According to researchers from Michigan University, people who have less salvia, tears and sweat during exercise may be prone to breathing problems. The researchers suggest that these people have too little fluid in their airways that can cause breath problems.

On the other hand, some asthma experts say that it is too early to say that the research will benefit the patients practically.
The symptoms of chronic asthma and exercise-induced asthma are somewhat similar and usually people with exercise-induced asthma undergo the attack after several minutes of hard exercise.

This is considered a common condition in trained athletes but the reason behind it has not been yet fully understood.
In this study, the US researchers examined 56 volunteers who were suspected of having the condition. They measured their response to a drug known as pilocarpine that helped to induce saliva and sweat production. They also used another drug that constricted the airways in people who had exercise-induced asthma.

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Asthma is considered such a lung disease as badly affects breathing. In patients with asthma airways get narrowed, swollen and inflamed and it becomes difficult for the patient to continue the flow of the air into and out of the lungs because of these narrowed and inflamed airways.

Physical examination, lung function tests and personal history are the factors that help to diagnose asthma. Good evaluation is considered the first step to diagnose asthma. If your child wheezes, coughs or faces difficulty in breathing, these may be the symptoms of asthma and you must consult your doctor in this connection.

There are many studies which suggest asthma as genetic as well as an environmental disease. Allergic asthma is considered the commonest form of asthma and IgE antibody is basic factor behind allergic asthma. Viral or sinus infections, contact with allergens and weather changes often trigger IgE antibody.

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MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation and a health care provider, has presented a study recently warning the golf lovers to be cautious as pollen has attacked the south again.

Looking at the situation, they have already predicted that pine pollen will blanket the area in yellow, including the greens, about a week before the prestigious Masters Tournament. The people prone to allergy have already started experiencing the symptoms. Fortunately pine is a weak allergen however soon late-blooming trees and new grass would release more powerful pollen, which could be dangerous to the golf spectators.

Dr. William Dolen, an Allergist and Immunologist for MCGHealth, and a past President of the ‘American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology ‘specially warns the visitors form up North to be more careful as they are more prone to allergy due to its still being cold there. Since they have yet not confronted any seasonal changes as the people have already in South, they might not think to bring any anti allergens.

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People with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a tendency towards significantly lower sexual quality of life in comparison to those who do not have these diseases. Men and women with these problems rarely dare to discuss the problem with their physicians.

These are the findings of a recent study that has been published in the journal “Respiratory Medicine”.

“Sexuality needs to be discussed by the health care provider in the consultation in order to improve quality of life of patients with chronic respiratory disorders,” said Ad Kaptein, leader of the research team at the Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands.

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