Asthma Treatment Outcome in Children Is Associated with Vascular Endot

Jun 02, 2012 - (Source: Molecular Diagnosis)

Smoking during pregnancy linked to asthma

Jun 01, 2012 - SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (UPI) -- African-American and Latino children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had an elevated risk of acute asthma symptoms in as teens, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

Patient And phaRmacist Telephonic Encounters (PARTE) in an Underserved

Jun 01, 2012 - Telemedicine and e-Health , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)

May 28 through June 1 Twitter Roundup!

Jun 01, 2012 - Hello Dragonfly readers! We are going to try out a new service, to provide you with a weekly annotated highlight tour of the week’s links from our twitter account (@nnlmpnr).  Hat tip to Claire Hamasu at the MidContinental Region RML who sold me on how well received this service has been for their network members through a poster presentation at MLA. Without further ado, here are some links you may have missed this past week: May 28, 2012 National Health Observances Toolkit for June: June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/JunToolkit.aspx Montana has 2nd highest rate of injury deaths in nation http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_4513a332-fc09-506e-8991-4c9386f1bbee.html#ixzz1wZN1OxMe May 29, 2012 What the 3M Healthcare ...

Health Highlights: June 1, 2012

Jun 01, 2012 - New Asthma Action Plan for Minorities in U.S. Exercise May Boost Heart Risk for Some: Study FDA Denies Name Change for High Fructose Corn Syrup (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Health News)

Toll?like receptors 2, 3 and 4 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin expres

May 30, 2012 - Conclusions and Clinical RelevanceIncreased expression of TLR 2, 3 and 4 and TSLP in fatal asthma may contribute to the acute inflammation surrounding asthma deaths.© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd (Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy)

Chronic rhinosinusitis and occupational risk factors among 20? to 75?y

May 29, 2012 - ConclusionsCRS prevalence was affected by occupation (blue vs. white collar), but the observed effect depended on gender and smoking status. Exposure to airway irritants (occupational or smoking) increased the CRS prevalence. Studies on larger cohorts are needed to fully assess these tendencies, for example, by more extensive use of Job Exposure Matrix models. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine)

Book Review: "Heartburn: Extinguishing The Fire Inside"

May 29, 2012 - This is my review of the book "Heartburn: Extinguishing The Fire Inside" by M. Michael Wolfe, M.D. and Thomas J. Nesi. If you have read this book, you can share thoughts on it by clicking on the Comments link below this post. Related Information: What is Heartburn? Why Heartburn Happens Risk Factors for Heartburn Is There a Cure for Heartburn? What is GERD? Heartburn Myths Controlling Heartburn with Lifestyle Modifications Dietary Changes for Preventing Heartburn GERD and Asthma Complications of Chronic Heartburn Book Review: "Heartburn: Extinguishing The Fire Inside" originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 at 16:30:44.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)

Internet?based self?management compared with usual care in adolescents

May 29, 2012 - ConclusionIBSM improved asthma?related quality of life and asthma control in adolescents with not well?controlled asthma after 3 months, but not after 12 months. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: Pediatric Pulmonology)

Relaxed Breathing Techniques Have Potential Health Benefits

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