Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics

Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics

Tight blood sugar control needn’t be the end-all factor for people with type 2 diabetes who have other medical problems, a new study indicates.
The degree of blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes “has been a subject of controversy for a decade,” said Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, a [...]

Asthma Respiratory Disease | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma for Children’s Health | Symptoms of an Asthma Attack

Asthma Respiratory Disease | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma for Children’s Health | Symptoms of an Asthma Attack
Asthma for Children’s Health

Young soccer player has a wheezing fit on the field, you can bet there’s an extremely worried parent on the sidelines. What can a parent do when a child’s favorite sport sets off [...]

Gina asthma guidance | Asthma gina classification | Gina Asthma | Presentation of new gina asthma

Gina asthma guidance | Asthma gina classification | Gina Asthma | Presentation of new gina asthma
New gina asthma

Gina stands for Global Initiative for Asthma. This is a project conducted in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO). Gina Asthma tries to sensitize the condition. It also helps [...]

Asthma | What Is Asthma | Asthma Causes | Asthma Types | Asthma Symptoms | Asthma Treatment | Medication and Facts

Asthma | What Is Asthma | Asthma Causes | Asthma Types | Asthma Symptoms | Asthma Treatment | Medication and Facts
What Is Asthma?

Asthma is characterized by a predisposition to chronic inflammation of the lungs in which the airways (bronchi) are reversibly narrowed. Asthma affects 7% of the population of the United States,6.5% of British [...]

Ligand to Acquire Metabasis for Cash and Contingent Value Rights

Ligand to Acquire Metabasis for Cash and Contingent Value Rights

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND – News) and Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBRX – News) announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ligand will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Metabasis.
Under the transaction, Metabasis stockholders will receive a cash payment [...]

New Scan For Lung Diseases and Asthma

New Scan For Lung Diseases and Asthma

People with chronic lung disease and asthma could soon be offered better treatment thanks to a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MRI ) scan being pioneered at The University of Nottingham.
The team of scientists and clinicians are working on a new technique using a specially-treated harmless gas [...]

Folic Acid May Help Treat Allergies and Asthma

According to research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms.
Asthma affects more than 7 percent of adults and children in [...]

Research Shows How Asbestos Triggers Mesothelioma in Human Cells

Ohio State University scientists believe they are the first in the world to study the molecular underpinnings of cancer by probing individual bonds between an asbestos fiber and human cells.
Though any clinical application is years away, the researchers hope their findings could aid in finding a way to intervene and prevent illness, including the deadly [...]

First New Mexico Medical Cannabis Producer Approved

The New Mexico Department of Health has approved the first nonprofit in New Mexico to produce medical cannabis for patients in the Department’s Medical Cannabis Program. Nonprofits are allowed to produce up to 95 mature plants and seedlings as well as a usable inventory of medical cannabis to meet the needs of patients in the [...]