Asthma
Asthma Disease Injury Lawsuits
Asthma Disease In 20 Million Americans. Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs in which the airways become blocked or narrowed causing breathing difficulties. Asthma affects more than 20 million people in the United States and is divided into two types: allergic (extrinsic) asthma and non-allergic (intrinsic) asthma.Allergic … [Read more...] about Asthma Disease Injury Lawsuits
Pesticide Exposure Linked to Farm Workers Asthma
Pesticides Put Farm Workers at a Higher Risk of Developing Asthma. Pesticides could be putting some farm workers at a higher risk of developing asthma. Women who work on farms and who use pesticides are more likely than nonpesticide users to develop allergic asthma as adults, a U.S. study shows. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of … [Read more...] about Pesticide Exposure Linked to Farm Workers Asthma
Asthma Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is Associated with Asthma. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with an elevated prevalence of asthma, says a new study in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The link between PTSD and asthma existed even after adjusting for factors such as cigarette … [Read more...] about Asthma Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Asthma Inhalers Causing Deaths
Asthma Inhalers With Salmeterol Of Fomoterol May Cause Deaths. Three asthma inhalers with salmeterol or formoterol may cause 80 percent of U.S. asthma deaths annually, says a new study. Because of the possible health risks, these products sold as GlaxoSmithKline's Serevent and Advair, and Novartis' Foradil should be recalled, said … [Read more...] about Asthma Inhalers Causing Deaths
Blacks Have Higher Risk of Asthma-Related Death
Serevent Exposes Patients To A Risk Of Asthma-Related Death. A new study has found that GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) popular asthma drug, Serevent, (salmeterol), exposes African-American patients to a higher risk of asthma-related death. The study was led by Dr. Harold S. Nelson, professor of medicine, allergy and immunology … [Read more...] about Blacks Have Higher Risk of Asthma-Related Death
Dealing With Asthma
After Being Diagnosed With Asthma, Keys Laid In Bed For Three Years Battling The Disease. When Patricia Keys first discovered she had asthma, her world came tumbling down. Despite the fact her family had a long history with the disease, she never imagined it would happen to her because it was not in her childhood, but in her adult … [Read more...] about Dealing With Asthma
Drug Maker Issues Asthma Drug Warning
Asthma Drug Adverse Reactions. The maker of the asthma drug Accolate is advising patients using it and their doctors to be on the lookout for signs of liver problems, following some reports of adverse reactions. AstraZeneca Canada said in a release today that analysis of safety databases has shown that some patients … [Read more...] about Drug Maker Issues Asthma Drug Warning
