Asthma Articles page 5

Nashville Tennessean - Smoke inflames asthma Susan Reny of Franklin calls the smoking ban fabulous. Reny said it allows her 10-year-old asthmatic son to go out to eat like everyone else. The boy can have an asthma attack just by breathing nearby smoke. "Before, we could only ...

Daily Progress - This particularly affects people with asthma, Alderman said. EHHI was contacted about the issue last spring by numerous parents from Westport, Conn., where a turf field project was being proposed. “This issue was brought to us,” Alderman said ...

The Shreveport Times - Allergies, asthma: Breathing difficulties can interfere with the child's ability to concentrate and pay attention. Diabetes/hypoglycemia: Inconsistencies or sudden changes in blood sugar levels can cause difficulty with concentration and a sudden ...

Malibu Times - ìWe treated the usual--shortage of breath, asthma flare-ups, eye irritation. Anyone with pre-existing breathing problems might become worse if they breathe smoke,î Safinick, said. Safinick and her team treated students in the Fireside Room, a ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - Driving sales were Merck's heavily marketed drugs, including its top seller, the asthma and allergy medication Singulair, and more recent additions, including the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil. So far, the market has responded, driving up ...

Miami Herald - ... last up to two weeks. 4 Who's most at risk? The government recommends a flu shot for kids aged 6 months to 5 years, pregnant women, people 50 and older or living in nursing homes and those with chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, asthma ...

Chicago Tribune - The Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based maker of osteoporosis treatment Fosamax and Singulair for asthma and allergies reported net income of $1.53 billion, or 70 cents a share, up from $940.6 million, or 43 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue climbed ...

Wall Street Journal - Merck said its third-quarter profit soared 62% on higher sales of vaccines and drugs for asthma and diabetes, and a lower reserve for product-liability litigation. Sales declined for cholesterol drug Zocor, which had been Merck's best-selling product ...

Globe and Mail - I'm in the (probable) minority of people who've never smoked tobacco or pot (I have asthma and my lungs are ALREADY f-ed up thankyouverymuch), but as I grow older I have moved from a very conservative viewpoint to a very liberal one on pot use. But ...

San Diego Union-Tribune - Its sales were led by Singulair for asthma and allergies, at $1 billion; osteoporosis treatment Fosamax, with $725 million in sales; blood pressure medicines Cozaar and Hyzaar, at $814 million; and several vaccines with combined sales of $1.2 billion ...