spirometry

June 07, 2016

White House Pulled FDA Restrictions on E-Cigarette Flavors

A White House office deleted language in a recently introduced tobacco regulation that would have removed flavored e-cigarettes from the market until they had been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, an edited version of the document shows. On May 5, the FDA released a final rule extending its tobacco authority to include e-cigarettes,…

May 24, 2016

Many Smokers Have COPD Symptoms, Without Diagnosis

Many smokers have symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) even before they’ve been diagnosed with the lung condition, according to a new study. Symptoms of COPD include shortness of breath, coughing, difficulty exercising and history of asthma. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, researchers said. Smoking is a…

May 10, 2016

Vitamin D could prevent asthma, allergies in children

A new study by a New Zealand doctor is the first to show that vitamin D supplements may prevent allergies and asthma development in babies and young children. The study, composed by Associate Professor Cameron Grant, notes that there is a vitamin D deficiency in 57 per cent of New Zealand newborns – a statistic…

May 05, 2016

Feds announce much tougher e-cigarette, cigar rule

Big news unfolded yesterday, May 05, 2016!  Electronic cigarettes will now be regulated much like tobacco cigarettes and their sale to children banned, according to a new federal rule issued. Under the rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would have to approve all tobacco products not currently regulated that hit stores after February 2007….

April 26, 2016

Prenatal exposure to BPA associated with pediatric wheeze

Diminished lung capacity and development of persistent wheeze in children were associated with prenatal but not postnatal exposure to bisphenol A, according to recent study data. Adam Spanier, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics and behavioral pediatrics medical director, University of Maryland Midtown Campus, and colleagues studied 398 pregnant women between March 2003…

April 08, 2016

PCOS, Overweight, Obesity Increase Risk for Asthma

Independent associations were found between asthma and polycystic ovary syndrome as well as overweight and obesity, according to results presented here. “The results of this study need to be confirmed with results in other populations, and exploration of these relationships in longitudinal studies is needed,” Anju Elizabeth Joham, MBBS, FRACP, an endocrinologist and postdoctoral research…

March 28, 2016

Excessive Iron in the Lung Implicated in COPD

Excessive iron build-up in the lungs could be a major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Weill Cornell Medicine scientists find in a new study. The investigators also believe that they have identified the culprit for the excess: A gene they previously found to increase patients’ susceptibility to the progressive lung disease. For their…

March 14, 2016

Study links e-cigarettes to incurable disease called ‘Popcorn Lung’

In analyzing 51 different flavored e-cigarettes, author of the study Joseph Allen and his team found at least one of three top toxins — diacetyl, acetoin and 2,3-pentanedione — in 47 of the e-cigs. Not only that, “the amount of diacetyl in 39 of the e-cigs exceeded the amount that was able to be detected…