Atlanta – Menthol cigarettes might taste better than regular tobacco but are no safer and might lead to more severe lung problems, a new study suggests. Smokers who reported using menthol cigarettes had more trips to the emergency room and more hospitalizations...
Research article Arna L van Doorn – Klomberg1*, Jozé CC Braspenning1, René J Wolters1, Margriet Bouma2 and Michel Wensing1 Author Affiliations 1 Radboud University Medical Center, Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Nijmegen, 6500, HB,...
Asthma may be more harmful than was previously thought, according to UCLA researchers who found that genetic damage is present in circulating, or peripheral, blood. Doctors previously thought that the genetic damage it caused was limited to the lungs.
Children who had their tonsils and adenoids removed for obstructive sleep apnea also had dramatic reductions in acute asthma exacerbations, acute status asthmaticus, asthma-related hospitalizations and ER visits, results from the first large study of the connections...
Asthmatics naturally take deep breaths to relieve symptoms. But new research has found that asthma patients using biofeedback to resist the urge to gulp air or take deep breaths, managed to reduce symptoms and improve lung function. Shallow breathing increased carbon...
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