Health-e-News, Fall 2008
Table of Contents

Health-e-Feature: Back-to-School Health
Allergy
Asthma
COPD
Infectious Diseases
Sleep Disorders
Other Respiratory Diseases
Health and Wellness
Clinical Trials
Support National Jewish

Health-e-Feature: Back-to-School Health

• "September Epidemic" of asthma attacks
  Colds due to rhinovirus peak when kids go back to school in September, with other viral infections also increasing. While this poses a problem for all parents, it is especially hazardous for parents of children with asthma.
• Locker-friendly lunchbox ideas
  Here are some lunchbox ideas to keep you assured you're sending your children to school with safe and nutritious foods to get them through their day.
• Help ease children's stress at school
  The first few weeks of school can be anxious, stressful periods as students adjust to a new academic and social climate, and possibly a new school.

Allergy

• Precautions for Ragweed Season
  As the summer begins to wind down, ragweed and sagebrush pollens begin to show up for the first time in daily pollen counts.

Asthma

• Don't let GERD ruin your appetite
  Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common problem for many asthma sufferers. Try these simple steps to help prevent heartburn from ruining your next meal.

COPD

• COPD: Finding support
  Do you want to talk to people with COPD about staying active, being on oxygen or traveling? Living with a chronic illness often presents special challenges that are difficult for even close family and friends to understand. It's often helpful to get involved in a support group.
• Tips for avoiding infections
  People with COPD are more likely to get lung infections, and these infections can make COPD symptoms much worse. Take precautions to stay healthier. 

Infectious Diseases

• Research: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  Drug-resistance has become a major problem in the treatment of tuberculosis, making the most effective and best tolerated medications ineffective for millions of patients around the world.

Sleep Disorders

• Loud snoring and high blood pressure
  Sleep apnea, which is often associated with snoring, causes you to stop breathing for seconds or even minutes. This can cause your blood pressure to increase.

Other Respiratory Diseases

• Ask an Expert: Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
  The Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic offers his expertise on a few common cystic fibrosis questions.
• Research: New Test Promises Quicker CF Evaluation
  Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified a simple gene-based blood test that more accurately and quickly measures cystic fibrosis patients' response to therapy than current tests.

Health and Wellness

• Healthy Snacking
  The right snack choices can actually help with weight loss. Try these ten healthy snack tips to help curb your hunger throughout the day.

Clinical Trials

Clinical trial participants must live in the Denver area.

• Pediatric clinical trials
  • Peanut allergy study
  • African Americans with asthma
• Adult clinical trials
  • Exercise performance in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Linkage and association study in pulmonary fibrosis
  • African Americans with asthma

Support National Jewish

• Cocktails and Karaoke
  November 8th, 6:30 pm
  Soiled Dove Underground
  Join the fun and sing a song or two, while helping to support Kunsberg School at National Jewish Health, a school for chronically ill children.

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