Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born by Cesarean section may have a moderately increased risk of developing asthma compared with those born naturally, Norwegian researchers report after investigating this link in a population-wide study.
Fiercebiotech (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
> Adolor says the FDA has lifted its clinical hold on its NDA for Entereg. Report > Shares of the U.K.'s Skyepharma surged 10 percent on the news that its third Phase III trial of the asthma drug Flutiform ended successfully. Just one trial remains before a planned NDA. Story > The CEO of Neurobiological Technologies, Paul Freiman, is planning to retire. Report > Lawmakers and not-for-profit groups...
Allergies and Asthma (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
If you have asthma or COPD , which is worse: smoke from 4th of July fireworks smog from automotive exhaust smoke from a nearby wildfire ash from a volcano living with a smoker When a person with asthma or COPD inhales smoke and fumes from any of these products of combustion, their airways will become more inflamed for at least 24 yours after the exposure is over. Bronchospasm, or airway narrowing,...
Compass Points (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
An interesting article in the New York Times today about the use of hook worms to alleviate the symptoms of allergies and asthma. (See : The Worms Crawl In ) Allergies are believed to be the result of super sensitive immune systems that are triggered by the slightest irritation. It appears that a small number of hook worms can reduce the effectiveness of the immune system so the allergy sufferer gets...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Every year, asthma kills 5,000 people in the United States, but a new vest can help predict asthma attacks before they happen.
nanopolitan (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Two stories in the NYTimes this past week, and both highlight the potential benefits of parasitic worms : their presence in the guts somehow seems to help people fight allergies -- including asthma. "Worm therapy" may take some time to get official approval, but the promising results from studies are already gaining attention: Trial participants raved about their allergy symptoms disappearing. Word...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
David Pritchard, an immunologist-biologist at the University of Nottingham, is recruiting clinical trial participants willing to be infected with 10 hookworms each in hopes of banishing their allergies and asthma.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson was warned publicly Monday by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for using asthma medication without proper clearance.
Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety News (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Millions of people use albuterol inhalers to help treat the wheezing that occurs with asthma, emphysema and other airway diseases. These inhalers have traditionally used propellants called CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) to help push albuterol into the l...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson received a warning Monday for using asthma medication without getting the proper clearance from anti-doping authorities.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
Crohn's disease linked to asthma
Dru Blood - I believe in the inhere (Free subscription) | 29/06/2008
Babies born by Caesarean Sections more prone to asthma. I loved reading this article about modular homes in all of their flavors... Encyclopedia Brittanica gets wiki with it. Looking for a reusable water bottle that won't give you cancer? I...
Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 28/06/2008
Another lie. "Most patients with asthma and osteoarthritis were able to stop taking steroids within 18 months of bariatric surgery, according to a new study presented here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)." Has nothing to do with the malpractice known as bariatric surgery . Has all to do with weight loss, which can be done without the malpractice...
Sciencebase Science Blog (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Genetic disease is a complicated affair. Scientists have spent years trying to find genetic markers for diseases as diverse as asthma, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. The trouble with such complex diseases is that they are none of them simply a manifestation of a genetic issue. They involve multiple genes, various other factors within the body [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
