Lung cancer - Ranbaxy, DRL launch new asthma drugs

Ranbaxy, DRL launch new asthma drugs
Economic Times, India - May 17, 2006 Domestic pharma majors Ranbaxy Labs and Dr Reddy s Labs have launched two new asthma drugs to cater to the fast growing respiratory segment in India, this

Avoiding Anaphylaxis This Summer
Yahoo! News (press release) - 17 hours ago anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis kills hundreds of people each year, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).

Radical Experimental Asthma Treatment Zaps Airways
FoxReno.com, NV - May 23, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Doctors are testing an experimental asthma treatment that actually burns off muscle tissue blocking air passages.

Drying Up Drug Supply: Change in Asthma Inhalers Could Make Them
International News Service, Australia - May 18, 2006 May 18--Asthma sufferers who rely on fast-acting "rescue inhalers" soon may be scrambling to find the gadgets that help quell their sudden, agonizing attacks.

Asthma - Upcoming Meeting Gives Tips for Easy Breathing

Upcoming Meeting Gives Tips for Easy Breathing
Hollister Free Lance - May 31 12:00 AM
The Better Breathers Club, a support group for people with chronic lung disease, asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and their families, will host its quarterly meeting from 11am-noon June 1 in the board room at Saint Louise Regional Hospital, 9400 No Name Uno in Gilroy.Save to My Web

World's "toughest" anti-smoking bylaw begins May 31
Scarborough Mirror - May 31 1:56 PM
It's been called the toughest tobacco control legislation in the world and it takes effect throughout Ontario Wednesday, May 31. The Smoke-Free Ontario Act has one main goal: To make all workplaces and enclosed public spaces in Ontario 100 per cent smoke-free.Save to My Web

Suspect Crashes Into Oakland Apartment, Escapes
CBS 5 Bay Area - May 31 11:23 AM
A high-speed chase in Oakland left a woman injured and police searching for a suspect early Wednesday. The CHP pursuit came to a violent conclusion when the suspect lost control of his car, slamming into a pair of parked cars, a light post and a fence before hitting an apartment complex.Save to My Web

Asthma - School bus fumes still dangerous, report says

School bus fumes still dangerous, report says
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Diesel fumes have emerged as the new bogeyman in the battle against smog, and more needs to be done to protect children exposed to pollutants in school buses, an environmental group says., The Union of Concerned Scientists gave California an average

Relieve the sneeze
Star-Banner - www.aafa.org Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America www.aaaai.org The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology www.MedicineNet.com/allergies/focus.htm An online health media publishing company. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Most Dissatisfied With Allergy Meds: Survey
KLTV - You could work in a building that produces what health experts call "sick building syndrome." Poor indoor air quality or other pollutant and toxin problems can leave workers suffering from such acute health problems as eye, throat and nose irritation

Worst Allergy Season in Years
WISH-TV - You know, every year at this time, we talk about pollen counts and every year they always sound high. And it seems almost every year we're saying this year is a bad allergy year. But this year really is a horrible year for allergies. In fact, This is

Panel wants ban on scents in public areas
Ottawa Citizen - City of Ottawa politicians will begin debate this week on a program to get people to stop using perfume, scented soaps, cleaners and deodorants -- and possibly ban them altogether in places open to the public. Backers of the program say more and more

Steroidal Inhalers Do Not Halt Progression Of Asthma In Children
Medical News Today - A study in the May 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine reported that steroidal inhalers do not halt progression of asthma in children. That isn't surprising, said Lynn Gerald, Ph.D., assistant director of the UAB Lung Health Center

Flu Basics
WLOX - Influenza--often called the flu--is a highly contagious illness caused by viruses that spread when infected people cough or sneeze. When you breathe airborne flu viruses through your mouth or nose, they settle in your throat, lungs, and the rest of

Asthma - Actor wrote poetry, played Triple A baseball

Actor wrote poetry, played Triple A baseball
Globe and Mail - Burbank, Calif. -- Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in Trading Places and the angry high-school principal in The Breakfast Club , died on Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos. He was 67. A native of Miami

National Digest
Baltimore Sun - WASHINGTON // Lung cancer acts differently in women than in men, and major new studies are exploring whether estrogen is a key reason - and whether harnessing the hormone might help fight the No. 1 cancer killer. Lung cancer is increasingly a women's

Special Report: Finding a Cure for Cancer
WSFA - It's never easy for us to let go of those we love. "She will be missed by a lot of people up here," says Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin. It was hard for those who worked with Cathy Shaw at the Elmore County Sheriff's Office to believe a woman so

Asthma - Cat fight brewing as pharmacists, patients squabble over Ontario drug

Cat fight brewing as pharmacists, patients squabble over Ontario drug
Hamilton Spectator - TORONTO -- Pharmacists, patients and drug companies are set to turn up the heat Monday as public hearings begin to examine Ontario's contentious effort to change how drugs are bought and sold in the province. The hearings come at a time when the

Worst Allergy Season in Years
WISH-TV - You know, every year at this time, we talk about pollen counts and every year they always sound high. And it seems almost every year we're saying this year is a bad allergy year. But this year really is a horrible year for allergies. In fact, This is

How to diagnose - and treat - childhood asthma
Sentinel & Enterprise - Editor's Note: This is one in a series of columns being published by the Sentinel & Enterprise as part of the Healthy Kids Initiative, in cooperation with The Molly Bish Institute for Child Health and Safety at Mount Wachusett Community College and

Chest health - Claim over TB family

Claim over TB family
expressandstar.com, UK - May 27, 2006 Trust, which runs Sandwell Hospital says all patients entering the chest clinic displaying TB jab" to schools, after it was abandoned by health and education

Candidates line up to run for California lieutenant governor
Scripps Howard News Service, DC - May 26, 2006 Another issue that may affect the race is Garamendi's health. After suffering chest pains in early April, he underwent surgery to repair a damaged heart valve.

Mercury scare in city, UNC
Durham Herald Sun, NC - May 24, 2006 coughing, chest pains and tightness, difficulty breathing, soreness of the mouth, abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhea. Durham County Public Health, the NC

Breastfeeding Awareness
LiveArticles.org, CA - May 25, 2006 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

HOLE IN HEART NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL LATE IN LIF
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - May 25, 2006 is the target in most cases, but skin on the upper back, chest, thighs or Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at PO

Rivals tout city experience when challenging an icon
Contra Costa Times, CA - May 26, 2006 He has said he wants Oakland to become a model city with no poverty and universal health care. I have no 'S' on my chest," Dellums says, opening up his jacket.