Category: Asthma

It makes sense when you think about it: Like many patients with asthma who experience problems with exercise, two-thirds of patients with asthma find that symptoms interfere with their sex lives. Yet, many patients suffer in silence. Ilan H. Meyer, PhD, of the Harlem Lung Center at Columbia University’s Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and Harlem Hospital Center in New York City, was the lead researcher of this study. He noted: “There’s a surprising lack of attention to this problem. With asthma on the rise, quality of life issues such as sexual activity deserve more attention.” Dr. Meyer and his colleagues surveyed 353 adult patients about whether their asthma …

Men and women respond differently to disease. A study finds that although lung function in men and women with asthma is about the same, women with the disease find it more difficult to breathe and show up in the emergency room more often. The reason, according to a study, may be that women respond to the disease differently from men. Women tend to be more sensitive to their feelings, including feelings of pain, than men who may ignore disease symptoms unless they are severe. It was also noted in the study that twice as many women with asthma as men smoke. The authors stressed that men and women should be taught …