Asthma News

Wheezing is a noise that sounds like a highly-pitched squeak usually when breathing out.

Newswise - Newfound details of the immune system suggest a role for never-before-considered drug classes in the treatment of allergic and autoimmune diseases, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham study published online today in Nature Immunology .

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held hearings in Chicago's Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building on Thursday in which members of the public were invited to express their opinions about the proposed carbon pollution standards for new power plants.

We can only imagine that celebrity moms have access to parenting experts that the rest of us don't. But now, the mom and author whose parenting advice inspires Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce , is sharing her wisdom with the rest of us.

ON ALERT: Four-year-old Mark Summers has a severe allergy to peanuts and egg. His mother Carrie has to monitor his food and environment rigorously to ensure he doesn't come in contact with egg or peanuts.

Nayak, A. P., B. J. Green, E. Janotka, J. M. Hettick, S. Friend, S. J. VESPER, D. Schmechel, AND D. H. Beezhold.

Reponen, T., S. J. VESPER, L. Levin, E. Johnson, P. Ryan, J. Burkle, S. A. Grinshpun, S. Zheng, D. I. Bernstein, J. Lockey, M. Villareal, G. K. Khurana Hershey, AND G. LeMasters.

Work-related asthma includes work-exacerbated asthma and occupational asthma . WRA is a preventable occupational lung disease associated with serious adverse health and socioeconomic outcomes .

A randomized clinical trial of magnesium sulphate as a vehicle for nebulized salbutamol in the treatment of moderate to severe asthma attacks.

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The company said patients with acute exacerbations of asthma who were treated with MN-221 in the trial did not see statistically significant improvement in forced expiratory volume in one second, compared to the placebo group.

A randomized clinical trial of nebulized magnesium sulfate in addition to albuterol in the treatment of acute mild-to-moderate asthma exacerbations in adults.

To test the hypothesis that nebulized magnesium sulfate reverses methacholine-induced bronchospasm in asthmatic patients.

A first-of-its-kind study by environmental group Silent Spring Institute discovered dozens of potentially dangerous chemicals in common household products which are not required to be listed on the label.

New research is raising concerns that certain asthma medications - known as inhaled anticholinergics - may be associated with an increased risk of potentially dangerous heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, among children and young adults.

Merck & Co. Chief Executive Kenneth Frazier told company shareholders that this year and next will be difficult.

TUESDAY May 22, 2012 -- New research suggests that young asthma patients who use drugs known as inhaled anticholinergics -- such as ipratropium [ Atrovent ] -- could be more likely than others to suffer from potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat.

The data were presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society .

Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth Frazier told company shareholders on Tuesday that 2012 and 2013 will be difficult years, but he's confident the company can weather them.

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier told company shareholders the company will face a challenging time when it loses marketing exclusivity on its top-selling asthma medicine Singulair later this year.