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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • More information is required before determining tragic death of teen two days after vaping. Cause and effect are unclear.

    January 30, 2018

    Health Headlines Commentary for January 30, 2018 Source: Teen baseball player’s stepmom calls for stronger vaping regulations after his death  

  • Flu virus can spread by just breathing according to study

    January 29, 2018

    Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2018 Source: Flu breath: sick people can spread the flu virus just by breathing Reference: Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community

  • Testosterone studied for its possible role in asthma development

    November 29, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for November 29, 2017 Source: Testosterone could explain why asthma is more common in women than men Reference: Testosterone Attenuates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Airway Inflammation

  • Self-reported asthma diagnoses confounds study’s ability to link it to risk of heart failure

    June 28, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 28, 2017 Source: Asthma history linked to risk factor for heart failure Reference: A History of Asthma From Childhood and Left Ventricular Mass in Asymptomatic Young Adults : The Bogalusa Heart Study

  • Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions given out more than half the time for colds

    May 9, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 9, 2017 Source: Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions given out more than half the time for colds Reference: Antibiotic Prescribing for Nonbacterial Acute Upper Respiratory Infections in Elderly Persons

  • Study finds that asthma misdiagnosed in almost 1/3 of cases

    January 18, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2017 Source: A third of adults treated for asthma don’t actually have airway disorder: study Reference: Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma

  • Eat-ham/sausage-cause-worsening-asthma study good for the grinder

    December 22, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for December 22, 2016 Source: Why eating ham or sausages four times a week could worsen asthma   Commentary and analysis: Diet rich in processed meat ‘may worsen asthma symptoms’ Reference: Cured meat intake is associated with worsening asthma symptoms.

  • Vitamin D may help reduce severe asthma exacerbation rates

    September 21, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2016 Source: Vitamin D can halve risk of severe asthma attacks, researchers say Reference: Vitamin D for the management of asthma

  • It’s week 38! Get out your inhalers kids. The peak week for childhood asthma exacerbations.

    September 5, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2016 Source: Ontario law passes to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers in school Asthma attacks peak when kids go back to school  

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