Asthma - Obesity Connection: Protein Linked To Diabetes & Obesity Now Has New Role In Controlling Airway Inflammation In Asthma
Asthma - Obesity connection: protein linked to diabetes & obesity now hasnew role in controlling airway inflammation in asthma A new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesityaccording to a research team at Sydney's Garvan Institute, who are also partof the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways. [click link for full article]

Asthma — Obesity Connection
A new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesity according to a research team at Sydney's Garvan Institute, who are also part of the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways.Bennett Shum and colleagues have found that a fatty acid binding protein called aP2, which is already known for its role in diabetes and obesity, is also present in the lung where it is crucial in controlling inflammation in asthma. [click link for full article]

Obesity may affect pregnancy more than asthma (Reuters)
Reuters - Complications of pregnancy in obese women with asthma may have more to do with obesity than with asthma, researchers report in the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The asthma drugs ‘that are putting lives at risk’
Asthma sufferers could be risking their lives by using drugs that treat the most severe forms of the disease, doctors have warned. Around half a million asthmatics using the medication may increase the chance of severe attacks and death