Medical Daily Study Finds Potential Treatment For Some Asthma SufferersHouston Chronicle (blog)According to a news release from the University of Pittsburgh Medicial Center, recent estimates suggest that 24.6 million Americans have asthma and 10 to 20 percent don't have optimal…
Cleaner air will help reduce childhood asthma – Independent Record – Helena Independent Record
Environmental Defense Fund Cleaner air will help reduce childhood asthma – Independent RecordHelena Independent RecordThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a healthy air standard that would prevent tens of thousands of asthma attacks by cleaning up gasoline and emissions…
Asthma Tied to Sleep Apnea – MedPage Today – MedPage Today
MedPage Today Asthma Tied to Sleep Apnea – MedPage TodayMedPage TodayParticipants in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort who self-identified as having asthma at the start of the research in 1988 had a 41% incident obstructive sleep apnea rate, compared with an…
Open-Label Assessment of the Albuterol Spiromax® Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI)
Conditions: Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Intervention: Drug: Albuterol Spiromax®Sponsors: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries; Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesNot yet recruiting – verified May 2013 View full post on ClinicalTrials.gov: asthma | received in the last 14 days
Jerome Bettis’s Anti-Asthma Offensive – Men’s Journal
Men’s Journal Jerome Bettis's Anti-Asthma OffensiveMen’s JournalAround that time, he also learned that he had asthma. The kid who would later earn the nickname "The Bus" quickly learned how to manage that: "I was diligent about everything I did from…
Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma – U.S. News & World Report
Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With AsthmaU.S. News & World Report"Urban and ethnic minority children are at an increased risk for high levels of asthma morbidity and frequent health care utilization due to asthma. Given the high…
Pitt researchers explore alternate asthma treatments – Pittsburgh Business Times
Pitt researchers explore alternate asthma treatmentsPittsburgh Business TimesResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a lab-made molecule that reduces acute breathing problems among people who have moderate to severe asthma, raising the possibility that a one-size-fits-all…
Inhaled, Systemic Steroids Both OK for Asthma – MedPage Today – MedPage Today
Inhaled, Systemic Steroids Both OK for Asthma – MedPage TodayMedPage TodayPHILADELPHIA — Children treated with inhaled corticosteroids or systemic steroids for acute asthma attacks appear to do equally well in terms of hospital admission rates and other outcomes, researchers reported…