Asthma Treatment

The Asthma Epidemic

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.26.2012

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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

The movement of what was once a relatively inconspicuous disease to an epidemic of significant public health concern remains both worrisome and mysterious.

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Placebo Could Help Asthma Patients Breathe Easy

TIME | Posted 09.14.2011

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A new Harvard Medical School investigation in asthma patients shows that the "placebo effect" -- in which patients experience real benefits from sham ...

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New Treatment For Adults With Hard-To-Control Asthma

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 11.17.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Researchers say they've found a possible new treatment for adults with hard-to-control asthma. Their discovery, however, came at a...

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Those With Severe Asthma Offered Radical Treatment

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — People with severe asthma are getting a radically different treatment option: A way to snake a wire inside their lungs and melt off...

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Childhood Asthma and Environmental Health

Floyd J. Malveaux, M.D., Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Floyd J. Malveaux, M.D., Ph.D.

Asthma's growing incidence in the United States, which some experts speculate is indirectly related to climate change, has left one in seven US children struggling with the condition.

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