PillJogger Gets Hesitant Patients to Take Medicine - HealthTechZone

PillJogger Gets Hesitant Patients to Take Medicine HealthTechZone To get over bronchitis, you need to finish your penicillin. But you're starting to feel better, so maybe just throw it away. Not so easy. At least that's what PillJogger Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up says. The company has developed a way to make ...

Lung Disease Following Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan - news Stories

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Lung Disease Following Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan news Stories 3 Subsequent epidemiologic studies showed that deployers have higher rates of newly reported respiratory symptoms than nondeployers (14% versus 10%), although rates of physician-diagnosed asthma and chronic bronchitis were not increased.

Breathe easy, folks - Deccan Chronicle

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Breathe easy, folks Deccan Chronicle They need symptomatic medical therapy and assurance. Vast majority of the asthma exacerbations are caused by viral infections and have to be treated by anti-inflammatory medications. Chronic bronchitis: Smokers, who have a history of cough for at least ...

Mutamba: Medicine tree - The Financial Gazette

Mutamba: Medicine tree The Financial Gazette Plants have been used for medicinal purposes long before recorded history. Ancient Chinese and Egyptian papyrus writings describe medicinal uses for plants as early as 3 000 BC. Indigenous cultures such as African and Indian used herbs in their healing ...

Women who don't smoke can still get lung cancer - Kansas City Star

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Women who don't smoke can still get lung cancer Kansas City Star The larger question, yet to be answered, is why lung cancer not linked to a history of smoking appears more apt to strike women than men. The peripheral hazards would seem just as dangerous to men: exposure to radon gas in the basement, or to asbestos, ... and more »