The most effective, life-saving treatment for a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) is epinephrine. Yet a new study shows in an
New asthma tool determines best treatment for severe asthma patients
One in 12 adults and one in 11 children in the United States are living with asthma, according to the
Study with implications for opioid crisis finds opioids raise risk of fracture nonunion
Dr. Robert Zura, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of
Widely used e-cigarette flavoring impairs lung function
“Our data suggest that when used in e-cigarettes cinnamaldehyde, like toxic aldehydes in cigarette smoke, significantly disrupts normal cell physiology
New treatment for severe asthma
Researchers from McMaster University and the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, together with colleagues at
Unnecessary antibiotic use in asthma exacerbations may increase hospital stay, costs
Administering antibiotics to adults hospitalized with an asthma exacerbation without any documented indication of lung infection appears to lengthen hospital
Low neighborhood walkability increases risk of asthma in kids
(HealthDay)—Children living in neighborhoods with low walkability are at increased risk of asthma, according to a study published online April
Traffic-related pollution linked to risk of asthma in children
Twenty-five million Americans suffer from asthma, a chronic lung disease that has been on the rise since the 1980s. While
Scientists build better way to decode the genome: New computer algorithm deciphers DNA’s most well-kept secrets; may help find the links between genes and disease
The genome is the body’s instruction manual. It contains the raw information — in the form of DNA — that