FDA Finalizing Phase-Out Of CFC-Using Inhalers – Wall Street Journal

FDA Finalizing Phase-Out Of CFC-Using Inhalers
Wall Street Journal
Asthma sufferers who use the inhalers should plan to get a prescription for a replacement product, the agency said. The Primatene Mist epinephrine inhalers, marketed by Armstrong Pharmaceutical Inc., are the only FDA-approved inhalers sold over the
FDA: Over-the-Counter Asthma Inhalers Containing Chloroflouorocarbons (CFCs MarketWatch (press release)
FDA Phases out Inhaler Due to Environmental ImpactABC News
FDA: Over-the-counter asthma inhalers containing chloroflouorocarbons (CFCs MMD Newswire (press release)

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High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation for asthma and chronic obstructive … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation for asthma and chronic obstructive
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of HFCWO early in the treatment of adults hospitalized for acute asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: Randomized, multi-center, double-masked phase II clinical trial of

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Adult Mystery: Sudden ‘Allergy’ – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Adult Mystery: Sudden 'Allergy'
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The fragrance set off an asthma-like reaction that made her throat close up and her chest tighten. Now, coming close to perfume, hairspray, hand lotion or other chemical fragrance will leave her gasping for breath. She enclosed an insert in her son's
Climate change linked to longer ragweed seasonMyCentralJersey.com

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The Placebo Effect, This Time in Asthma – Wall Street Journal (blog)


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The Placebo Effect, This Time in Asthma
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A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine took 39 asthma patients and had them make 12 visits each to a medical facility, each time after having been off long-acting asthma medications for 24 hours. On each visit, a patient was randomly
Asthma symptom changes reflect placebo effectCBC.ca
More evidence of placebo effect's power, this time from an asthma studyMinnPost.com (blog)
Asthma study reveals the power of the placebo effectLos Angeles Times
WebMD –WebMD.Boots.com –MedPage Today
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In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: Fibered confocal fluorescence … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: Fibered confocal fluorescence
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Airway remodelling is a feature of asthma including fragmentation of elastic fibres observed in the superficial elastin network of the airway wall. Fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy (FCFM) is a new and non-invasive imaging technique performed

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Altered expression of microRNA in the airway wall in chronic asthma: miR-126 … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Altered expression of microRNA in the airway wall in chronic asthma: miR-126
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
In a mouse model, we have previously shown that miRNAs are potentially important therapeutic targets in allergic asthma, because inhibition of miR-126, one of a small subset of miRNAs upregulated in the airway wall, effectively suppressed Th2-driven

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NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids’ asthma – Wall Street Journal

NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthma
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — Researchers say cockroach infestations may be linked to the high rate of children with asthma in certain New York City neighborhoods. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health published their study in The
Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in EurekAlert (press release)
NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthmaSeattle Post Intelligencer

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Peabody Energy Says It’s Victim Of Website Hoax – Wall Street Journal


Fast Company

Peabody Energy Says It's Victim Of Website Hoax
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(BTU) said it's the latest victim of a hoax after activists launched a website and fake press release saying the coal company is offering free inhalers to children with asthma who live with 200 miles of a coal plant. Peabody says the website claims to
Spoof Site Mocks Coal Company With Promise Of Asthma Inhalers For KidsVermont Public Radio
Coal Cares Site, A Brilliant Hoax of The Coal IndustryFast Company
Asthma Medication! Free Inhalers! Big Coal Really CaresRollingStone.com (blog)
Daily Press (blog) –Minyanville.com –KMOX.com
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