Asthma Health app harnesses the power of Apple’s iPhone

A new app developed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and LifeMap Solutions aims to revolutionize asthma research by harnessing the power of Apple’s iPhone.
The Asthma Health app was one of a number of medical research apps unveiled during Apple's “Spring Forward” event on Monday. Using the tech giant's new ResearchKit open source software framework, the app aims to make it easy for asthma sufferers to participate in research studies via their iPhones.....

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Weight Loss Surgery Eases Asthma: Study

Weight-loss surgery not only helps obese people shed pounds and reverse diabetes, but it may also significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks.
That’s the latest word from Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who found obese individuals with the lung disorder have fewer flare-ups after bariatric surgery.....

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Asthma among kids doubled in past one decade: Experts

JAIPUR: Increasing particulate matter (PM10) is one of the main causes of increasing respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, environment minister Prakash Javadekar had expressed concern in Rajya Sabha over the exceeding prescribed level of particulate matter (PM10) in Alwar, Delhi and three other neighboring cities of Delhi.....

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