Archive for 'Asthma'
Gas heater concerns gain support.
Feb 22, 2010 –
Mudgee parents concerned that unflued gas heaters in classrooms could cause respiratory illnesses have welcomed Asthma Foundation of NSW support for their cause. Read more: Gas heater concerns gain support. Read More →
Read MoreThe FDA warns against taking certain asthma medications alone [Updated]
Feb 18, 2010 –
Asthma patients should not take inhalable long-acting beta-agonists such as Advair, Symbicort, Serevent and Foradil unless they are also taking inhalable steroids, the Food and Drug Administration warned...
Read MoreNew Jersey restaurants cooking up pollution along with pizza and hamburgers.
Feb 15, 2010 –
When fast-food restaurants cook up cholesterol-heavy foods, they spew cholesterol and other particulates into the air, pollution that can affect the health of people with asthma and other breathing issues,...
Read MoreHey, parents, be on the alert for signs — early signs — of an asthma attack
Feb 12, 2010 –
Parents can hope all they’d like. But they can’t assume that their children’s early asthma-attack symptoms will simply go away. Of course, first they have to learn to recognize the...
Read MoreDr. Daniel Seidman: Defragmenting Healthcare: Science, Medicine and Smoking
Feb 11, 2010 –
The lag between what we know about helping smokers and what we do to help them opens a window into the gaping hole between scientific knowledge and clinical practice. Research has developed a way to...
Read MoreNIH-Funded Study Unveils Potential Genetic Links to Lung Disease Risk
Dec 14, 2009 –
A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The research, an analysis that combined the results of several smaller...
Read MoreWorld Asthma Day: May 5, 2009
May 05, 2009 –
Today, on World Asthma Day, we at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Environmental...
Read MoreGran’s smoking ‘can cause asthma’
Apr 14, 2005 –
Smoking while pregnant ‘may affect future generations’ A woman who smokes during pregnancy could increase her grandchild’s risk of developing asthma, researchers suggest. University...
Read MorePollution from School Buses May be Hazardous to Your Health
Apr 08, 2005 –
More than 23 million children rely upon buses to carry them safely to school, and most of the 442,000 school buses on the road today are powered by diesel fuel. Theres no warning on the outside of diesel...
Read MoreThe Simplest Asthma Solution
Mar 26, 2005 –
By Ralph DeAmicis During the Democratic convention the Reverend Al Sharpton quoted a shocking statistic: One third of the children in Harlem suffer from asthma. This shouldnt be completely surprising...
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