The Nose Knows
Zinc nasal sprays, often used as cold remedies, appear to damage, and in some cases, destroy, people's sense of smell...  > >
Vitamin D Eases Asthma
Children with insufficient vitamin D are more likely to experience severe asthma attacks, a new study has found...  > >
Breathing and Mickey D's
High fat meals appear to increase inflammation and decrease lung function. An immune response may be to blame...  > >
New Asthma Med Guidelines
The FDA has issued new guidelines regarding the use of certain asthma drugs. Learn why and what they are...  > >
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...  > >
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...  > >
Lung Cancer Survivors, Quit
When people diagnosed with early−stage lung cancer quit smoking, they double their chances of survival...   > >
Are Daycare and Asthma Related?
Daycare may actually lower the risk of developing asthma even though it may raise the risk of infection...   > >
Quitters, The Video Game
A video game in which virtual smokers stomp out their cigarettes actually helped real world smokers quit...  > >
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...  > >
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...  > >
Exercises Ease Sleep Apnea
Tongue and throat exercises can reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The exercises helped increase oxygen intake...  > >
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...  > >
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...  > >
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...  > >