Asthma Inhaler Shrinks to Credit Card Size in New Design

People suffering from asthma may soon have a sleek alternative to traditional — and bulky — inhalers.
The Bloom Inhaler fits in the palm of your hand, and is approximately the size and shape of a credit card. Asthma medication is delivered through a tiny nozzle that flips into place atop a circular hole in the top half of the device; users place their mouths over the hole to administer a dose of medicine, just as they would when using a traditional inhaler's mouthpiece.....

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Farm Children Are Less Likely To Develop Allergies And Asthma Later In Life, Researchers Claim

The number of children growing up with allergies is on the rise, and experts are continuously looking for ways to prevent it. Now, according to an international study, published in the journal Thorax, growing up on farms may help prevent allergies and asthma in adulthood.....

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Gene Associated with Increased Child Asthma Risk with Early Life Bronchiolitis

A new study reveals children who contracted bronchiolitis in the first two years of life and had a common variation of the Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene were 17 times more likely to develop asthma. Also, children with the PAI=1 gene, which is an enzyme that responds to viral illnesses by intensifying the production in the airways, and an early life lower respiratory tract infection that required medical attention regardless of severity increased the risk for asthma by 12 times, reports Healio.....

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