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Living with Asthma

Asthma OverviewAsthma is a chronic disease that makes it difficult to breathe and affects the entire respiratory system. At its worst, asthma can be fatal, so it is very important to have an asthma management plan in effect. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be managed ...

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Toss out the inhaler if you outgrow asthma? Not so fast

... inhaler may not always be the best response to outgrowing asthma, new research suggests. ...

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Asthma may be misdiagnosed in some obese adults

... of having their breathing difficulties misdiagnosed as asthma, a new study suggests. ...

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Asthma In The Air - Environmental Triggers

Asthma onset and the frequency and severity of asthma attacks may be more linked to what’s in the air than previously ... according to several new studies out this year. Childhood asthma affects an increasing number of children worldwide, and many studies are ...

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Suicide tied to air pollution and asthma

Air pollution and asthma symptoms may increase suicide risk, two new studies from Asia suggest. ...

Story - editor - 07/17/2010 - 06:00 - 0 comments

Mediterranean diet may not protect against asthma

Countries on the Mediterranean might enjoy low asthma rates, but their typical diet shouldn't take the credit, suggests a new ...

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Insufficient vitamin D tied to severe asthma attacks

... in their blood may have a greater risk of suffering severe asthma attacks than those with higher levels of the vitamin, a new study ...

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Mold May Trigger Severe Asthma in Some Folks

... with high levels of mold may increase the risk of severe asthma attacks in people with certain gene variants, finds a new study. ...

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Electronic Monitoring of Asthma Med Use May Boost Adherence

... News) -- Patients may be more likely to take their asthma medications if doctors keep close tabs on them, new study findings ...

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Health Tip: Help Prevent Exercise-Induced Asthma

... people, exercise can worsen or even trigger symptoms of asthma. ...

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Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug

Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Companies start shipping U.S. flu vaccines

Two flu vaccine makers said on Friday they had started shipping supplies for the U.S. market, one of the earliest starts ever to distributing seasonal influenza vaccine.

Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades?

Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests.

Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted
among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.

Does CPR on a moving stretcher work?

Paging script-writers: Pumping on a patient's chest during CPR while a stretcher careens down a hospital hallway works just fine, Chinese researchers have found.

The pill equally effective in obese, thin women

Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.

Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies

Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.

EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more

San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system.

Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study

Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.

Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study

Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.