Pocket-sized device to warn of asthma attacks

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have developed a pocket-sized device that plugs into a smartphone and can detect early warning signs of asthma attacks.
The device, Wing, is a sensor that works with a companion app to accurately measure two important lung functions: FEV1 (how much air you can exhale in one second) and Peak Flow (how fast you can exhale).....

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5 Lesser-Known Asthma Triggers

Tobacco, dust, pets, and mold are well-known triggers of asthma attacks, but pharmacists can educate their patients about some hidden triggers, too.
Patient education about asthma triggers is especially important, considering that more than 18.7 million adults have asthma, and the condition costs the United States $56 billion a year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).....

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Exercise Aids Some Outcomes in Asthma
- Symptoms, medication use, waist size all improve

MONTREAL -- A supervised aerobic exercise program for asthmatic adults led to significant reductions in symptoms, medication use, waist circumference, and depression versus usual care, a small, randomized trial showed.
The significant improvements in the exercise group emerged after 3 months. Spirometry outcomes and levels of inflammatory markers in sputum samples did not differ significantly between treatment groups.....

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