Smart Inhaler Makes Treating Asthma Into A Video Game

5,000 people with asthma end up in the hospital each day. It’s a number that’s at least partially avoidable, since as many as 75% of patients are using their inhalers improperly...

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Asthma risk increases for overweight and obese youths
The likelihood of developing the disease is not as high for obese blacks as it is for other ethnic/racial groups studied.

When treating overweight and obese youths, physicians should keep in mind that an elevated body-mass index increases one's likelihood of having asthma, said the lead author of a recent study...

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Doctor Launches Collaborative Asthma Wiki

Imagine that you have asthma, and rather than give you a set of instructions about what to do if you have an attack, your doctor invites you to help write them? ...

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