How Renting Instead of Owning Can Hurt Your Asthma

Aug. 3, 2012 -- The real estate crash may be having a surprising effect on the health of some Americans with asthma.
A survey of people with allergic asthma found that renters are less likely than homeowners to make changes to minimize exposures to the allergens that trigger their breathing problems...

Read more: webmd.com



FDA Greenlights Asthma Drug Generics

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Generic forms of the popular asthma drug montelukast sodium (Singulair) produced by 10 manufacturers have won FDA approval, the agency announced...

Source: medpagetoday.com



Many Olympians Suffer from Asthma

Olympic athletes might appear to have the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of superheroes. But a new study reveals that one in 12 Olympic athletes uses asthma treatments. The findings are in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. [Kenneth Fitch, An Overview of Asthma and Airway Hyper-Responsiveness in Olympic Athletes]...

Information: scientificamerican.com