Health News
- Lots Of Research Has Established That Children With Egg Allergies Can Still Get A Flu Shot; Those With Asthma Especially Should
Flu season can start as early as October, and children with egg allergies are now encouraged to get a flu shot, especially if they have asthma, according to a news release from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Children...
- Prevention And Preparation Is The Key To A Productive Year At School For Kids With Asthma (and That's 1 In 10 Students)
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the beginning of a new school year approaches, parents of children with asthma and allergies need to make sure that not only does their child recognize what triggers their symptoms and how to treat a flare-up,...
- Can E-cigarettes Help You Quit Smoking? That's Unproven
The notion that electronic cigarettes can help smokers cut back or quit smoking is uproven, says an article in the June issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology....
- Study In Ky., 3 Other States Indicates Exposure To Secondhand Smoke In Vehicles Can Cause Asthma Attacks In Non-smokers
Kentucky adults who have never smoked are more likely to have an asthma attack when exposed to secondhand smoke in a vehicle than those who are not exposed, according to a research paper recently published in Tobacco Control, an international, peer-reviewed...
- New Treatment First Offered In Louisville Is Helping Asthma Sufferers
Shannon Denson, who has severe asthma, gets bronchial thermoplasty. Courier-Journal photo.Asthma sufferers can now benefit from an innovative treatment that was first offered at University Hospital in Louisville. Patients like Shannon Denson are seeing...
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KET will discuss asthma Monday night: living with it, its environmental affects, and available resources to deal with it
KET's current "Health Three60" program is "Easing the Burden of Asthma," discussing a disease that hospitalizes more than 6,000 Kentuckians a year. After debuting on KET Sept. 29 at 9 p.m., it will air on KETKY Sept. 30 at 2 p.m., again on KET Oct. 1 at 3 a.m., again on KETKY Oct. 1 at 9 a.m., again in KET Oct. 2 at 4 a.m. and KETKY Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. (all times EDT).
Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss what it means to live with asthma, daily asthma management and the need for better education and support. They will also explore how the environment affects asthma, both outdoors and indoors. One segment will look at a pioneering initiative at the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department, which sends health professionals into the homes of people with asthma to help them improve their indoor air quality and reduce asthma triggers. It will also discuss how smoke-free laws help people with asthma. Another segment will look at how to access and utilize resources to help with asthma, such as the Kentucky Asthma Partnership.
Guests on the program include Beth VanCleave, asthma educator at Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville; Connie White, deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health; David Mannino, professor, University of Kentucky College of Public Health; James Sublett, co-founder of Family Allergy and Asthma and president-elect of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss what it means to live with asthma, daily asthma management and the need for better education and support. They will also explore how the environment affects asthma, both outdoors and indoors. One segment will look at a pioneering initiative at the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department, which sends health professionals into the homes of people with asthma to help them improve their indoor air quality and reduce asthma triggers. It will also discuss how smoke-free laws help people with asthma. Another segment will look at how to access and utilize resources to help with asthma, such as the Kentucky Asthma Partnership.
Guests on the program include Beth VanCleave, asthma educator at Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville; Connie White, deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health; David Mannino, professor, University of Kentucky College of Public Health; James Sublett, co-founder of Family Allergy and Asthma and president-elect of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
- Lots Of Research Has Established That Children With Egg Allergies Can Still Get A Flu Shot; Those With Asthma Especially Should
Flu season can start as early as October, and children with egg allergies are now encouraged to get a flu shot, especially if they have asthma, according to a news release from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Children...
- Prevention And Preparation Is The Key To A Productive Year At School For Kids With Asthma (and That's 1 In 10 Students)
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the beginning of a new school year approaches, parents of children with asthma and allergies need to make sure that not only does their child recognize what triggers their symptoms and how to treat a flare-up,...
- Can E-cigarettes Help You Quit Smoking? That's Unproven
The notion that electronic cigarettes can help smokers cut back or quit smoking is uproven, says an article in the June issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology....
- Study In Ky., 3 Other States Indicates Exposure To Secondhand Smoke In Vehicles Can Cause Asthma Attacks In Non-smokers
Kentucky adults who have never smoked are more likely to have an asthma attack when exposed to secondhand smoke in a vehicle than those who are not exposed, according to a research paper recently published in Tobacco Control, an international, peer-reviewed...
- New Treatment First Offered In Louisville Is Helping Asthma Sufferers
Shannon Denson, who has severe asthma, gets bronchial thermoplasty. Courier-Journal photo.Asthma sufferers can now benefit from an innovative treatment that was first offered at University Hospital in Louisville. Patients like Shannon Denson are seeing...