Meat Wrappers’ Asthma Deliberations

Read research and outcomes on this theme – “ Meat Wrappers’ Asthma Research and Its Outcomes “. There are several shortcomings that should be emphasized: The small number of workers studied may not have been representative. However, they were selected on the basis of the severity of their symptoms. We blocked up the air conditioning and exercised them in a room which became quite hot. They normally work in a cold environment. There is evidence that cold inhalation increases the tendency to asthma.

Tagged: asthma , pulmonary function tests

Meat Wrappers’ Asthma Research and Its Outcomes

The fumes of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) wrap, generated by cutting with a hot wire, cause eye irritation, chest tightness, cough and sometimes wheezing in meat wrappers. The worker stands before a console in the refrigerated meat department and pulls the PVC paper over the meat package. She then cuts the paper with a wire heated to between 150-200°C and seals the edges with a hot plate. The labels are also heated and emit fumes before being

Tagged: asthma , pulmonary function tests

Results and Disscusion about Fenoterol Use in Exercise-Induced Asthma

The mean baseline FEV1values were very similar on the three test days (2.93 L ± 1.0 SD, 2.99 L ± 1.0 SD, and 3.02 L ± 1.1 SD for placebo, fenoterol 0.4 mg and fenoterol 0.8 mg, respectively). With both fenoterol doses, increases in FEV1 over baseline were (bund before each of the exercise runs, ie, ten minutes, two hours, and four hours alter administration. Bronchodilation after each dose of fenoterol as measured by mean percentage

Tagged: Exercise-induced Asthma

Subjects and Methods of Fenoterol Use in Exercise-Induced Asthma

Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is a very frequent clinical problem. Often asthmatic patients avoid exercise, sometimes on mistaken advice of a physician. In fact, it is usually possible to completely prevent exercise-induced asthma, or to minimize its severity, by prophylactic administration of certain drugs. The most effective preventive measure is inhalation of an aerosolized beta-adrenergic agent, a few minutes before the exercise. Up to 75 percent to 87 percent of patients can be completely protected from EIA by

Tagged: Exercise-induced Asthma

Inhaled Glycopyrrolate and Atropine in Asthma Outcomes and Deliberations

Read the first part of this research: “ Inhaled Glycopyrrolate and Atropine in Asthma Research “. Changes in FEVX and sGaw throughout the study are summarized for each of the three aerosol treatments (Fig 1). Baseline pretreatment values for FEVi and sGaw were similar for each of the three aerosols. In subjects who received atropine, there was a significant increase in FEVX above baseline values (p<0.05) prior to the first exercise trial. The sGaw was significantly elevated above baseline by both glycopyrrolate

Tagged: asthma

Inhaled Glycopyrrolate and Atropine in Asthma Research

The efficacy of anticholinergic drugs in preventing asthma induced by exercise, cold air, or both is controversial. While some studies have shown that bronchoconstriction following exercise could be inhibited by treatment with anticholinergic drugs, others have suggested that these agents have variable, inconsistent results. It has also been debated whether these drugs improve airflow after exercise or cold air inhalation by altering resting baseline airway tone or by actually blocking the bronchospasm precipitated by the exercise. Relatively

Tagged: asthma

Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases: Hemopoietic Processes as Targets of Therapy

Get acquainted with previously published articles upon this subject: Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases: Inflammation in Asthma and Related Airway Diseases Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations Modulation of Eosinophil Differentiation by CS Hemopoietic mechanisms can be targeted by antiallergic therapies (Table 1). For example, topical treatment with CS can affect the hemopoietic response by abrogation of cytokine production by airways tissues, reduction in peripheral blood Eo/B progenitors, and decreases in BM myeloid progenitors (in a canine asthma model). Most likely, inhaled CS in these models exert their effects on the marrow progenitor

Tagged: asthma

Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations

Systemic vs Local Therapy The knowledge that systemic inflammation occurs in conditions where the inflammation is primarily localized to the respiratory tract has led to debate as to whether it is necessary to treat these conditions systemically or whether local treatment is sufficient; in this discussion, it is not precluded that local treatment may have some beneficial (direct or indirect) systemic effects. The type of inflammation locally also may determine choice of therapy. The development of induced

Tagged: asthma

Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases: Inflammation in Asthma and Related Airway Diseases

Eosinophilic and basophilic inflammation is present in a large number of allergic and nonallergic airway diseases. These conditions include, but are not limited to, allergic rhinitis, nonallergic rhinitis and rhinosinus-itis, nasal polyposis, allergic and nonallergic asthma, and some forms of COPD . Eosinophils are pivotal in the pathophysiology of most forms of chronic respiratory mucosal inflammation. There is strong evidence for the crucial role of eosinophils in ongoing inflammation and tissue damage. Granules of eosinophils contain

Tagged: asthma

Eosinophil Progenitors in Airway Diseases

A topic and atopyrelated diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis have until now primarily been conceived as occurring in specific local tissues, for example the lung, nose, and skin, respectively. Recently, however, the notion of the systemic nature of allergy has been proposed, based on numerous clinical, neurophysiologic, and epidemiologic findings. Although the exact nature of these relationships is still not fully understood, an important mechanism to consider is the active participation

Tagged: asthma