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We have gathered basic
statistics to help enlighten and make all of us think just a
little more about how we too can change our environment, improve
our health, and our children's health.
* An estimated 20 million
Americans suffer from asthma (1 in 15 Americans), and 50% of asthma cases
are “allergic-asthma.” The prevalence of asthma has been increasing since
the early 1980s across all age, sex and racial groups.
* Asthma is the most common chronic condition among children.
* Asthma is more common among adult women than adult men.
* Asthma is more common among male children than female children.
* Asthma is more common among children (7 to 10%) than adults (3 to 5%).
* Nearly 5 million asthma sufferers are under age 18. It is the most common
chronic childhood disease, affecting more than one child in 20.
* Asthma is slightly more prevalent among African Americans than Caucasians.
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* Ethnic differences in asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality are
highly correlated with poverty, urban air quality, indoor allergens, and
lack of patient education and inadequate medical care.
Researchers has yet to pinpoint the cause of asthma
however
The strongest risk factors for developing asthma
are
potential triggers include:
Allergic triggers: - Mold- Animal dander - Pollen - Cockroach -Dust
mites -
Non-allergic triggers - Certain drugs (ASA, beta blockers)
- Chemicals, fumes and odors
- Respiratory viral infections
- Weather (cold air, thunderstorms),
- Strenuous physical exercise can exacerbate asthma.
- Tobacco smoke
- Air pollution:
Smog Urbanization appears to be correlated with an increase in asthma. The
nature of the risk is unclear because studies have not taken into account
indoor allergens although these have been identified as significant risk
factors. Experts are struggling to understand why prevalence rates
world-wide are, on average, rising by 50% every decade. Diagnosis and
Treatment Canadian experts in the area of asthma have developed
evidence-based, clinical practice
Nearly 5 million children have asthma (6.9% of children under
18)
What Makes Asthma Worse?
Allergens, Warm-blooded pets (including dogs, cats, birds, and
small rodents), House dust mites, Pollens from grass and trees,
Molds (indoors and outdoors). Irritants, Cigarette smoke and
wood smoke. Scented products such as hair spray, cosmetics, and
cleaning products. Strong odors from fresh paint or cooking.
Automobile fumes and air pollution. Chemicals such as pesticides
and lawn treatments
Doctors and
researchers agree that the single most important thing that parents can
do to prevent their child from developing asthma in the first place is
to eliminate or significantly reduce dust mite allergens or asthma
triggers in the home.
Certain insecticides that are widely used in
U.S. homes may be triggers for asthma. Studies indicate that exposure to
organophosphate pesticides disrupts the part of the nervous system that
regulates the motor functioning of the lungs. This has lead researchers
to hypothesize that pesticides are among the preventable causes of
asthma in children
Great
benefits can be achieved by Allergy and Asthma
sufferer's by using a dry steam vapor cleaner in their
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Carpets, bedding, furniture and clothes can
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Chemical residues, toxins, fumes and odors are
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environment.
Damage to ourselves occurs every time we come into
contact with noxious, irritating or outright poisonous
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Home environment is a
critical factor in managing your allergic asthma. If pet dander, smoke,
mold or other triggers are all over your house, your asthma symptoms are
likely to be much worse than if you eliminated these from your home
environment.
"Clinical studies have revealed that avoidance of dust
mite allergens in early childhood can prevent the onset of asthma..."
Michael LeNoir
Md
* Irritants in
the air , including smoke from cigarettes, wood fires, or charcoal
grills. Also, strong fumes or odors like household sprays, paint,
gasoline, perfumes, and scented soaps. Although people are not actually
allergic to these particles, they can aggravate inflamed, sensitive
airways. Today most people are aware that smoking can lead to cancer and
heart disease. What you may not be aware of, though, is that smoking is
also a risk factor for asthma in children, and a common trigger of
asthma symptoms for all ages. It may seem obvious that people with
asthma should not smoke, but they should also avoid the smoke from
others' cigarettes. This "secondhand" smoke, or "passive smoking," can
trigger asthma symptoms in people with the disease. Studies have shown a
clear link between secondhand smoke and asthma, especially in young
people. Passive smoking worsens asthma in children and teens and may
cause up to 26,000 new cases of asthma each year.
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Efforts in
Infancy May Prevent Childhood Asthma
FRIDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Timely
asthma-prevention measures conducted when a
child is still in infancy may help prevent
asthma in later childhood, researchers report.
One such program greatly reduced asthma rates in
high-risk children by the time they were 7 years
old, according to a Canadian study published
Friday in the online version of the Journal of
Allergy & Clinical Immunology.
Researchers involved in the Canadian Childhood
Asthma Prevention Study tracked the health
outcomes of infants deemed to be at high risk
for developing asthma due to an immediate family
history of asthma and allergies.
Those in the study group took part in an asthma
intervention program for the first year of their
life that included avoidance of pets, secondhand
smoke and dust mites, along with delaying the
introduction of solid foods while encouraging
breast-feeding. Another group of children did
not receive these interventions.
As the children reached 7 years of age, the
researchers collected data from 469 of the
youngsters on respiratory symptoms and their
frequency, plus the severity and use of
medication for treatment of wheezing attacks
within the previous year. A total of 380
children returned later for further assessment
by a doctor, including breathing tests.
According to the researchers, the early
intervention program reduced asthma frequency by
56 percent by age 7. Overall, the rate of asthma
was significantly lower in the intervention
group than in the control group (14.9 percent
vs. 23 percent), the study found.
The researchers say they plan assess the
children again as they reach 11 to 12 years of
age, to determine whether the intervention
program merely postponed the onset of asthma or
whether it may be effective in decreasing
lifelong risk for the disease.
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: Journal of Allergy & Clinical
Immunology, news release, June 3, 20
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