Top 10 asthma stories of 2024
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Key takeaways:
- Gas stoves may negatively impact respiratory health.
- Gender disparity was seen in respiratory risks from cooking and cleaning.
- Yoga and acupressure gained popularity as treatment add-ons.
This year’s top Healio asthma stories highlighted significant disparities in asthma health as well as the harmful effects of certain cooking and cleaning methods.
Additionally, research examined the way comorbidities affect asthma and respiratory health. Alternative treatment methods were also presented.
Check out the list below for the top Healio asthma stories of 2024.
Cooking, stove use among potential household health hazards for women
In this second installment of a two-part series on household hazards, Healio’s Women in Allergy explored potential risks women may face associated with cooking exposures. Mary Margaret Johnson, MD, PhD, principal research scientist at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, weighed in on the risks and what you should do to protect yourself. Read more.
Household disinfectants, cleaning products associated with uncontrolled asthma
Uncontrolled asthma was associated with weekly use of household disinfectants and cleaning products in a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Sonali P. Majmudar, MD, offered a Perspective on the impacts of this study. Read more.
Women may face greater allergy, respiratory risks from household cleaning product use
Women traditionally spend significantly more time than men completing housework such as cooking and cleaning, putting them at risk for higher exposures to harmful agents that are known to cause respiratory and allergic issues. Healio spoke with two experts about this gender disparity and subsequent health effects. Read more.
Allergy & Asthma Network says $35 inhaler price cap will improve health, wellness
After three major pharmaceutical companies said they will enact a monthly $35 price cap on their inhaler products, the Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN) applauded this move to make treatment more affordable for patients. Healio spoke with AAN CEO Lynda Mitchell, MA, CAE, about what a price cap means for patients that need monthly inhalers. Read more.
Increased abdominal fat associated with impaired lung function in adolescents
Adolescents with greater amounts of abdominal fat depots compared with their peers also had reduced lung function, regardless of previous adiposity or BMI, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. These findings suggest that interventions that reduce abdominal fat mass may improve respiratory health. Nicole Mills, DO, RD, CNSC, offered her Perspective on the study results. Read more.
Q&A: Asthma patients have options as GSK moves Flovent to generic production
GSK has stopped manufacturing its Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus fluticasone propionate inhalers for asthma and has made authorized identical generic versions of these devices available instead. Healio spoke with Angela Duff Hogan, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP, chair of the asthma committee of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, to find out more about this change and how it will impact patients. Read more.
Multiple comorbidities, triggers associated with chronic cough
Asthma was the most common comorbidity associated with chronic cough in the findings of a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. These comorbidities may make diagnosis of chronic cough difficult. Healio spoke with Alisa Gnaensky, BS, a master’s student in biomedical sciences at the University of Manchester, about her findings. Read more.
Inducible laryngeal obstruction associated with high burden of morbidity, health care use
Researchers identified inducible laryngeal obstruction as associated with a high burden of morbidity and health care utilization, according to study results published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Data from this study will guide clinicians in health care resource management and research priorities. Read more.
Nitrogen dioxide from gas stoves associated with thousands of asthma cases in the US
Increased exposure to nitrogen dioxide from U.S. stoves may be responsible for approximately 50,000 cases of current pediatric asthma, with marginalized groups incurring more exposure than the national average, according to a study. Kevin D. Hamilton, RRT, Rob Jackson, PhD, Yannai Kashtan, BA, MS, and Kari C. Nadeau, MD, PhD, all spoke at a press briefing. Read more.
Yoga, Reiki, acupressure helpful, evidence-based tools in allergy practice, expert says
Yoga, Reiki, acupressure and emotional freedom techniques can be beneficial in allergy practice, according to a presentation at the ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting. Atoosa Kourosh, MD, MPH, RYT, chief medical officer of Holistic Allergy & Immunology, presented the topic and offers insight into these practices. Read more.