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Alternative treatment helped cat with feline asthma
STLtoday.com Dear Dr. Fox • I'm responding to a query from one of your readers, asking for help with feline asthma. One of my cats, Tummy, had bouts of pretty bad asthma three to four times a year. After he was diagnosed, he had several cortisone shots before I … |
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The Times (subscription) |
Asthma girl's death helped five to live
The Times (subscription) A teenager who died from asthma has saved five lives — by telling her mother days before her death she wanted to be an organ donor. Lizzie Ford, 18, died in October last year but her family said her legacy will live on after her heart, kidneys, spleen … Hero teen praised for saving FIVE LIVES with organ donation after asthma death Teenage organ donor Lizzie Ford's amazing legacy – saving five lives The girl who gave the gift of life to five others: 18-year-old who died from … |
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ScienceBlog.com (blog) |
MIT just helped make your asthma inhaler smarter
ScienceBlog.com (blog) Rescue inhalers are commonly used by asthmatics, as necessary, during asthma attacks. But people with asthma sometimes use maintenance inhalers, on a prescribed schedule, to prevent attacks. As with other prescription medications, patients sometimes … |
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Mirror.co.uk |
Man who died of asthma attack after waiting an hour for ambulance has helped …
Mirror.co.uk A man who tragically died of an asthma attack after waiting nearly an hour for an ambulance has given the gift of life to six people – and could help up to 35 others. Nathan Phillips, 24, suffered breathing difficulties while visiting his grandmother … |
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Fox News |
Asthma Patients Helped by Aerobic Exercise: Study
Newsmax While it's not surprising that asthma patients may benefit from aerobic exercise, the findings offer new evidence that physical activity can help even in patients who are already controlling symptoms with medication, said lead author Dr. Celso Carvalho … Asthma Patients May Need to Get on a Treadmill |
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Tyler Perry Admits Asthma Diagnosis Helped Him Find Hollywood
KMBZ All we had to do is play sports, which wasn't a bad thing, but I had asthma," the 43-year-old told attendees at Russell Simmons' Art for Life Benefit held over the weekend in Bridgehampton, N.Y. "Every time I'd go out to learn how to play basketball … |
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Pfizer, Boehringer's Drug Helped to Delay Asthma Attacks
Bloomberg A lung drug from Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Pfizer Inc. (PFE) helped delay severe episodes in asthma patients, researchers said today in two studies that may result in broader use of the medicine. Spiriva, known chemically as tiotropium and … Boehringer's COPD drug shows promise in asthma COPD drug cuts asthma exacerbations First Phase III Data for Tiotropium in Symptomatic Asthma Patients Treated … |
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Pfizer, Boehringer's Drug Helped to Delay Asthma Attacks
Businessweek A lung drug from Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Pfizer Inc. (PFE) helped delay severe episodes in asthma patients, researchers said today in two studies that may result in broader use of the medicine. Spiriva, known chemically as tiotropium, cut the … First Phase III Data for Tiotropium in Symptomatic Asthma Patients Treated … Phase III results: tiotropiumA Respimat® significantly reduces exacerbations … |
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 USA TODAY |
Asthma rate at record high; clean Olympic air helped hearts
USA TODAY By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Asthma count: The share of the US population with asthma has reached the highest level ever, 8.4% in 2010, up from 7.3% in 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. While deaths are dropping, the impact is … |
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Lawsuit: Bureaucracy helped kill boy
UPI.com 11 (UPI) — A Colorado woman filed suit over her son's death from asthma, charging he was mistakenly denied Medicaid for the drugs he needed to control the disease. The plaintiffs named in Zuton Lucero-Mills' lawsuit include the city and county of … Mom sues Denver, three workers over child's death Zuton Lucero-Mills Suing Denver County Human Services Over Medicaid Computer … Mother sues after medicine denied for son in dispute over medical coverage |
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