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Study Finds Art Therapy Effective in Treating Pediatric Asthma
Art therapy decreased anxiety and increased quality of life in children with persistent asthma.
5/13/2010

Gap Widens in the Use of Asthma Medication
Between 2003 and 2006, the proportion of blacks and Hispanics taking daily asthma medication fell compared to whites.
5/12/2010

Prepositioning Flu Fighting T Cells to Protect Against Influenza
Having identified two distinct signals required to instruct virus-fighting white blood cells to migrate to the lungs, researchers are now focusing on inducing cellular immunity to protect against the influenza virus.
5/11/2010

First Patient Treated with Bronchial Thermoplasty Following FDA Approval
The Alair System is the first device-based asthma treatment approved by the FDA.
5/10/2010

Mothers' Smoking or Depression May Influence Adolescent Smoking
A new study finds that adolescents living with mothers who are current smokers or who have had a major depressive episode are more likely to smoke.
5/7/2010

WHO H1N1 Committee Calls for Better International Collaboration on Clinical Research
While much information on the natural history and clinical management of H1N1 flu have been obtained, major gaps in the understanding of the virus remain.
5/6/2010

Study Looks to Improve Efficacy of Nicotine Vaccination
Using PET imaging, researchers plan to examine the dynamics of nicotine distribution in human body organs during cigarette smoking.
5/5/2010

Teleflex Medical Introduces Respiratory Therapy Education Program
Accredited by AARC, the programs four modules focus on therapeutic humidification.
5/4/2010

Housing Type Contributes to Children's Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
A study finds that the majority of children living in apartments are still exposed to secondhand smoke, even if they live with nonsmoking adults.
5/3/2010

Encouraging Error Reporting Can Improve Patient Safety
A study finds establishing an organizational learning climate is important to ensuring sound error reporting practices by staff.
4/30/2010

Pig Model Provides Clues to Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Researchers used pigs with a CF-causing gene mutation to figure out what comes first in CF lungsinfection or inflammation.
4/29/2010

Asthmatx's Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System Receives FDA Approval
Alair is the first FDA approved non-drug asthma treatment.
4/28/2010

New Report Highlights the Impact of Lung Cancer on Women
A growing body of research shows differences between women and men in the susceptibility, progression, and responsiveness to treatment.
4/27/2010

Cystic Fibrosis and Other Disease Caused by 'Nonsense Mutations' Responsive to New Drug
A study finds that the drug ataluren restored some protein function in mice with cystic fibrosis.
4/26/2010

Ozone and Traffic Pollution Increase Asthma-Related Hospitalizations in Children
The findings were published on the American Thoracic Society's Web site ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
4/23/2010

Extremely Preterm Babies At Risk for Long-Term Lung Problems
Researchers find more than half of children born at 25 weeks or less have abnormal lung function and increased prevalence of asthma at age 11.
4/22/2010

Higher Risk of Death from H1N1 in Pregnant Women
The study confirms previous data showing an increased risk of serious illness and death in pregnant women from H1N1 and reiterates the importance of early antiviral treatment.
4/21/2010

Registration Now Open for 2010 BRPT Symposium
The RPSGT-only event will take place in Denver from September 23 to September 25.
4/20/2010

FDA Releases Phase-Out Schedule, Offers Alternatives for MDIs
Seven metered-dose inhalers (MDI) used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be gradually removed from the U.S. marketplace
4/19/2010

Low Vitamin D Levels Associated with More Asthma Symptoms and Medication Use
The study also found that vitamin D enhances the anti-inflammatory function of corticosteroids.
4/16/2010

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