Recorder Archives - World Asthma Foundation

October 22, 2015

Carbon nanotubes found in lung cells of all asthma patients – Science Recorder

Carbon nanotubes found in lung cells of all asthma patients
Science Recorder
The scientists studied lung cells from 69 randomly selected asthma patients aged two to 17 who receive routine fiber-optic bronchoscopy as part of their treatment. Particulate matter was found in the alveolar macrophage cells–the cells that prevent …
Carbon nanotubes found in children's lungs for the first timeNew Scientist
Carbon Nanotubes Found for the First Time Ever in Human Lungs of Asthmatic …Times Gazette
Carbon nanotubes found in children's lungs in ParisPulse Headlines
Discovery News –Tech Times –Morning Ticker –ScienceDirect
all 41 news articles »

View full post on asthma – Google News

June 5, 2014

Doctors help to bring asthma awareness to Hoosiers – Indianapolis Recorder

Doctors help to bring asthma awareness to Hoosiers
Indianapolis Recorder
These are some of the daily problems of someone living with asthma. Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 25.5 million Americans are living with asthma.

View full post on asthma – Google News

May 15, 2013

State health officials encourage awareness and action during World Asthma Month – Indianapolis Recorder

State health officials encourage awareness and action during World Asthma Month
Indianapolis Recorder
Nearly 25 million Americans suffer from asthma, a disease that affects the lungs and causes episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing. Children are especially susceptible and one out of every 10 school-aged children has asthma …

View full post on asthma – Google News

April 10, 2013

Air fresheners can trigger allergies, asthma – Business Recorder (blog)

Business Recorder (blog)

Air fresheners can trigger allergies, asthma
Business Recorder (blog)
"The chemicals in some of these products can trigger the nasal congestion, sneezing and the runny nose," Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist with Emory University and the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. "With the asthmatics, there's really good data …

and more »

View full post on asthma – Google News

August 19, 2012

GSK drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma – Business Recorder (blog)

GSK drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma
Business Recorder (blog)
An experimental drug for treating severe asthma from GlaxoSmithKline nearly halved the number of attacks suffered by patients with a hard-to-treat form of the disease in a clinical study, boosting hopes for its commercial success. Britain's biggest …

View full post on asthma – Google News

October 20, 2011

Control of asthma possible with sustained treatment: experts – Business Recorder (blog)

Control of asthma possible with sustained treatment: experts
Business Recorder (blog)
Professor Kenneth R. Chapman, Director of the 'Asthma and Airway Center of the University Health Network' spoke about 'Asthma Management Practices and the Role of Seretide.' He emphasised that `Inhaled Corticosteroids are the most effective treatment …

View full post on asthma – Google News