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Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC
Sat May 26 01:03:39 EDT 2012
Title: Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC Category: Health News Created: 5/24/2012 2:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/25/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Work-related exposure can worsen asthma
Fri May 25 01:05:36 EDT 2012
ATLANTA, May 24 (UPI) -- About 9 percent of all U.S. asthma cases are made worse by work-related exposures, federal health officials say.
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Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
Thu May 24 00:53:44 EDT 2012
Title: Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat Category: Health News Created: 5/22/2012 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/23/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Asthma patient hits out at care
Fri May 25 07:58:00 EDT 2012
AN asthma sufferer has hit out at health chiefs after claiming he was refused treatment by a medical centre while he was having the worst attack of his life.
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Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting Millions
Thu May 17 00:41:15 EDT 2012
Title: Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting Millions Category: Health News Created: 5/15/2012 6:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
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May is Asthma Awareness Month
Fri May 25 02:02:20 EDT 2012
CHICAGO—An estimated 25 million Americans—including seven million children—suffer from asthma, a chronic respiratory disease for which attacks can range from mild to life-threatening.
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Do certain asthma inhalers increase risk of irregular heartbeat?
Wed May 23 10:04:08 EDT 2012
New research is raising concerns that certain asthma medications – known as inhaled anticholinergics (IACs) – may be associated with an increased risk of potentially dangerous heart arrhythmias among children and young adults
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U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says
Tue May 15 14:54:15 EDT 2012
The proportion of Americans with asthma increased from 7.3% in 2001 to 8.4% in 2010, marking the highest level ever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. In 2010, an estimated 18.7 million adults and 7 million children had the disease -- one in every 12 Americans....
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MediciNova asthma drug fails trial; shares crash
Wed May 23 18:00:56 EDT 2012
Biopharmaceutical company MediciNova Inc said its experimental asthma drug failed to meet the main goal of a second mid-stage trial, sending its shares down as much as 51 percent in extended trade. MediciNova, ...
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Asthma - Malta top in the world
Sat May 26 13:09:14 EDT 2012
The need for consensual, comprehensive, long-term vision, transparent, accountable policies in health and the environment policies are necessary for Malta to overcome its challenges in these sectors.
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