Topic: Norman Edelman

Chronic Thirst. . Alarmist scenario: Type 2 diabetes.. More likely cause: Your body is telling you to drink more water. If you exercise frequently...

Should You or Shouldn't You?

Coughs send more people to the doctor's office than any other specific symptom, according to experts. And Americans spend billions of dollars every...
Black and Latino seniors are less likely than whites to get the flu shot - even though they're at higher risk for chronic diseases that make the...

European Researchers Find Genes Tied to Asthma

"But the genes are different genes for children than for adults," said study coauthor Dr. Erika von Mutius, a professor of pediatrics at University Children's Hospital in Munich, Germany. For the GABRIEL study, von Mutius and colleagues from London, Paris, Munich ...
"But the genes are different genes for children than for adults," said study coauthor Dr. Erika von Mutius, a professor of pediatrics at University Children's Hospital in Munich, Germany. For the GABRIEL study, von Mutius and colleagues from London, Paris, Munich ...

Avoid Asthma - Use Solar Energy

NPR just did a great piece on spare the air days and in it they link spare the air days with an increase in likelihood of an asthma attack in kids. "Spare the air days" happen on the hottest days of the ...
A drag from a cigarette now and then can't hurt, right?. "It has been known for a long time that secondhand smoke or smoking occasionally can be risky for your health," said study author Dr. Ronald Crystal, chief of the division ...

Tailored Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer?

Advanced lung cancer is notoriously hard to treat, but a team of Japanese scientists reports that a cancer drug known as Iressa was significantly more effective than standard chemotherapy for patients with a certain genetic profile.. For this reason, Dr. Akira Inoue ...
Advanced lung cancer is notoriously hard to treat, but a team of Japanese scientists reports that a cancer drug known as Iressa was significantly more effective than standard chemotherapy for patients with a certain genetic profile.. For this reason, Dr. Akira Inoue ...

How Bad Are Your Past Sins Really?

Let's be honest: Many of us-OK, most of us-weren't exactly paragons of health in our youth. Get an hour of aerobic exercise most days of the week (brisk walking counts). "If you're more saintly now, you've probably started ...