This smart wearable detects asthma attacks before they occur
BioAsthma records the severity of each attack, and uploads the data to a cloud server, which can aid in the monitoring of attack patterns

When Adrian Ang was a wee boy of about 6 years old, he suffered an asthma attack while playing with fire sparklers with his friends and cousins at a Mooncake festival.
“After inhaling the smoke from the sparklers, I vividly remember the feeling of being breathless and gasping for air. No matter how hard I tried, there never seemed to be enough air for my lungs,” says Ang, in an interview with e27.....

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Dear Dr. Roach: Is medical marijuana right for asthmatic Alzheimer's patient?

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a friend, age 56, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease a few years ago and has been taking Aricept, which has helped immensely. Now she has begun taking medical marijuana, supposedly to help her lungs at night from asthma. She takes the Aricept at dinner, then the pot about three hours later, in a capsule. What are the contraindications on the brain of taking this marijuana with Aricept? We are really concerned about this new pot use, but she seems to think it is just fine.....

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What's Going Around: Winter Asthma

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) Not only can the holidays bring about depression for some people, they can also trigger an asthma attack.
Dr. Dennis Perry at McLaren Greater Lansing Primary Care has treated several people for asthma symptoms lately. Common symptoms include a dry hacking cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and pain when breathing.
Doctors recommend patients avoid known triggers like tobacco smoke or pet dander. That can be tough this time of year because Christmas trees can have mold on them.....

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