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Cornerstone Therapeutics profit falls on expenses
BusinessWeek Sales of the asthma treatment Zyflo CR and Zyflo doubled to $8.8 million. For the full year, the company earned $6.2 million or 24 cents per share, down from $10.2 million, or 54 cents per share, in 2009. Revenue rose to $125.3 million from $109.6 … Critical Therapeutics Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K) |
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Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on Health
BusinessWeek In addition, increased air pollution can increase asthma and other respiratory diseases, he noted. Climate change also increase the prevalence of airborne and water-borne disease. Benjamin believes that the Clean Air Act, passed in 1970, … |
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Kids Growing Up on Farms Less Likely to Have Asthma
BusinessWeek 23 (HealthDay News) — In a European study that echoes the findings of other scientists, researchers have found that children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop childhood asthma. The risk of asthma was reduced by as much as 51 percent for … Bacteria on Farms May Protect Against Asthma Farm Animals Lower Kids' Asthma Risk Guardian Microbes On Farms Protect Against Child Asthma |
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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 8, 2011
BusinessWeek Candidates must be aged 18 to 70 and diagnosed with asthma for at least two years. This study will evaluate a combination oral contraceptive. … |
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Quality of Family Mealtimes May Affect Kids' Asthma
BusinessWeek 4 (HealthDay News) — The quality of family mealtimes can affect the health of children with asthma, new research suggests. In the study, US researchers … Family Meals Linked to Improved Asthma in Kids Family mealtimes help asthmatic kids Recipe for family mealtimes calls for 3 ingredients in the right amounts |
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Question looms on WTC health act: Who is covered?
BusinessWeek Only a few diseases were singled out by name in the act, including asthma and a handful of other respiratory ailments. Federal administrators still have to … Question looms on WTC health act: Who is covered? Sick ground zero workers may not get compensation |
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CDC Report Finds 8% of Americans Have Asthma
BusinessWeek 12 (HealthDay News) — Just over 8 percent of Americans have asthma, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and … CDC: Asthma rate in US up a little to 8.2 pct Nearly 25 million in US have asthma: govt Asthma on the rise in US |
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Chronic Nasal Congestion May Be Linked to Severe Asthma
BusinessWeek 30 (HealthDay News) — A new Swedish study shows that severe asthma seems to be more common than previously believed. It also reports that those afflicted … |
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Take Steps to Avoid Winter's Indoor Allergies
BusinessWeek But folks tend to spend more time indoors during the winter, and living inside can trigger other allergy and asthma problems, experts warn. … |
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Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2010
BusinessWeek There was no significant link between levels of the vitamin D marker and asthma diagnosed by the age of 5 years, however. "Our data suggest that the … |
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