Bangladesh: Child patients cram hospitals
Maybe the Bangladeshi authorities are suppressing news of B2B H5N1 outbreaks, but this story is far more alarming: Child patients cram ...

Parent Tip: A portable kid medical dossier is handy
Filed under: Health and Safety, Monitoring your kids, Adventures in Parenting, Doctor's office, Hospitals, Making a Difference, DrugsBa...

Pedometers, Cold Weather, and Exercise
I m not a pedometer guy, nothing against them. I m just not so neurotic that I need to count every step I ve taken, but for those...

A New Study of Inhalers to Prevent COPD: Flies in the Ointment
The treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, formerly known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction...

Remedies 4 Asthma Squidoo Lens
Read the entire Lense here: Remedies 4 AsthmaNatural Remedies 4 AsthmaCollection of natural and holistic remedies for Asthma including ...

Novo Nordisk Shelves Inhaled Insulin
Another inhaled insulin has gone up in smoke. Denmark s Novo Nordisk, a leader in insulin, said it s halting development of its A...

Cost of Asthma Inhalers to Double
CFC inhalers for asthma medication will be prohibited by the FDA starting in 2009 because the chemical harms the atmosphere; new HFA in...

Asthma Control Test
If you have asthma, take this test and share the results with your doctor.The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is designed to give you an ide...

Breastfeeding, But Not Delayed Introduction of Allergenic Foods May Delay or Prevent Allergies in Children
Contrary to the conclusions of a previous study I referred to a few months ago, a new report says that breastfeeding for at least four ...