Exercise Improves Asthma Control, Study Suggests

MONTREAL — In relatively unfit adults, 12 weeks of aerobic exercise significantly improved asthma control, according to preliminary results from the randomized Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Asthma Morbidity (Ex-Asthma) study.
This finding suggests that exercise could be used as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy in this population, said lead investigator Simon Bacon, PhD, from Concordia University and Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.....

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Asthma drug found to rejuvenate older rat brains

Once its circulatory system was connected to that of a younger mouse, the old mouse experienced reversed aging in muscle and in the brain. The mice were given montelukast for six weeks, at the end of which the researchers found the drug had reversed age-related brain inflammation and encouraged the creation of new brain cells in the old mice.....

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Stop Coughing With These 9 Remedies – Control Coughs From Flu, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia and COPD

Coughing always involves some type of irritation in the upper respiratory tract. It may be associated with a case of the flu, sinusitis, congestion, post nasal drip, or pneumonia. Additionally, coughing may be the result of chronic bronchitis, emphysema or COPD. Aside from over-the-counter cough suppressants or steroid drugs, there are no really effective conventional cough remedies. Regardless of its origins, most coughing responds to one or more herbal remedies.....

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