Switch to green asthma inhalers could lead to hoarding of cheaper devices (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

With the year 2009 drawing near, people who suffer from asthma and other respiratory ailments have only a few days before the last of the inhalers that use an ozone-depleting chemical disappear from pharmacy shelves and are replaced with new "green" devices.

Duke Emphysema Trial May Help Patients Breathe Easier (NBC 17 Raleigh)

In the decade since her emphysema was diagnosed, Peggy Watkins has searched for anything to make breathing easier. Because of her age, a lung transplant is not an option. But a new clinical trial at Duke may bring the relief she needs. "Any chore that it takes you five minutes to do, it takes me thirty," Watkins said. "I have to do something small and then take a break." Nearly three ...

State bailout helps AIDS program recover (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

The Hawaii AIDS Clinical Research Program has brought more than $20 million into the state for patient care and research since the state bailed it out with funding after it lost federal support, says Dr. Cecilia Shikuma, program director.

Duke Emphysema Trial May Help Patients Breathe Easier (MyNC.com)

In the decade since her emphysema was diagnosed, Peggy Watkins has searched for anything to make breathing easier.  Because of her age, a lung transplant is not an option.  But a new clinical trial at Duke may bring the relief she needs.

Some health predictions for '09 (The News-Press)

It's nearly the end of the year, and that means we're entering the mysterious den of the Trendspotters.