Pulmonary Medicine
A Doggy Defense Against Asthma
Having a dog around the house may help children develop the microbes they need to fight off RSV, often a precursor to asthma...
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July 2, 2012
Home Visits Cut Asthma Costs
For kids with asthma and their parents, home healthcare visits save time away from work and out of school and lots of money...
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April 21, 2012
Allergies: When to Test
When should your child be tested for an allergy? New professional guidelines are aimed at avoiding unnecessary procedures...
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February 01, 2012
No Way to Quit
The anti-smoking drug varenicline (Chantix) can bring on depression, suicide and violence. The FDA found differently...
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November 22, 2011
Txt2Stop Smoking
People in a British study had double the quit rate thanks to support and tips delivered by cell phone. Just text "crave."...
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November 18, 2011
Asthma Linked to Cockroaches
A study of middle-income kids with and without asthma found that cockroaches seem to be a factor in asthma rates in NYC.
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July 22, 2011
Kids Given Antibiotics for Asthma
Nearly a million kids a year are prescribed antibiotics for asthma, another unnecessary use. But why?
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June 04, 2011
A Pill for Asthma?
Asthma pills may beat inhalers, or at least equal them, a new study has found. So why aren't they used more often?
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May 21, 2011
Sixty Seconds that Can Save a Life
It should be an infomercial, except it's not selling anything: A 60-second video on CPR turned citizens into lifesavers...
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March 29, 2011
Bartenders Are Breathing Easier
Wisconsin passed a law banning smoking in bars and restaurants. Now the air in them is no longer dangerous...
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January 12, 2011
Can Your Kids Be Too Clean?
A chemical in antibacterial soap is linked to allergies and hay fever in children...
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December 12, 2010
Acetaminophen and Asthma
Does taking this common painkiller disrupt the body's inflammatory response and provoke asthma? A new study raises concern...
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September 07, 2010
Where There's Smoke, There's Damage
Even casual smokers and those exposed to second-hand smoke show serious changes in the genes of their airway cells...
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September 02, 2010
The Nose Knows
Zinc nasal sprays, often used as cold remedies, appear to damage, and in some cases, destroy, people's sense of smell...
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July 27, 2010
Vitamin D Eases Asthma
Children with insufficient vitamin D are more likely to experience severe asthma attacks, a new study has found...
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July 02, 2010
Breathing and Mickey D's
High fat meals appear to increase inflammation and decrease lung function. An immune response may be to blame...
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June 4, 2010
New Asthma Med Guidelines
The FDA has issued new guidelines regarding the use of certain asthma drugs. Learn why and what they are...
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April 14, 2010
Diet Can Reduce Asthma Risk in Children
What a woman eats when pregnant and breastfeeding can reduce her baby's risk of eczema and asthma...
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April 08, 2010
Nicotine Patches: Longer is Better
Using a nicotine patch for six months, rather than the standard two, slightly raises the chances that a person will remain cigarette−free...
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March 17, 2010
Lung Cancer Survivors, Quit
When people diagnosed with early−stage lung cancer quit smoking, they double their chances of survival...
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March 6, 2010
Are Daycare and Asthma Related?
Daycare may actually lower the risk of developing asthma even though it may raise the risk of infection...
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December 29, 2009
Quitters, The Video Game
A video game in which virtual smokers stomp out their cigarettes actually helped real world smokers quit...
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December 23, 2009
After the Flu, Pneumonia Risk
The swine flu threat seems to be easing at the moment, but those who contracted the virus remain vulnerable to pneumonia...
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December 15, 2009
Caffeine As Anti-Asthma Aid
A big dose of caffeine may work just as well as an albuterol inhaler for exercise-induced asthma, according to a recent study. But don’t replace that inhaler yet...
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July 22, 2009
Exercises Ease Sleep Apnea
Tongue and throat exercises can reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The exercises helped increase oxygen intake...
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June 8, 2009
Women’s Smoking More Dangerous
Women who smoke are more likely than men to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, even when they are lighter smokers. And they do so at a younger age...
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June 4, 2009
Brief Exposure, Big Response
It doesn't take long for air pollution or secondhand smoke to begin to affect your heart and cardiovascular system. Researchers saw risky changes after just ten minutes...
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May 12, 2009
Broccoli for Asthma Relief?
Broccoli contains a substance, sulforaphane, that appears to protect airway cells and may serve as the basis for a new treatment for allergies and asthma...
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April 6, 2009