside
closed doors it can get pretty bad. At work we have semi-sized garage doors
open at both ends and get good airflow after the wind picks up some by
mid-morning. Early at work I have some runny nose problems, which taper off
after the wind picks up. I have problems in the car, at the store, etc. As
soon as I get outside it clears up almost entirely. Starting Friday I
started taking Singulair and the condition has improved significantly. Has
anybody had similar symptoms with asthma or allergies?
Mike D.
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Wednesday, 12 July 2006
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| Prednisolone? Roger Murray 11:15:11 |
| | About three years ago I was diagnosed with late onset asthma. I was
completely taken by surprise as I had never ever suffered from any
respiratory disorder. It started with an inocent cough which became
continual, then followed with a wheezing chest and has now developed
into continual bouts of just not being able to get my breath with a
feeling of sheer panic as it gets worse.
The question I am asking is....as the different inhalors I have used
don't seem to control the onset of the asthma. The doctor prescribes
courses of Prenisolone which I understand is a steroid (I might be
wrong!).
So far, in the last eighteen months I have had five courses of 30. 5mg
tablets each to be taken at six a day. They seem to be the only way to
effectively shift the asthma. Then after about month the cough starts
again with a build up of phlegm, then the tight chest and difficulty in
breathing until it becomes unbearable, especially in the heatwave we
have been experiencing in the UK. Then it's back on the Prenisolone.
After all that build up, the question I am really asking is, how
harmful is it to take continual doses of Prednisolone? and are the side
affects permanent, or do they repair after coming off the medication?
This not questioning my doctors wisdom as I am sure he is doing his
best to relieve my misery.
James.
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Tuesday, 11 July 2006
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| MacLeans Article (Canadian News Mag) - Steriods and Fungi? Angelajoarseneau@Gmail.Com 22:39:44 |
| | An article in MacLeans talked about the theory that kids with a high
usage of antibiotics have a higher incidence of asthma and allergies
due to fungi.
I have been told that Steroids also cause fungal growth. I wonder if
the steroids aren't creating a viscious cycle...
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June 5, 2006
Macleans.ca | Top Stories | Health | The allergy epidemic
http://www.macleans.ca/
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20060605_128132_128132
Other studies suggest that exposure to antibiotics may be to blame. The
timelines certainly dovetail: over the past 40 years, as widespread
antibiotic use has climbed exponentially, so, too, have allergy rates.
But it's more than just guilt by association. In findings presented to
the European Respiratory Society in Vienna in 2003, researchers noted
that, in a study of 448 children, infants prescribed antibiotics within
the first six months of their lives ran 2.5 times the risk of
developing asthma as infants who didn't take antibiotics.
A year later, at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
scientists attempted to explain why this might be the case. Their study
of mice treated with antibiotics provided a possible explanation for
the rising incidence in asthma and allergies. They noted that
antibiotics cause changes to the microbe population in the
gastrointestinal tract that may be linked to how the immune system
responds to commonly inhaled allergens. "We all have a unique microbial
fingerprint -- a specific mix of bacteria and fungi living in our
stomach and intestines," Gary Huffnagle, one of the authors, and an
associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of
Michigan, said at the time. "Antibiotics knock out bacteria in the gut,
allowing fungi to take over temporarily until the bacteria grow back
after the antibiotics are stopped. Our research indicates that altering
intestinal microflora this way can lead to changes in the entire immune
system, which may produce symptoms elsewhere in the body."
In essence, with the gut's bacteria decimated by antibiotics, fungi are
free to grow and secrete oxylipins, a common group of chemicals found
in mammals, some of which are key to modulating the immune response.
The fungal oxylipins block production of the immune system's T cells
that would normally handle swallowed allergens. Their absence in the
gastrointestinal tract leads to a hyperactivity of T cells in the lungs
in the presence of, for example, ordinary pollen or some other
allergen. In other words, a single action may set off a domino effect
with lasting influence.
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Monday, 10 July 2006
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| bioclimatic air system? McS 06:23:14 |
| | any opinions?
http://www.nbc10.com/localexperts/7274836/detail.html
I am not sure why I keep hoping for miracles. When I asked a guy if they
installed it or guaranteed it. NO answer. hmmmm
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Friday, 7 July 2006
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| Car Ionic Air Purifiers with Ozone O3 Guest 05:14:56 |
| | Car Ionic Air Purifiers with Ozone O3
Car Ionic Air Purifiers with Ozone O3
These things sound good, has nayone tried them? I found them on EBay
for under $10 http://stores.ebay.com/OneSmartMove
Please share your experience if you have tried something similar ....
Thanks in advance
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| Antioxidants to prevent and/or treat asthma Ironjustice@Aol.Com 01:44:47 |
| | An antioxidant modulates expression of receptor activator of NF-kappaB
in asthma.
Lee KS, Park HS, Park SJ, Kim SR, Min KH, Jin SM, Li1 L, Lee YC
Exp Mol Med. 2006 Jun 30; 38(3): 217-229
Oxidative stress plays critical roles in airway inflammation that is
usually accompanied by increased vascular permeability and plasma
exudation. VEGF increases vascular permeability and leads to airway
inflammation. In addition, VEGF has been shown to enhance receptor
activator of NF-kappaB (RANK) expression in endothelial cells. An aim
of the study was to determine the potential role of antioxidant in the
regulation of RANK expression in murine model of asthma. We have used a
C57BL/6 mouse model of allergic asthma to evaluate the effect of
L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OTC), a prodrug of cysteine,
which acts as an antioxidant, and VEGF receptor inhibitor on RANK mRNA
expression. The mice develop the following pathophysiological features
of asthma in the lungs: increased expression of RANK mRNA, increased
number of inflammatory cells of the airways, increased vascular
permeability, and increased levels of VEGF. Administration of OTC and
VEGF receptor inhibitor markedly reduced plasma extravasation and VEGF
levels in allergen-induced asthmatic lungs. We also showed that the
increased RANK mRNA expression at 72 h after ovalbumin inhalation were
reduced by the administration of OTC or VEGF receptor inhibitor. The
results indicate that OTC and VEGF receptor inhibitor which inhibit
up-regulation of VEGF expression modulate RANK expression that may be
in association with the regulation of vascular permeability, and
suggest that VEGF may regulate the RANK expression. These findings
provide a crucial molecular mechanism for the potential use of
antioxidants to prevent and/or treat asthma and other airway
inflammatory disorders.
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