Asthma News
- Ski races remain on ice Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 4:05AMFor more than a year, as race organizers prepared for the U.S. Cross Country Championships, a list of worse-case weather scenarios was developed to deal with unfavorable temperatures at Kincaid Park.
- Girls night out Local teams take court for hardwood battles Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:47AMThe Eunice Lady Bobcats came close to picking up their third victory of the season on Tuesday, but fell to Church point, 58-52.
- North West Evening Mail Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:47AMTHERE cannot be many people in Barrow unaware of the dangers of asbestos exposure. Not only that, but many would also have had experience of all the problems that accompany exposure years later.
- Medical calendar for Jan. 7 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:39AMBlood drives BLOOD DRIVE: Sonic Drive-In and the Lake Saint Louis Police Department will host a blood drive from 3-7 p.m. Jan. 8 in the council chambers at Lake Saint Louis Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Drive. Donors will receive two Sonic coupons. Walk-ins welcome, but appointments are recommended by calling the police department at 636-625-8018.
- Caring for chronic diseases in a "fragmented" health care system Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:34AMEd Wagner, MD, MPH, knew there had to be a better way. He and Group Health colleagues set out 15 years ago to explore how best to engage patients with chronic diseases in effective care.
- Don’t ignore your MD Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:14AMPatients now have another option when they run out of routine prescription medications. Under changes to provincial law which came into effect on New Year’s Day, pharmacists can now renew many routine drugs without first having the patient get a new prescription from their doctor.
- Political figures jostle for Oscar spotlight Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 2:55AMNEW YORK – It seems appropriate that Benicio Del Toro takes a diplomatic stance when discussing the differences between playing a recognizable political figure and portraying a purely fictional character.
- Wet uniforms put a damper on going to school Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:01PMKUANTAN: While other children were eagerly making preparations for the new school year, it was a different situation for seven children at Jalan Alor Akar here.
- Bay Area Spare the Air alert issued Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:43PMBay Area residents will have to wait until noon Monday to light up their fireplaces as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert.
- Changes needed in 2009 for unhealthy homes Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:03PMMany New Zealand homes are making their occupants sick and Future-Proof Building hopes 2009 will be the year homeowners improve their living environment.
- Peter Preston on why the self-interest lobby will always win a congestion charge referendum Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:46PM You can still drive round Manchester this Christmas and find posters of my six-year-old grandson staring out at you. Charlie is wearing a breathing mask. His blue eyes are somewhere between poignant and reproachful. "Is a congestion charge too much to pay for clean air?" asks the question below. Answer: yes. One in five Greater Manchester children have asthma. But nearly four of every five ...
- LAW V/S LOUTS Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:51PMThe Bengal government is scheduled to make a ‘mention’ in the high court today, seeking permission to file a petition for more time to enforce the auto ban. Violence, lack of infrastructure and commuter hardship will be cited by the government as excuses.
- Group seeks to limit smoking Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:21PMMost likely, Sanderson said, the wording of the proposed law will make smoking in a car with kids a secondary offense, meaning drivers would be cited only in conjunction with some other offense, such as speeding.
- Paterson Gives Food Banks $1 Million Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:20PMGovernor David Paterson is giving regional food banks in New York State a financial boost, just when they need it the most. Paterson is adding a one-time $1 million emergency increase in funding for food banks across the state, including Foodlink in Rochester.
- Obama set to work on bailout plan Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:31AMWASHINGTON, D.C.: Barack Obama and his family were to spend their first full day in the US capital Sunday after the President-elect arrived here in time for him to work on an urgent economic recovery plan and for his daughters to start school.
- Fire smoke ails lungs, study says Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:33AMWildfires that raged through portions of Southern California this week have destroyed homes and wilderness. But if the pattern holds with that found in a UCI study published this week, the effect on lungs that breathe smoky air will reveal itself more over the weeks to come.
- After losing 103 pounds, Belleville woman aims to take off 20 more Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:13AM--
- Leaving a mixed legacy Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:02AMCritics say cronyism, isolation, lack of leadership offset early success
- Local advocates target car smokers Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:33AMGive Heidi Henson a badge and a police cruiser, and there’s little doubt what she’d do. “Every time I see a parent smoking while driving with kids in the car, I want to pull them over and talk to them about the dangers of secondhand smoke,” said Henson, the tobacco cessation coordinator at MultiCare and a member of the Tobacco Advisory Board of Pierce County.
- Recession inflames health care costs in Rochester area Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:26AMRising health care costs, heightened by the current recession, are hurting hospitals, employers, insurance companies and patients of all types.
- Tenn. sludge contains elevated levels of arsenic Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:51PMThe drinking water in the area of last month’s coal-sludge spill in eastern Tennessee is safe, but elevated levels of arsenic have been found in the soil, authorities said. http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?d=41 http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?d=50 http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=vqM74RGh http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?d=52 ...
- Fed Commission Urges Gas Tax Hike Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:21PMJust when gas prices are affordable, a federal commission recommends increasing the gasoline and diesel fuel tax to help finance highway construction and repair.
- Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus plan Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:05PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama probably cannot fix every leaky roof and busted boiler in the nation’s schools. But educators say his sweeping school modernization program — if he spends enough — could jump-start student achievement.
- Dorothy Wells Ackley Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:01PMLITTLETON, N.H. — Dorothy Wells Ackley, age 99, passed away at her home in Littleton, N.H. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, after a period of declining health.
- Flu resistant to treatment Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:50PMThough influenza cases have been low throughout the United States so far this year, there is an new, more important reason to get vaccinated. A common strain of the flu, known as type A H1N1, is becoming resistant to common treatment, according to the North Dakota Department of Health.
- Cost Effective HealthPartners Programs Reduced Expenses by Nearly $100 Million in 2008 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:28PM BLOOMINGTON, Minn.----HealthPartners programs designed to improve the quality and efficiency of care reduced medical expenses by nearly $100 million in 2008. HealthPartners reports that decision support for diagnostic imaging reduced unnecessary tests by more than $5.8 million, an 80 percent increase over last year’s savings.
- Fungal pill could provide asthma relief for sufferers Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:27PMUp to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found.
- New Year’s Day Dive expected to draw a crowd Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:03PMPerhaps this is the year when 700 people will bravely, or foolishly, kick off the new year with a jump into Lake Minnetonka. The 19th annual “On It & In It” dive into Lake Minnetonka begins at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 1, in Excelsior.
- Antifungal Drug May Help Ease Asthma Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:02PM MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An antifungal drug may offer hope for severe asthma patients who also suffer from a sensitivity to certain fungi, a new British study says.
- Briefing from Roane Co. Joint Information Center Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:46AMHARRIMAN - Preliminary environmental data of the fly ash release at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman, Tenn. has been reviewed for health effects. Though there is no indication of acute health effects resulting from contact with the coal fly ash material, it is recommended that direct contact with the coal fly ash be avoided.
- NY develops new system for tracking health risk Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:29PMALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers can find out which commonly preventable illnesses are more likely to occur in their own neighborhood — and whether racial disparity plays a role in prevention — through a new Web site launched this week.
- National Air Guard Members Deployed to Afghanistan Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:12PMMembers of the 130th Airlift Wing said goodbye to their families to serve our country overseas.
- Green Caf̩ kicks off new year Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:38PMMOUNTAIN LAKES РComing off of an award-winning year with its campaign to make the borough more environmentally green, the League of Women Voters of Mountain Lakes is planning a big start to 2009.
- Ash spill deepens safety debate Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:38PMAdvocacy groups publicize potentially toxic releases.
- Environmental Commission promotes no idling policy, recycling Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 12:19PMThere’s a new addition to the signage around Verona’s schools: “Please No Vehicle Idling”.
- Hardwood Cabinets Enhance Universal Design Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 4:59AM(ARA) - A comfortable yet more accessible and barrier-free home are the desired aims of universal design.
- Environmentalists petition EPA over ozone concern Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 4:36AMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An environmental group has filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to force 16 Western states to revise their air quality regulations in an effort to trim ozone pollution.
- Crotona Park tenants continue struggle with new landlord Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 4:34AMBack in November, 808 E. 175th Street’s crusading grandma appeared to have won. OCG VII LLC, one of the city’s worst landlords, appeared to have lost. Now Gladys Archer isn’t so sure.
- Switch to green asthma inhalers could lead to hoarding of cheaper devices Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 4:32AMWith the year 2009 drawing near, people who suffer from asthma and other respiratory ailments have only a few days before the last of the inhalers that use an ozone-depleting chemical disappear from pharmacy shelves and are replaced with new "green" devices.
- Winterizing Your Home for Good Indoor Air Quality Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 3:14AM(ARA) - As the weather begins to cool, we start preparing our homes for the winter season. Closing up the house and using your heater can really have an impact on indoor air quality.
- NAU feeds demand for veterinary techs Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:52AMThe students in the National American University veterinarian technology program are never alone. There’s Prince Albert, the friendly deaf cat, and Jane, who’s blind and has asthma, and then there’s Buddy, a quiet black dog. They’re always underfoot, begging for attention, lounging in the halls, tiptoeing on tables.
- Police say 22-year-old’s death a mystery Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:35AMPolice are investigating the death of a 22-year-old Lincoln man this week. Tobin “Toby” Jiskra’s girlfriend found him dead Wednesday just after 1:30 p.m. in the home where he lived with his father in the 2100 block of Preamble Court.
- Class about chronic disease management begins Jan. 12 in Lamar Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:06AMPersons with chronic diseases like diabetes, fibromyalgia, cancer, heart disease, arthritis or asthma, may find help for managing their disease at an upcoming program in Lamar.
- Area air quality flagged by EPA Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 1:23AMLake County is one of 23 counties in Ohio that has been designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as achieving "nonattainment" for fine particle air pollution.
- Respiratory virus arrives in Oklahoma ahead of flu this year Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 1:00AMWhile flu cases have yet to be reported to state officials, the state has seen dozens of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV cases.Like flu, the respiratory disease season lasts from late fall until spring. As of Dec. 13, 145 cases had been reported to the state Health Department."That’s pretty much on track with what we’ve seen in the last couple years,” state epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley ...
- Cafe To Be Open On Christmas Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:16AMA concerned stepdaughter, sympathetic restaurateurs and a good friend have joined forces to make sure New Port Richey resident Kay Beal, 81, gets her Christmas dinner.
- Dangerous drug interactions could affect millions of older adults, study says Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:08PMEven aspirin and dietary supplements can cause problems At least 2.2 million older adults in the U.S. take medicine in combinations that could trigger dangerous drug interactions, causing gastrointestinal bleeding, muscle breakdown, disruption in heart rhythm and other serious problems, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- Blood Samples Could Help Future Generations Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 10:18PM20 years worth of samples, taken from newborns, are available to researchers.
- Briefs Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 8:38PMPleasantonSenior Center to close for one week: The Pleasanton Senior Center will close for five days in January for routine maintenance, according to a city news release.
- Fire smoke ails lungs, study says Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 7:44AMWildfires that raged through portions of Southern California this week have destroyed homes and wilderness. But if the pattern holds with that found in a UCI study published this week, the effect on lungs that breathe smoky air will reveal itself more over the weeks to come.
