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Smiths Medical Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall
September 16, 2009 3:56 PM by Colleen Mullarkey

Smiths Medical and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified health care professionals about a nationwide voluntary recall of Portex Uncuffed Pediatric-Sized Tracheal Tubes (sizes 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 mm). A small number of tubes were manufactured with Read More...

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A Current Take on Health Care Legislation
September 10, 2009 5:19 PM by Vern Enge

Ah, yes. Let's look at health care for a minute, specifically the proposed health care legislative package that has Congress and much of the nation in an uproar right now. President Obama took to the nation's airwaves Wednesday night to explain his latest Read More...

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Government Releases H1N1 Flu School Closure Guidelines
August 7, 2009 5:39 PM by Kristen Ziegler

While parents are out buying backpacks and school supplies, the government began preparing for back-to-school season today by releasing national guidelines to prevent the spread of H1N1 swine flu and to curtail unnecessary school flu closures. "Influenza Read More...

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University Funds in Jeopardy Due to Closed Hospital
August 7, 2009 3:12 PM by Vern Enge

Budget battles raging across most states today can have a major impact on hospitals and the patients they serve. In the process, even large hospital systems can feel the sting of lawmaker displeasure. A prime example is a recent battle being waged in Read More...

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Sending wishes of lung cancer to your friends
January 28, 2009 8:48 AM by Colleen Mullarkey

Chinese health officials are celebrating the New Year with an anti-smoking campaign to end the tradition of giving cigarettes as gifts. The campaign from the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention stresses that giving such gifts is like "sending Read More...

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Live from AARC: 'Tis the Season to Speak Out
December 16, 2008 12:51 AM by Colleen Mullarkey

Economic troubles have many pinching their pennies and cutting down their gift lists this holiday season. But this year, there's at least one valuable gift respiratory specialists can give their profession without spending a dime: their voice. While many Read More...

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ACAAI 2008: Embracing the Challenges of Change
November 8, 2008 12:53 PM by Colleen Mullarkey

In keeping with the College's theme for this year's meeting, "Embracing the Challenges of Change," ACAAI President-Elect Rich Gower, MD, welcomed attendees at this morning's opening ceremony and encouraged them to broaden their horizons in allergy, asthma, Read More...

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Can Barack Please Have a Cigarette?
June 24, 2008 5:37 PM by Colleen Mullarkey

That's how graduate student and writer Paul Devlin started off his open letter to Michelle Obama at the end of April. He went as far as saying that the future of the free world and perhaps Barack Obama's campaign depends on him getting his nicotine fix: Maybe he could have one this weekend? He really needs to win Indiana. Also, keep in mind: tobacco and North Carolina, they kind of go together, you know. Sure, he'll probably win there anyway, but a larger margin is always good. Read More...

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Scenting the way to reduce fragrance-induced asthma attacks
March 24, 2008 2:38 PM by Kristen Ziegler

Minnesota just became the third state nationwide to consider a campaign for scent-free schools. Rep. Karen Clark proposed educating students about how their Burberry, Marc Jacobs and Axe contribute to classmates' health problems, including asthma. (Clark, Read More...

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Must-See TV
January 30, 2008 9:08 AM by Sharlene George

In the wake of the glam and glitter of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, here's one more film to put on your list of "must sees." Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., but studies have shown physicians don't feel equipped to Read More...

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