ANTIBIOTICS AND LOWER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
Today is the first official day of summer, and so talking about bronchitis might not seem to go with the seasons. But there’s new important research out that looks at the treatment of the typically-winter illness, and whether certain medicines can cut short what is often a long, drawn out and annoying illness. (Read more about ANTIBIOTICS AND LOWER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS)
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PNEUMONIA TREATMENT
If you are a healthy individual and you get pneumonia, should you be admitted to the hospital for safety’s sake? Or is it ok to be sent home with antibiotics?
4 million Americans get a routine pneumonia each year, so it’s a pertinent question.
“I couldn’t go outside a lot, and I couldn’t breathe in cold air.” He’s just in the seventh grade, but Ian Halusuczak developed pneumonia, an infection of the lung. When it is a bacterial pneumonia, as is often the case, the disease is treated with antibiotics. “I couldn’t go to school, so I had to stay at home for 2 weeks,” recalls Ian. (Read more about PNEUMONIA TREATMENT)
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SMOKING AND COLON CANCER RISK
You probably know that smoking and lung cancer are very closely related, with heavy smokers being the most prone to suffer from lung cancer. Smoking also raises one’s risk of heart disease.
Now, smokers can add pre-cancerous growths in the colon to the host of increased health risks they face. (Read more about SMOKING AND COLON CANCER RISK)
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SLEEP, ASTHMA, AND ADHD
Are asthma and sleep patterns connected? Can trouble sleeping affect an asthmatic’s condition? Can troubled sleep and asthma-related symptoms cause someone to develop the symptoms of ADHD? Yes, according to new research, which says that lack of sleep can affect symptoms of asthma, as well as increase the likelihood that a person will suffer from ADHD. (Read more about SLEEP, ASTHMA, AND ADHD)
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SNORING RELIEF
Could there finally be a cure for snoring?
New data out of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat surgeons) shows a simple implanted device can have significant impact on the lives of people with sleep apnea, and those of their spouses. In some cases it has even helped patients stop snoring altogether. (Read more about SNORING RELIEF)
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VIRTUAL REALITY SMOKING
At first glance, you may think you’re looking at the latest version of play station but incredibly it’s the newest technology that may just help smokers kick the habit.
“It feels like you can reach out and pick up the cigarette out of the ash tray,” says smoker, Audrey Shinner. (Read more about VIRTUAL REALITY SMOKING)
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ASTHMA AND ACETAMINOPHEN
Mindy Harzula loves the fact it’s spring, but knows her allergies are about to kick in and so might some of her asthma symptoms. “When I sleep I’m up all night long. I mean, I take my inhaler which opens up my airways,” Mindy says. Fortunately, Mindy’s asthma is mostly under control. But, for many of the estimated twenty million Americans, asthma can be a debilitating condition, even, a killer. (Read more about ASTHMA AND ACETAMINOPHEN)
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