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First day of cycle riskiest: menstruation linked to near-fatal asthma.(Gynecology)
Menstruation may be a contributing factor in near-fatal asthma attacks in patients with unstable asthma, reported Dr. Eva Martinez-Moragon of Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, and her colleagues.
This is the first study associating menstruation and near-fatal asthma (NFA) conducted in a large group of patients, and suggests that women with asthma that worsens during menstruation should be on the alert to prevent NFA episodes, the researchers said.
Demographic and clinical characteristics were obtained from 44 women of reproductive age enrolled in the Spanish Multicenter Study of High Risk Asthma who presented to the emergency department with near-fatal attacks. Spirometric and allergy studies were also performed when the patients were in stable condition (J. Allergy Clin. ...
- Abnormal alveolar attachments with decreased elastic fiber seen in fatal asthma.
- Newspaper article from: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week December 18, 2004 700+ words
...in the distal lungs of patients with fatal asthma," wrote T. Mauad and colleagues...basement membrane perimeter was evident in fatal asthma (0.18; range 0.03-4.00...significant (p < 0.001). Cases of fatal asthma also displayed decreased elastic fiber...
- Detecting asthma before the last gasp. (near-fatal asthma research) (Brief...
- Magazine article from: Science News Fackelmann, Kathy A. May 14, 1994 700+ words
...that people with a history of near-fatal asthma reported less sensation of breathlessness...In addition, patients with near-fatal asthma suffered an impaired ability to compensate...drive in people who had had an almost fatal asthma attack, but it was blunted compared...
- Characteristics of Youth At Risk for Fatal Asthma.(Brief Article)(Statistical...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News JANCIN, BRUCE January 15, 2000 700+ words
...characteristics of children at risk for a fatal asthma attack include the use of more than...year as markers for elevated risk of fatal asthma, but Dr. Loughlin views these cutoffs...One of the most important factors in fatal asthma episodes is poor access to consistent...
- Viral Respiratory Tract Infections are Associated with Near-Fatal Asthma.(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Virus Weekly August 15, 2000 700+ words
...associated with exacerbation of near-fatal asthma. More specifically, they reported...compared viral infection patterns in near-fatal asthma (NFA), acute asthma, and chronic...respiratory viruses by PCR in near-fatal asthma." Using reverse-transcriptase polymerase...
- The Risk of Hospitalization and Near-Fatal and Fatal Asthma in Relation to the...
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine Alert August 29, 2002 700+ words
...Hospitalization and Near-Fatal and Fatal Asthma in Relation to the Perception of Dyspnea...department visits, hospitalizations, near-fatal asthma attacks, and deaths when compared to...001), had more incidents of near-fatal asthma (13 vs 2 vs 1; P < 0.001...
- New Study Shows Reduced Sensitivity to Shortness of Breath May Predispose...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 12, 2002 700+ words
...increased visits to the emergency room, hospitalizations, near fatal asthma and death as compared to those with normal or high POD...asthmatics with low POD, even without a history of near fatal asthma, were more likely to suffer life-threatening attacks...
- 3 teens guilty of causing fatal asthma.
- News wire article from: UPI Energy Resources August 26, 2009 700+ words
Three Philadelphia teenagers have been convicted of killing a man who died of an asthma attack after being pummeled in a subway concourse while going to work. Jurors found Nashir Fisher, 17, and Ameer Best, 18, guilty of third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder Tuesday, The
- 12,000 People Fear Fatal Asthma Attack.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) May 5, 2004 700+ words
Byline: SANDRA MURPHY HEALTH CORRESPONDENT ASTHMA kills 40 people a year in Northern Ireland - but 90 per cent of the deaths are preventable, a shock report revealed on World Asthma Day yesterday. The respiratory disease - which affects 150,000 people in the Province - should not be written off as
