Asthma Is Most Prevalent Underlying Illness Among Most Serious H1N1 Cases

Allergy Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) view updated statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with concern - new data shows that 26 percent of patients who have been hospitalized for H1N1 flu this season had asthma. About 1,400 adults and about 500 children have been hospitalized with H1N1 since the pandemic began this summer; 81 children have died of complications from H1N1, the CDC reports. Most adults hospitalized with H1N1 - about 45 percent -

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Asthma

According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) , nearly 6.7 million or 9.1 % of children were being treated for asthma in the United States in 2007. In that same year, 16.2 million or 7.3 % of adults were being treated for asthma. Among those, over 3,500 died. What if this disease was not only treatable, but treatable in a way that could lower or even eliminate the need for inhalers and drugs? These drugs and inhalers are not only costly and inconvenient, they have several serious health r

Quit smoking now

In 2007, 19.8 percent of adults in the United States were cigarette smokers, which is the lowest percentage ever recorded. Although it’s a great achievement, it still means 43.4 million U.S. adults smoke. Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of morbidity, mortality and excess health care costs in the United States. From 2000 to 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated annual average of 443,595 deaths and cost $193 billion dollars per year in smoking attributable costs.

Tobacco use an important part of case assessment

Overall smoking rates in Indiana and across the nation are on the decline, but not for people with psychiatric illnesses. If you are a smoker and are under treatment for depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar or another mental disorder or addiction, ditching your cigarettes could not only add years to your life – it could improve your mental health. “Twenty-two percent of adults have a psychiatric disorder, yet they consume 45 percent of cigarettes smoked in the U.S.,” said Dr. Eric Heiligenstei

Tobacco Prevention Programs are Proven to Reduce Smoking

Extensive research on the experiences of other states makes it clear that renewing funding for DCTFF would significantly prevent and reduce smoking and other tobacco use in the District and produce enormous public health and economic benefits. Most fundamentally, it is well established that comprehensive tobacco prevention programs consistent with CDC guidelines prompt substantial reductions in smoking levels among both adults and kids. This is achieved by both increasing the number of people

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