Asthma Health Center

Dec 31 - The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective imm... Read more »

Oct 12 - Today, on World Asthma Day, we at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Environment... Read more »

May 5 - A commonly used treatment for acid reflux does not improve asthma symptoms or control in patients who do not have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER), according to a new study supported by th... Read more »

Apr 9 - Awareness of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) continues to grow in the United States, according to national survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institut... Read more »

Nov 2 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today a ban on cigarettes with flavors characterizing fruit, candy, or clove. The ban, authorized by the new Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Co... Read more »

Sep 22 - A resourceful study into the effect of third hand smoke upon the risk for genetic mutations in fruit flies won the top Addiction Science Award at this year's Intel International Science and Enginee... Read more »