Poverty Linked to Asthma, Allergy Treatment Failure
2016-03-07
Patients from low-income households more likely to have worse outcomes, studies showContinue Reading
Asthma May Raise Risk for Abdominal Aneurysm
2016-02-11
Airway disease also linked to greater rupture risk in body’s main artery, study suggestsContinue Reading
TB Cases Falling for Foreign-Born People in U.S.
2016-02-10
Study reports decrease among recent entrants from Mexico, China, India, Philippines and VietnamContinue Reading
Smog’s Health Effects Persist for Decades, Study Finds
2016-02-09
Exposure to air pollution can increase risk of death from heart or lung disease for more than 30 yearsContinue Reading
Study Ties School Calendar to Asthma Flare-Ups
2016-02-08
After summer or long break, symptoms spike when kids return to the classroomContinue Reading
Study Ties School Calendar to Asthma Flare-Ups
2016-02-08
After summer or long break, symptoms spike when kids return to the classroomContinue Reading
Allergies, Asthma Tied to Lower Risk of Brain Cancer
2016-02-05
Researchers found 30 percent lower odds for those with respiratory allergies and eczemaContinue Reading
Legionnaires’ Disease Can Transmit Person-to-Person, Case Suggests
2016-02-03
Doctors say Portuguese man appears to have passed the illness to his mother; both diedContinue Reading
Study Casts Doubt on Effectiveness of COPD Drug
2016-02-02
Research finds acetazolamide may not help patients breathe on their own, but one expert disagreesContinue Reading
Suicide, Drugs Only Partly to Blame for Rising Deaths of Middle-Aged U.S. Whites
2016-01-29
Commonwealth Fund also cites stalled progress against killers like heart disease, diabetesContinue Reading