Asthma - Salt air helps patients with asthma

Salt air helps patients with asthma
Reuters - May 24, 2006 Breathing salt dust in a chamber coated with salt for 40 minutes a day seems to improve the airway tightening experienced by people with asthma, according to a

Win the cold war
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 23 hours ago threatening complications of influenza include those with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney problems, respiratory conditions including asthma and those

Change of asthma inhalers boosts prices
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - May 12, 2006 KENILWORTH, NJ, United States (UPI) -- A US government-mandated shift to ozone-friendly inhalers for asthma may create shortages, forcing sufferers to buy more

Ranbaxy in-licenses asthma drug
Business Standard, India - May 17, 2006 into an in-licensing agreement for the Indian market with the Netherlands-based pharma company, Eurodrug Laboratories, for the asthma product Doxophylline.

Video aimed at helping children with asthma
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - May 20, 2006 GALVESTON A DVD produced by the University of Texas Medical Branch attempts to teach children with asthma across Texas how to gain better control over

Low fruit, vitamin C intake tied to asthma risk
Reuters - May 16, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with symptomatic asthma eat less fruit and consume less vitamin C and manganese than people who don't have the disease, a

ASTHMA DURING CHILDHOOD
Fortnightly Tenerife News, Spain - May 24, 2006 Asthma is, without a doubt, the most frequent chronic malady affecting children today, and, as such, can affect the quality of life of both the child and his

Hot Tub Lung Mistaken for Asthma, Bronchitis
About - News & Issues, NY - May 22, 2006 What is this condition that is causing doctors to misdiagnose patients with asthma and bronchitis? What could be causing coughing

Local Digest: Health center plans Texas Asthma Camp
News Journal, TX - May 25, 2006 TYLER Children who suffer from asthma don't have to miss out on summer camp. They also learn what triggers asthma and how to better manage it.

Doctors Developing Non-Drug Asthma Treatment
World Fitness, Canada - May 23, 2006 In an attempt to develop the first non-drug treatment for asthma suffers, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of patients to essentially burn off tissue

Chest health - Caregiver Guilt is Good

Caregiver Guilt is Good
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - 12 hours ago who helps patients and caregivers become more involved in their own health care decisions 911, instead of believing your husband when he said his chest pain was

Head Start to brighten hospitals with works of art
Dailyrecord.com, NJ - May 24, 2006 Draped in blue smocks, and at times standing chest high at the tables, the Clare's Health System for use in its Denville pediatric center, said Head Start

Boyd's Town
Vancouver North Shore Outlook, Canada - 10 hours ago dozen years ago, when he packed up and moved to Alberta for his health, Annis Stukus He'd let out a roar like a jungle beast, pound his chest and bellow, "Put

Protecting young workers from injury, death
Toronto Sun, Canada - May 24, 2006 It ended up landing on him and crushing his chest.". Employers are accountable under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act for ensuring that workplaces

Breastfeeding Awareness
LiveArticles.org, CA - 10 hours ago three months or more reduces a baby's chances of catching diarrhoea, chest and ear This is a very positive and exciting development for the health of future

The Medical Minute: Picnic safety -- stay healthy this summer
Penn State Live, PA - May 24, 2006 the meat is brought outside, keep it in an ice chest until grilling Infants and the elderly and those with chronic health problems are particularly susceptible

Lung cancer - First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested

First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - May 22 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Called bronchial thermoplasty, the procedure is the first attempt at a non-drug treatment for asthma. It's not without risk. Irritating those super-sensitive airways can trigger wheezing, and no one knows the Save to My Web

Results of a Novel Investigational Asthma Treatment Reported at the American Thoracic Society Conference
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - May 22 10:31 AM
SAN DIEGO----May 22, 2006--Results of the randomized and controlled Asthma Intervention Research Trial, to examine the safety and efficacy of a new catheter-based procedure for the treatment of moderate to severe asthma, were reported today at the annual scientific assembly of the American Thoracic Society by Dr.Save to My Web

Look out for nasty weed
Weekly Times - May 22 9:52 PM
Ryde and Hunters Hill councils are actively working to educate the community about Asthma Weed - a serious noxious weed in the Sydney region.Save to My Web

Study: NJ school buses cleaner than most, but have a ways to go
phillyburbs.com - May 24 1:00 PM
New Jersey's efforts to clean up soot emissions from diesel-powered school buses are getting "poor" marks according to a national report released Wednesday. But state environmental officials say a new program should improve the state's grade.Save to My Web

Device Tested That Zaps Asthmatic Airways
ABC News - May 23 4:42 PM
Doctors Test Device That Zaps Asthmatic Airways in First Attempt at Non-Drug Asthma TreatmentSave to My Web

Celebrity Health Guru, 'the Barefoot Doctor', Delivers Vision To Chronic Ailment Sufferers
[Press Release] Press Dispensary - May 24 4:19 AM
Visionhealth, a free online information resource for sufferers of chronic conditions such as arthritis, asthma and diabetes - is launching the fir ...Save to My Web

Bloggers Rock Out To Eurovision
CBS News - May 24 11:06 AM
Bloggers sing the praises of the "Eurovision Song Contest" winner. Read about Finland's new hero. Plus, should doctors treat women as "forever pregnant?" Feminist bloggers are outraged. What do you think?Save to My Web

Tulobuterol - TTS
Pharmalicencing - May 23 10:26 AM
Tulobuterol is a beta 2 adrenergic receptor agonist, related structurally to terbutaline, used as bronchodilator. The substance is mainly used in the long-term therapy of asthma, especially in Germany and in Japan. The typical oral daily dose is 2-4 mg.Save to My Web

Doctors test device to zap asthmatic airways
WSMV Nashville - May 22 8:18 PM
WASHINGTON Doctors are testing an experimental asthma treatment that actually burns off muscle tissue blocking air passages. Repeated asthma attacks thicken the muscle...Save to My Web

Asthma - Heat-Based Technique Could Ease Asthma

Heat-Based Technique Could Ease Asthma
Forbes - May 12, 2006 The technique improved asthma patients' peak expiratory flow (a measure of lung capacity), airway responsiveness, and number of symptom-free days, according to

Asthma workshop offered at library
Topics.com, IN - May 16, 2006 INDIANAPOLIS -- Adults affected by asthma may attend an asthma education workshop at 1 pm May 20 at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Lawrence

Asthma part of World Cup drug testing
Ninemsn, Australia - May 10, 2006 Asthma will come under the drug testing routine for the first time at soccer's World Cup in Germany next month. Asthma sufferers

Dr Reddy's launches 'Doxobid' - a new oral bronchodilator for
Moneycontrol.com, India - May 17, 2006 mg dosage. Doxobid is meant to treat patients suffering from asthma & COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Launched nationwide

Former NYC Deputy Mayor Claims Post WTC Asthma
About - News & Issues, NY - May 20, 2006 several weeks at Ground Zero coordinating clean up and outreach efforts, former New York City Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington has been diagnosed with severe asthma

Pfizer Selects Rigel Pharma's R343 Compound For Allergic Asthma
Trading Markets, CA - May 17, 2006 Pfizer (PFE | charts | news | PowerRating) has selected R343, a novel small-molecule drug candidate, for advanced preclinical development in allergic asthma.

Ranbaxy in-licenses asthma drug
Business Standard, India - May 17, 2006 into an in-licensing agreement for the Indian market with the Netherlands-based pharma company, Eurodrug Laboratories, for the asthma product Doxophylline.

Hot Tub Lung Mistaken for Asthma, Bronchitis
About - News & Issues, NY - May 22, 2006 What is this condition that is causing doctors to misdiagnose patients with asthma and bronchitis? What could be causing coughing

Low vitamin intake tied to asthma risk
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - May 16, 2006 People with symptomatic asthma eat less fruit and consume less vitamin C and manganese than people who don't have the disease, a new study shows.

Asthma - Senate race hits $8M mark

Senate race hits $8M mark
Billings Gazette - May 22 1:19 AM
HELENA -- As U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns revs up for his re-election run, he can already count $1 million that Montanans have sent to his campaign fund -- but that's only one-sixth of what he's received so far. The remainder -- some $5 million -- ...Save to My Web

5 more miners die: Would better masks have helped?
USA Today - May 21 5:41 AM
Another explosion rocks a coal mine. Five more men die. And the burning question is the same as it was in the Sago Mine disaster: Could better oxygen masks have saved lives in Saturday's blast in an eastern Kentucky coal mine?Save to My Web

Underground Blast Kills 5 Kentucky Miners
ABC News - May 21 1:37 AM
5 Workers Die in Eastern Kentucky Coal Mine Explosion; Another Miner Walks Out on His OwnSave to My Web

UAE: Police enlisted to tackle unethical doctors
Zawya - May 22 1:39 AM
22 May 2006 The Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services has asked the police and public prosecution to help it end the unethical practices of some doctors and bring them to justice.Save to My Web

A workout for you, not your wallet
Inside Bay Area - May 22 2:56 AM
Q:I AM 50 and started weight training for the first time in my life via a trial membership at a national health club chain.Save to My Web

Asthma - Respond to this story

Respond to this story
Review - WELLSVILLE - Lindsay Salsberry is one in a million - literally. As of Lindsey's latest test report last week, she joined a group of survivors who make up just five percent of those diagnosed with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. After nearly

Hingis back in winning form
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - ROME Martina Hingis saw a different side of life in her three years away from tennis. Some things, however, don t change: She can still win tennis tournaments. Hingis beat 16th-seeded Dinara Safina 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Italian Open final for

Heart health urged for women
Louisville Courier-Journal - All she had time to do was say the Lord's Prayer with her husband and write a quick note to their two sons, telling them she loved them, before being wheeled away for emergency surgery at Jewish Hospital in downtown Louisville. Downey, who had the

Refreshed Hingis wins Italian Open
Vindicator - ROME Martina Hingis saw a different side of life in her three years away from tennis. Some things, however, don't change: She can still win tennis tournaments. Hingis beat 16th-seeded Dinara Safina 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Italian Open final for the

Kentucky coal mine explosion kills 5
Northwest Herald - HOLMES MILL, Ky. (AP) An underground explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners early Saturday, while a sixth miner walked away from the blast that sprayed an office building with rock and mud 100 yards outside the tunnel's

Malone deputy supervisor recovers from heart attack
Press Republican - MALONE Paul Walbridge is recovering from heart surgery he had on Mother's Day and says he's very happy he'll be around to celebrate his 46th birthday on Father's Day. Cardiologists placed three stents in the Malone deputy town supervisor's heart

Asthma - Neptune's Medicine Chest

Neptune's Medicine Chest
KTLA 5 - May 18 12:12 AM
To Scripps researcher Bill Fenical, the oceans are a tantalizing trove of potential anti-cancer drugs. It's all about the chemistry, he says.Save to My Web

New ER lessens travel time for sick patients
The Observer - May 20 4:08 PM
Since the Presbyterian Hospital emergency room opened in November near the corner of NM 528 and High Resort Boulevard, Rio Rancho's rescue workers and the city's patients have reaped the benefits.Save to My Web

5 perish in Mine tragedy
Kansas City Star - 28 minutes ago
HOLMES MILL, Ky. Once again, grief-stricken mining families are asking how and why it happened. Union officials and lawmakers are talking about the need for stricter safety laws.Save to My Web

Infant's death stuns neighbors
The News-Press - May 19 10:15 PM
Relatives of 2-month-old John Thomas Hickman III said they had long-warned the boy's mother about his father's abuse.Save to My Web

Unnecessary Medical Tests Ordered in 43% of Checkups
Fox News - May 19 2:09 PM
During your next routine medical checkup you have at least a 43 percent chance of undergoing an unnecessary medical test, a new study shows.Save to My Web

Drug delusions at the WHO
The Manila Times - May 19 7:30 AM
BOGOTA: In Geneva on May 22 to 27 Brazil and Kenya will ask representatives of most of the Worlds governments to set up a new Global Framework on Essential Health Research and Development.Save to My Web

FXPod puts practitioner into position of patient
Green Bay Press-Gazette - May 19 2:14 AM
DE PERE The pod doors close, the headphones are in place, ahead is a screen with a lush, green footpath. A technician puts straps across your chest and over your shoulders. The comfortable chair reclines slightly and you pedal as fast as you want.Save to My Web

Getting Real
San Angelo Standard-Times - May 20 1:23 AM
Wanda Walker reminded herself it was only pretend. Her son hadn't really just been killed by a drunken driver outside Central High School.Save to My Web

Iowa researchers develop tests that detects mumps 5 times faster
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - May 20 3:30 AM
By TODD DVORAK / Associated Press Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Researchers at the University of Iowa say they have developed a mumps test that can identify the virus five times faster than the conventional method.Save to My Web

A race for life
Duluth News Tribune - May 19 5:01 AM
Tubes go in and out of Lance Wittleder's tiny body. His dull, tired eyes sink further back in his head. As the hours progress, his moans and cries become more pronounced. His arms are spread out on the bed, as if asking for a hug.Save to My Web