BEIRUT: Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese adults suffering from a smoking-related lung disease known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are being wrongly treated with asthma medications, a leading respiratory specialist warned on Thursday. COPD, which causes wheezing, on-going cough and shortness of breath, is normally

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Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new Stanford study. But, unlike carbon dioxide, soot lingers only a few weeks in the atmosphere, so cutting emissions could have a significant and rapid impact on the climate. Controlling it may be the only option for saving the Arctic sea ice from melting. If ...

The debate on the sale of raw milk continues across the country. Recent raids on raw milk clubs in California and in Minnesota continue to add fuel to the fire.

(Level of evidence = 1a) Synopsis Research showing an increase in asthma-related hospitalizations, intubations, and deaths with the use of salmeterol and ...

The state had six heat-related deaths in 2009, when the summer was cooler than normal. The record was 48 deaths in 2005. Colmers cautioned that people ...

He noted that most heat-related deaths in children occur in those under the age of 3. "The best way to avoid becoming severely ill is to get into a cooler ...

COPD is projected to be the fourth leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. Up to 25 percent of annual deaths in Lebanon are attributed to smoking-related ...

The state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reported six heat-related deaths this year — the total for 2009 — two of which were in Montgomery ...

Decades before any LABA had reached the market, the inhaled short-acting beta-agonist isoproterenol was linked to an increase in asthma-related deaths. Although the mechanism remains uncertain, some have hypothesized that beta-agonists ...

To further evaluate these reports, the manufacturer conducted the Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial (SMART), in which, over the course of 28 weeks, there were eight more asthma-related deaths per 10000 patients among patients ...

Data from a large placebo-controlled US study that compared the safety of salmeterol (SEREVENT® Inhalation Aerosol) or placebo added to usual asthma therapy showed an increase in asthma-related deaths in patients receiving salmeterol ...

The study was stopped in 2002 by the study's Data Safety Monitoring Board because of an increase in asthma related deaths. Analysis of 26355 patients showed statistically significantly higher rates of asthma related deaths (13 versus 3, ...

As Salmeterol is associated with increased risk of asthma-related deaths, it is imperative that you do not exceed the prescribed dose of this medicine. The common, less serious side effects of Advair include: headaches, dizziness, ...