Breathe Well Live Well
|
Rescuers help Vt. hiker suffering from asthma
Boston.com FAIRFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont hiker is fine after police say she suffered an asthma attack on a trail and needed assistance. State police, firefighters and Fish and Game wardens came to the aid of 45-year-old Bethanne Marshall of Milton on Thursday … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
If you smoke, your grandchildren could pay for it
Boston.com What they found was stunning: Two generations down the line, the grandchildren of the nicotine-injected rats were more likely to have asthmatic lungs than control subjects. And, this occurred in the absence of any genetic mutation across the generations. |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 Daily Mail |
Could a bitter compound provide clues about how to treat asthma?
Boston.com (blog) Even more bizarre, scientists found them in cells that line the airway, and in the muscles that contract during an asthma attack. Basic scientific research began to suggest that bitter chemicals had potential as a new class of asthma treatment. That's … How foods that leave a bitter taste in the mouth could prevent asthma attacks UMMS scientists discover new mechanisms for relaxing airways using bitter … New mechanism for relaxing airways using bitter tasting substances |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 Medscape |
BPA may increase asthma risk in kids, but tough to avoid
Boston.com Once again, the infamous chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to an increased risk of a health problem: this time asthma in kids. Excess exposure to BPA, which interferes with the body's production of certain hormones, has already been linked to … BPA exposure linked to kids' asthma risk New Study Links BPA and Childhood Asthma BPA Raises Risk for Childhood Asthma, Study Finds |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Asthma up in Conn., but reasons why are elusive
Boston.com The state Connecticut Department of Public Health says in a recent report that the number of adults with asthma increased by 17.9 percent between 2000 and 2010, and rose 7.6 percent among children between 2005 and 2010. Since 2000, asthma rates in … Asthma on the rise in Connecticut |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 MassLive.com |
Health report: Mass. struggling with illicit drugs
Boston.com The report pointed to the American Lung Association, which has estimated there were more than 524,000 cases of adult asthma and more than 127,000 cases of pediatric asthma in Massachusetts in 2010. Combined with cases of chronic bronchitis and … Report: Massachusetts Has a Drug Problem [Charts] |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Dr. James Perrin named president-elect of American Academy of Pediatrics
Boston.com (blog) “I want to help the Academy address important problems like obesity, asthma, mental health conditions, and developmental disorders, given their growing prominence among children and adolescents,” Perrin said in a press release. “We can help such … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
FDA approves asthma aerosol developed by Acton Pharmaceuticals
Boston.com Marlborough-based Acton Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its supplemental new drug application for Aerospan Inhalation Aerosol, an asthma treatment for patients 6 years of age and older. Acton Says FDA Oks SNDA For AEROSPAN Inhalation Aerosol For Asthma |
View full post on asthma – Google News
 UW Today |
In the works: an app that monitors asthma
Boston.com (Relaxnews)—Developed by researchers at the University of Washington, UW Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital in the US, the app, SpiroSmart, monitors your lung function by blowing into your smartphone. According to a release on Tuesday, a paper … App lets you monitor lung health using only a smartphone UW develops smartphone app to monitor lung strength |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Got a kid with asthma? The four things you need to do this month.
Boston.com We think that some of it has to do with people getting a bit, well, relaxed over the summer–and getting caught off guard when new routines and new demands–and new asthma triggers–arrive in September. If you have a child with asthma, here are the … Lung association offers back-to-school tips for asthma management |
View full post on asthma – Google News