Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.
Source: Healthy News
May
22
Well: Aging: Fewer Elderly Deaths in Flu Pandemics
May
22
3-D printer helps save dying baby
Kaiba Gionfriddo suffered from a rare obstruction in his lungs called bronchial malacia and stopped breathing daily. He was three months old when doctors tried an experiment using a “body part” created on a 3-D printer.
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May
22
New Drug May Decrease Asthma Attacks By 87%
A novel, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and decrease and minimize acute breathing issues among people with moderate-to-severe asthma, according to new research by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and were also presented in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society. Nearly 24.6 million Americans suffer from asthma, and 10 to 20% of them do not have good control of their symptoms even when taking medications…
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