New research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that being diagnosed with asthma is significantly associated with a greater risk for a lifetime history of daily smoking and nicotine dependence. The findings are reported in the online preview issue of the Journal of Health Psychology…

The nation’s allergists help adults and children learn if they are at risk for asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) as the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) conducts its 15th annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program…

The MONET1 pivotal Phase 3 trial which evaluated motesanib administered together with paclitaxel and carboplatin to 1,090 patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) did not meet its main goal of improving survival, a requirement for regulatory approval. Motesanib is made by Amgen Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co…

Study also shows routine monitoring of breathing could reduce deaths in intensive care A major UK study on complications of anaesthesia has shown that obese patients are twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anaesthetic than non-obese patients…

Scientists reported discovery of the active ingredients in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine for skin whitening, changing skin color to a lighter shade. The ingredients are poised for clinical trials as a safer, more effective alternative to skin whitening creams and lotions that millions of women and some men use in Asia and elsewhere, they said…

At least three people have died while infected with the H1N1 flu virus, also known as Swine Flu in El Paso, USA and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, officials have announced. Information regarding one of the patients, a 76-year-old male, indicates that the virus was a secondary factor in his death in February; he had several health problems already…

Medical marijuana has long been a controversial subject to the using and non-using communities and a new study has presented information that those with Multiple Sclerosis that use the sometimes legalized drug, may trade some level of pain relief for diminished thinking skills and other cognitive side effects…

If you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. A new Kaiser Permanente study found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal if they had lower stress levels and slept more than six hours but not more than eight hours a night…

Your baby has been crying for hours. She’s been fed, changed, and rocked, but nothing will soothe her…

For the first time, a virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and Africa. The finding confirms that serious diseases can pass from people to these endangered animals…