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• People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed

  THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma may affect more than your ability to breathe, ...

• Airway Injury Plaguing 9/11 First Responders

  THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that airway injuries account for the ...

• Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.

  TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing across the United States, a ...

• U.S. Pays a Price for Dirty Air

  TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- In the state of California, failure to meet federal ...

• Household Dirt Won't Raise Asthma Risk in Infants

  SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to unclean conditions early in life doesn't affect ...

• BPA May Raise Risk of Asthma in Kids

  SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mouse pups whose mothers were exposed to a common ...

• Successor to Combination Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The Prevnar 13 vaccine, a combination shot that protects ...

• Existing Health Programs Could Help More Kids With Asthma

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could lower the number of uninsured ...

• Hospital-Acquired Sepsis, Pneumonia a 'Growing Menace'

  TUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 ...

• More Expensive Hospital Care May Not Mean Better

  TUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals that spend more to treat patients don't necessarily ...

• Drug Improved Survival in Mice With Cystic Fibrosis

  FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In the search for new treatments for cystic fibrosis, ...

• FDA Issues Warning on Key Asthma Drugs

  THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) - A new label warning will caution users of four ...

• One in Two Children Has Chronic Health Issues

  TUESDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- One in every two U.S. children now grapples at ...

• Cigars, Pipes No 'Healthy' Alternative to Cigarettes

  MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) --People who think they're protecting their lungs by smoking pipes ...

• Exposure to 9/11 Fumes Tied to Chronic Headaches

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks, residents and ...

• Blacks in Nursing Homes Vaccinated Less Than Whites

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds a racial disparity in flu ...

• Herbals Not the Answer for Asthma, Study Shows

  FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Many asthma patients who use herbal remedies experience increased ...

• Steroids May Be Overrated in Treatment of COPD

  THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are ...

• Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccinations

  THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most parents make sure their children get all their ...