Asthma - A banned coach, blood transfusions and bolting the Olympics

A banned coach, blood transfusions and bolting the Olympics
Slam! Sports - Feb 24 3:08 AM
TURIN, Italy (AP) - The International Olympic Committee didn't invite Walter Mayer to Turin. He came anyway.Save to My Web

Grappler breathes sigh of relief
Delaware State News - Feb 24 4:32 AM
GEORGETOWN Dustin Jones trained for the opportunity since October. Even while playing football, the lure of winning a Henlopen Conference wrestling crown captivated the Lake Forest High senior.Save to My Web

St. Louis area tough on asthma sufferers
Edwardsville Intelligencer - Feb 20 10:12 AM
Region ranks ninth among 100 worst cities The Asthma and Allergy Foundation has named St. Louis as No. 9 amongst its top 100 worst cities for asthma. The study was released last week and was based on 12 factors considered in the annual ranking of 100 metropolitan cities.Save to My Web

All 10 suspected skiers have clean tests
CBS Sportsline - 47 minutes ago
No evidence of doping was detected in samples from 10 Austrian skiers targeted in raids and subjected to surprise doping tests at the Turin Olympics, the IOC said Friday.Save to My Web

House OKs stronger clean-air standards
The Pueblo Chieftain Online - Feb 24 6:48 AM
DENVER - The House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill designed to let the state set its own clean air standards, rather than follow lower ones set by the federal government. The sponsor of HB1309, Rep. Anne McGihon, D-Denver, said the measure is needed because recently lowered federal Clean Air Act standards left Colorado one of five states in the nation that saw its mercury Save to My Web

Allergies, Respiratory
ThirdAge - Feb 23 11:34 PM
About 7% of all Americans suffer from hay fever, an allergic condition that can cause runny nose, sneezing, and teary eyes. It is known officially as allergic rhinitis, allergic sinusitis, or allergic conjunctivitis , depending on whether symptoms manifest mainly in the nose, sinuses, or eyes, respectively.Save to My Web

Working hard, naturally
The Plainfield Sun - Feb 24 1:48 AM
No one knows for sure, but the cure for asthma could be found in any one of Illinois' rare plants or flowers that conservationists want to protect. They often ask, who knows what secrets are hidden in some of the Earth's greatest features?Save to My Web

This Athlete Skis, Shoots and Heaves
Washington Post - Feb 23 10:40 PM
CESANA SAN SICARIO, Italy -- Biathletes often collapse in the snow after they cross the finish line. They lie there for a bit trying to get air into their ragged lungs, and sometimes someone covers them with a blanket.Save to My Web

Study of New Investigational Outpatient Procedure for Asthma Underway at Brigham and Women's Hospital
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 22 8:56 AM
BOSTON----Feb. 22, 2006--Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have begun an international, multi-center clinical trial to explore a new investigational asthma treatment that may change the course of asthma care.Save to My Web

OrthoLogic acquires rights to new peptide compound
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - 53 minutes ago
OrthoLogic Corp. Friday announced plans to buy certain assets and assume certain liabilities of AzERx Inc. in a cash and stock deal.Save to My Web