Asthma and Allergy Foundation Announces Sponsorship of Institute of Medicine …BenzingaTo address these gaps in knowledge, research and data, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) announces its co-sponsorship of a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) consensus study on…
Poverty, Not Air Pollution Causing Childhood Asthma, Study Finds – The Heartland Institute
Poverty, Not Air Pollution Causing Childhood Asthma, Study FindsThe Heartland InstituteA new study authored by a research team led by Dr. Corrine Keet of John's Hopkins Children's Center has found no link between outdoor air pollution and childhood asthma. Dr.…
National Institute on Aging Funds Research on Asthma in Elderly – Lung Disease News
Lung Disease News National Institute on Aging Funds Research on Asthma in ElderlyLung Disease NewsAsthma is a chronic inflammatory lung condition that can provoke severe medical complications in patients older than 60 years. The most common symptoms are coughing, wheezing,…
Asthma Justification for EPA Regulations Gutted by the Latest Science – Cato Institute (blog)
Asthma Justification for EPA Regulations Gutted by the Latest ScienceCato Institute (blog)For years, environmentalists and regulators have cited childhood asthma as an excuse for ever-stricter pollution rules. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for instance, uses asthma as a pretext…
Asthma Institute increases Black outreach – New Pittsburgh Courier
Asthma Institute increases Black outreachNew Pittsburgh CourierAccording to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, Blacks were 20 percent more likely to have asthma than Whites in 2011. Additionally, in 2009, Blacks were three times…
Helping Pediatric Asthma with Massage – Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies
Helping Pediatric Asthma with MassageInstitute for Integrative Healthcare StudiesTeaching parents to massage their asthmatic children is a great gift that any skilled practitioner can give. By Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Asthma is commonly seen in children, and is the cause of…
La Jolla Institute finds new molecular candidates for treatment of asthma and … – EurekAlert (press release)
La Jolla Institute finds new molecular candidates for treatment of asthma and …EurekAlert (press release)SAN DIEGO – (December 1, 2011) La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule as a promising target…
IBM, Georgia Institute of Technology form pediatric data partnership – ZDNet (blog)
IBM, Georgia Institute of Technology form pediatric data partnershipZDNet (blog)This effort, dubbed One Million Healthy Children, will focus on children with diabetes, asthma and autism fist. The project includes Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Cancer Coalition and the…
IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology Partner on “One Million Healthy … – PR Newswire (press release)
IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology Partner on "One Million Healthy …PR Newswire (press release)The project, which includes partnerships with Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Georgia Department of Community Health, will focus initially on…
La Jolla Institute identifies new therapeutic target for asthma, COPD and … – EurekAlert (press release)
La Jolla Institute identifies new therapeutic target for asthma, COPD and …EurekAlert (press release)The finding marks Dr. Croft's second major discovery with therapeutic potential for asthma. His previous finding, of a novel molecular mechanism driving lung inflammation, is the basis…