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Aspirin Lung Inflammation Asthma
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"100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Asthma" book review
I've been reading 100 Questions & Answers about Your Child's Asthma by Claudia Plottel, MD and B Robert Feldman, MD. (Full disclosure:... Read more »
Evolution of Asthma: More Than Just a Lung Disease
Asthma has traditionally been considered a disorder of the lungs. This makes sense since a tell-tale sign of this disease is difficulty... Read more »
How Are the Lungs Affected by Stress?
"You're just like everybody else... Pressure!" So sang Billy Joel in his 1982 hit. Joel also has asthma. Perhaps he didn't know... Read more »
So What is Asthma? Here's Our Updated Definition
Even during my short lifespan the definition of asthma has changed quite a bit. It's important we asthmatics keep up on the current... Read more »
Risk of Asthma in Infants and Toddlers that Wheeze
New Asthma NIH guidelines recommend early intervention in controlling inflammation associated with asthma. Inhaled steroids are... Read more »
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Tiniest Pollution Particles Spur Asthma Inflammation
Ultrafine particles of pollution near highways boost asthma symptoms, researchers have found. Scientists in Los Angeles found that the smallest... Read more »
Clinical trial: Obesity, Inflammation, and Asthma Meds
This is a study to observe the links between lung inflammation, obesity, and the effects those conditions have on the way a patient responds to... Read more »
Asthma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Asthma is a disorder that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and... Read more »
Blocking Protein Reduces Lung Inflammation
Blocking a certain protein can prevent lung inflammation in mice who are exposed to cigarettes, researchers say. Cigarettes causes lung inflammation... Read more »
Lung disease
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Lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs to not work properly. There are three main types of lung... Read more »
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