FDA Advisers Urge Curbs On Some Asthma Drugs ****
Dec 11th, 2008 · Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration have recommend that drugs Serevent and Foradil no longer be used for asthma. Top-selling Advair was not affected by the recommendation.
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Asthma Rates Higher In American-Born Blacks
Dec 11th, 2008 · A new study finds African Americans born in the United States are three times more likely to have asthma than their black neighbor who was born abroad. For more, Farai Chideya talks with Doug Brugge of Tufts University School of Medicine.
FDA Panel Considers Risks Of Asthma Drugs
Dec 11th, 2008 · The Food and Drug Administration has taken on another difficult challenge. This time it's the safety of medication for severe asthma. Many doctors and professional groups say the drugs are life-savers. But the agency is considering whether the drugs may make asthma worse, or even deadly.
Stomach Virus Could Prevent Asthma
Jul 18th, 2008 · Several years ago, researchers proposed the provocative idea that bacteria living in the human stomach could be responsible for the development of some stomach ulcers. New research suggests, however, that those bacteria may not be all bad.
'Marketplace' Report: Singulair Suicide Link? **
Mar 28th, 2008 · The popular asthma drug Singulair is under investigation for its possible links to suicide. Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon about what the investigation means for drug maker Merck.
CDC Urges Hurricane Victims to Leave Trailers *
Feb 14th, 2008 · Federal health officials on Thursday urged hurricane victims to move out of trailers supplied by FEMA after tests showed dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes. A CDC director said the high levels can cause burning eyes and breathing problems for people with asthma and those sensitive to air pollutants. FEMA provided about 120,000 trailers in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
FEMA Trailers May Be Making Residents Sick **
Oct 31st, 2007 · Many people living in FEMA trailers since Hurricane Katrina suffer from headaches, skin rashes, nosebleeds and asthma. There's no scientific proof that formaldehyde is to blame, but some say that elevated levels found in trailers are likely contributing to the illnesses.
NIH: Create Action Plans to Control Kids' Asthma
Sep 6th, 2007 · Asthma accounts for two million emergency room visits a year, with September being the peak month for attacks that send children to hospital emergency rooms. The National Institutes of Health is encouraging doctors to create asthma action plans with young patients.
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