_ Heart Health Respiratory ConditionsSmoking Continues Despite Knowledge of Risks By Jane Farrell articleMany adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to smoke cigarettes and/or use other tobacco products, despite knowing … Read More→
_ e-CigarettesTeen E-Cigarette Use Doubles Since 2017 By Jane Farrell articleTeen rates of e-cigarette use are rising sharply, new research shows. Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey of … Read More→
_ Respiratory ConditionsSecondhand Smoke Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death By Jane Farrell articleContinuous indoor exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart’s electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can … Read More→
_ Asthma Respiratory ConditionsAsthma: Triggers and Treatments By Jane Farrell articleThe bad news about asthma is that there’s no cure for it, and in most cases we don’t even know … Read More→
_ e-Cigarettes Respiratory ConditionsE-Cigarettes and Skin Wounds By Jane Farrell articleHere’s another reason to avoid vaping: It delays the healing of skin wounds. The study is just the latest in … Read More→
_ e-CigarettesE-cigarette Additives Cause Inflammation and Impair Lung Function By Jane Farrell articleFlavoring and additive ingredients in e-cigarettes may increase inflammation and impair lung function, according to new research. The study, published … Read More→
_ e-CigarettesFDA Cracks Down on e-Cigarette Manufacturers By Jane Farrell articleThe federal Food and Drug Administration, saying that the use of e-cigarettes has become an “epidemic” among young people, has … Read More→
_ Respiratory ConditionsWhy Do Women Get Asthma More Frequently than Men? By Jane Farrell articleThe effects of sex hormones on lung cells may be causing women to have asthma at twice the rate of … Read More→
_ Respiratory ConditionsSeasonal Allergies: Which Medication Is Right for You? By Jane Farrell articleFrom experts at the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ways to navigate the occasionally confusing array of allergy medicines: … Read More→
_ Respiratory ConditionsFor Older Adults, Vitamin D Reduces Respiratory Infections but May Increase Falls By Sondra Forsyth articleResearchers at the Health in Aging Foundation concluded that a monthly high dose of vitamin D reduced the number of respiratory … Read More→
_ Respiratory ConditionsVitamin D Can Help Older Patients Fight Respiratory Infections By Jane Farrell articleOlder, long-term care patients can reduce the incidence of acute respiratory illness by taking high doses of vitamin D, according … Read More→
_ Respiratory ConditionsE-Cigarettes: More Dangerous than You Thought By Jane Farrell articleA new study suggests that e-cigarettes may not be significantly safer than tobacco cigarettes. The research, which was conducted on … Read More→
_ Kid's & Teen Health Respiratory Conditions Senior Health Understanding the MicrobiomeGood Bacteria Might Help Prevent Middle Ear Infections and Pneumonia By Sondra Forsyth articleA January 2016 study from the Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts is helping to shed more light on the important … Read More→
_ Flu Respiratory ConditionsIt's Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot By Jane Farrell articleMeant to get vaccinated in the fall to ward off the flu, but somehow didn’t get around to it? Think … Read More→