Why Hot, Humid Air Triggers Symptoms in Patients with Mild Asthma

Newswise — May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing in hot, humid air were able to prevent airway constriction that volunteers without asthma did not experience in the same environment...

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ACCESS Seeks Participants in Asthma Study

ACCESS is looking for participants for a study on how air pollution in South Dearborn affects children and adults with asthma and allergies...

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Dirty Air and Fat Make Asthma Worse

(dailyRx) Environmentalists are not the only ones that should be concerned about air pollution. Asthma patients and their doctors also should be worried, as dirty city air may make asthma worse...

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