MIAMI, FL – As of January 1st, you will no longer be able to buy an inhaler which uses chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for propellant. At issue is that CFCs are dangerous for the ozone layer and the US signed a treaty to eliminate these chemicals. As a result, your new inhaler ...

When you have food allergies, you can start to look at every unusual fruit or vegetable with a slightly acerbic eye. After all, food has become the enemy and you are on the defensive. But then, your food life becomes boring and you start to long for something else to ...

Four of the most popular asthma drugs are linked with an increased risk of asthma-related side effects, according to a new analysis released by the FDA. Higher risks of adverse events are actually seen in children taking these powerful medications. The drugs identified were Serevent and Advair from GlaxoSmithKline, Foradil ...

I've been thinking a lot about what to give for Christmas. It's not just the crazy economy right now - although that has surely been on almost everyone's mind. It's also the whole consumer madness that surrounds almost every holiday. It seems to bleed out the best parts of a ...

AUSTRALIA – It's enough to give a new parent a headache. After studies that have shown a link between antibiotics use in the first months of life and the development of atopic symptoms later, another study comes out of Australia claiming that there is no link. What's a parent ...