Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: respiratory symptoms http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study shows COPD is associated with significant and persistent pain Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is primarily associated with the respiratory symptoms that are its hallmark, but in fact, patients who struggle with the disease also experience significant amounts of chronic pain. A new study conducted by researchers in Pennsylvania and New Mexico estimates the degree of pain suffered by these patients to be close to that experienced by patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-copd-significant-persistent-pain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 21 May 2013 11:43:41 EST news288355411 Allergic disease worsens respiratory symptoms and exacerbations in COPD Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have higher levels of respiratory symptoms and are at higher risk for COPD exacerbations, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-allergic-disease-worsens-respiratory-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:02 EST news287338973 Most with confirmed H7N9 avian flu are critically ill (HealthDay)—Most Chinese patients with confirmed avian influenza A (H7N9) are critically ill and 21 percent have died, according to a preliminary report published online April 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-h7n9-avian-flu-critically-ill.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:10:01 EST news286121557 Lead levels down in U.S. kids, but asthma cases rising (HealthDay)—Lead levels in young children in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades, according to government figures released Friday. But the new report on the environment and children's health also found a rise in asthma among kids. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-kids-asthma-cases.html Health Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:10:01 EST news278355378 Flu vaccine rates in children remain lower than expected This year's flu season is in full swing with 41 states now reporting widespread illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-flu-vaccine-children.html Pediatrics Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:20:02 EST news277117917 Why are kids in asthma hotspots in NYC more likely to visit the ER? Exercise may be a factor Asthmatic children in New York City neighborhoods with high rates of asthma make many more visits to the emergency room (ER) than those who live in other parts of the city. While socioeconomic factors such as lack of adequate preventive care are part of the equation (high-asthma neighborhoods tend to be lower income), new research points to a possible biological basis for the disparity. Asthmatic children living in asthma hotspots were twice as likely to experience a common symptom known as exercise-induced wheeze than were those in neighborhoods with lower asthma rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-kids-asthma-hotspots-nyc-er.html Pediatrics Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:20:01 EST news274903068 Ceramic indoor cookstove use did not significantly lower child pneumonia risk in rural Kenya Inexpensive, locally-produced ceramic cookstoves may produce less smoke than traditional indoor 3-stone firepits, but they don't significantly reduce indoor air pollution or the risk of pneumonia in young children, according to results from a small, year-long observational study by researchers working in rural Kenya. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ceramic-indoor-cookstove-significantly-child.html Health Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:34:56 EST news274556088 Respiratory symptoms vary throughout menstrual cycle (HealthDay)—The frequency of respiratory symptoms, including wheeze, shortness of breath, and cough, varies throughout the menstrual cycle, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-respiratory-symptoms-vary-menstrual.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:40:01 EST news273753309 Respiratory symptoms vary according to stage of menstrual cycle Respiratory symptoms vary significantly during different stages of the menstrual cycle, with higher frequencies during the mid-luteal to mid-follicular stages, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-respiratory-symptoms-vary-stage-menstrual.html Health Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:50:02 EST news271654201 Mold exposure at home could increase risk for sarcoidosis People who are exposed to mold in their homes could be at an increased risk for sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-mold-exposure-home-sarcoidosis.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:09:52 EST news270097785 Unsuspected PE seldom linked to death in cancer patients (HealthDay)—Unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) is not associated with an increased risk of death in cancer patients when compared to patients without pulmonary embolism (PE), according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-unsuspected-pe-seldom-linked-death.html Cancer Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:00:01 EST news269024229 Increase in respiratory symptoms following volcanic eruption Exposure to volcanic ash can increase respiratory symptoms such as an extreme cough, or phlegm, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-respiratory-symptoms-volcanic-eruption.html Health Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:40:03 EST news265973993 Dog-associated house dust protects against respiratory infection linked to asthma House dust from homes with dogs appears to protect against infection with a common respiratory virus that is associated with the development of asthma in children. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, present their findings today at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-dog-associated-house-respiratory-infection-linked.html Immunology Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:00:02 EST news259340253 Home damage following Sept. 11 attacks linked with higher levels of respiratory illness Residents of Lower Manhattan who suffered home damage following the September 11 terrorist attacks are more likely to report respiratory symptoms and diseases than area residents whose homes were not damaged, concludes a study conducted by researchers in Atlanta and New York City. The researchers based their study on data collected in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR), a cohort study of more than 71,000 rescue/recovery workers and survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-home-sept-linked-higher-respiratory.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:01 EST news256904561 Study says children exposed to tobacco smoke face long-term respiratory problems For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), especially among children whose parents smoke. Now a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Arizona reports that those health risks persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not those individuals end up becoming smokers later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-children-exposed-tobacco-long-term-respiratory.html Health Sun, 20 May 2012 13:31:48 EST news256739499 Children exposed to cigarette smoke have increased risk of COPD in adulthood A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that children who are exposed to passive smoke have almost double the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood compared with non-exposed children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-children-exposed-cigarette-copd-adulthood.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:33:56 EST news251026409 Coughing and other respiratory symptoms improve within weeks of smoking cessation If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks report substantially fewer respiratory symptoms, especially coughing. The study findings are detailed in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-respiratory-symptoms-weeks-cessation.html Addiction Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:12:46 EST news247497158 Study: Lungs infected with plague bacteria also become playgrounds for other microbes Among medical mysteries baffling many infectious disease experts is exactly how the deadly pneumonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, goes undetected in the first few day of lung infection, often until it's too late for medical treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-lungs-infected-plague-bacteria-playgrounds.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:06 EST news247146038 Study of WTC responders: PTSD and respiratory illness linked (Medical Xpress) -- More than 10 years after 9/11, when thousands of rescue and recovery workers descended on the area surrounding the World Trade Center in the wake of the terrorist attacks, a research team led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., the Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine, and Medical Director of Stony Brook’s World Trade Center Health Program, and Evelyn Bromet, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, and Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has  published results of a study examining the relationship between the two signature health problems among WTC first responders—respiratory illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-wtc-ptsd-respiratory-illness-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:16:24 EST news243857754 CT scans for lung cancer screening may be beneficial in detecting COPD Among men who were current or former heavy smokers, undergoing lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scanning identified a substantial proportion who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggesting that this method may be helpful as an additional tool in detecting COPD, according to a study in the October 26 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ct-scans-lung-cancer-screening.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:02:39 EST news238780840 Rare flu-like virus on the rise: US A rare virus has killed three people and sickened nearly 100 in Japan, the Philippines, the United States and the Netherlands over the past two years, US health authorities said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-rare-flu-like-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:10:01 EST news236616979 Living in damp river valleys leads to lung problems Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A new study has shown that living in a river valley at low altitude can increase the risk of developing lung problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-damp-river-valleys-lung-problems.html Health Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:47:02 EST news236022406 Pre-pregnancy overweight may program teen asthma symptoms Mums who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be programming their children to have asthma-like respiratory symptoms during adolescence, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-pre-pregnancy-overweight-teen-asthma-symptoms.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:55:16 EST news232685686