May 3, 2016 Parents of boy declared brain dead after asthma attack fight to keep him alive The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was declared brain dead after being hospitalized by an asthma attack in April are sharing a video that they say shows their son is still alive.
May 3, 2016 Yoga may help relieve asthma symptoms Yoga seems to provide small improvements in symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, according to a new review.
May 2, 2016 Many doctors would work while sick with flu, fever Nearly all doctors in a new study say they would go to work while sick with a cold, and more than a third say they would work if they had the flu
May 2, 2016 More evidence that smoking worsens semen quality A new review confirms that smoking has bad effects on a man's semen.
April 29, 2016 Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings - A stressful day may make a child more prone to an asthma attack that night - with worse than usual asthma symptoms the next day as well, a small U.S. study suggests.
April 29, 2016 Teacher to run 5K race 6 months after double lung transplant Six months to the day after undergoing a life-saving double lung transplant, a Boston school teacher who for his entire life has lived with a disease that robs him of lung capacity is running a 5K charity road race this weekend.
April 29, 2016 Forget about saving a life by plunging a pen through the neck Few movie scenes create more drama than a character saving a dying person's life by plunging a pen into his neck to open up his airway, but a new study from Germany suggests viewers shouldn't try that trick at home.
April 28, 2016 UK report advocates substituting e-cigarettes for tobacco Substituting electronic cigarettes for tobacco is beneficial to public health and should be encouraged for current smokers, according to a report from the U.K.’s Royal College of Physicians.
April 27, 2016 Better to get your flu shot in the morning You’re better off getting your flu shot in the morning than in the afternoon, researchers from England say.
April 26, 2016 Kids allergic to cow's milk may have low bone density - Children who were allergic to cow's milk had lower bone density and got less calcium in their diets than those with other food allergies, according to a small new study that also found too few kids used vitamin D and calcium supplements.