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FDA Approves NIOX MINO for Asthma Monitoring

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2008-03-06 00:02:37 by Michael in Medgadget
...asthma, has just been 510(k) cleared by the FDA. NIOX MINO, a product of Swedish company Aerocrine AB, is designed to measure fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO), an inflammatory marker. The company promotes its product as a device that will "cost efficiently improve management and care of patients with inflammatory disorders, such as...
 
Tags: niox mino, asthma, inflammation control, control, niox mino answers, asthma control, measure airway inflammation, airway inflammation, asthma management
 
 
 
 
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Investigating Asthma Triggers

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2008-01-24 18:47:42 by Michael in Medgadget
...asthma patients find themselves in. Using the various sensors integrated by Keehi Technologies, the device will help to investigate what environmental conditions trigger an asthma attack Although no one fully understands why certain people get asthma, doctors know that once a person has it, his/her lungs can overreact to environmental stimuli...
 
Tags: asthma, asthma attack, vest pocket, pocket, vest, indoor air chemistry, air, vest wearer notes, keehi technologies
 
 
 
 
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New Air-Sampler Gadget Looks for Asthma Attack Triggers [Medical Gadgets]

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2008-01-28 09:41:16 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
Asthma attacks can come out of nowhere, or so it would seem. A new portable system is trying to predict asthma attacks by sampling the air and identifying likely triggers. The 1-lb. device, designed by a team at Georgia Tech, takes samples every two minutes, looking at recorded air temperature and humidity, and testing the samples for...
 
Tags: asthma attack, air, predict asthma attacks, asthma attacks, triggers, takes samples, volatile organic compounds, air temperature, samples
 
 
 
 
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Pocketable gas sensor aims to better understand asthma

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2008-01-28 08:26:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...asthma attacks, but a new pocketable device could hold the key to unlocking more about the relationship between "asthma symptoms and the air a sufferer breathes." Reportedly, this device could allow researchers to look back after an attack has occurred and see exactly what was happening environmentally beforehand. Gurus at the Georgia Tech...
 
Tags: pocketable device, device, asthma symptoms, pollutant pathway, asthma attacks, vehicle exhaust, gasoline fumes, sufferer breathes, current iteration
 
 
 
 
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Watchhaler Helps Children With Asthma

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2008-07-24 03:00:00 by hotspotmama in Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us
There is a new option out there for parents who have children with asthma. A German company has manufactured a child friendly inhalation aid (aka spacer) for children called the "Watchhaler Technorati Tags: Children Gadgets Health Parenting
 
Tags: technorati tags, watchhaler, asthma, german company, gadgets health, aka spacer, option, parents
 
 
 
 
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Watchhaler For Asthma Patients

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2008-07-24 20:13:13 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...asthma patients often find it difficult to hold their breath like an adult can, making it a little bit more tricky to get the proper amount of medicine in. A German company has come up with the Watchhaler, a child-friendly inhalation aid that offers the following benefits Visible Feedback to parents Better Design for better Compliance Flow...
 
Tags: child-friendly inhalation aid, inhalation, asthma patients, child, proper amount, german company, watchhaler, visible feedback, source article
 
 
 
 
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Alair System May Become Option for Asthmatics

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2008-02-11 17:41:41 by Michael in Medgadget
Asthmatx , Inc., the company developing the Alair bronchial thermoplasty device to treat asthmatic patients, has released positive results of a latest multi-center study of the procedure. Bronchial thermoplasty is an investigational procedure in which precisely controlled thermal energy is delivered with a tiny catheter to targeted airway walls...
 
Tags: bronchial thermoplasty procedure, procedure, asthma, bronchial thermoplasty, severe persistent asthma, refractory asthma, treat asthmatic patients, patients, regular asthma medications
 
 
 
 
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BehindTheMedspeak: It's never too cold to exercise (like a shark, just keep moving)

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2008-01-20 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...asthma is exacerbated by cold temperatures Dr. Kenneth W. Rundell, director of respiratory research and the human physiology laboratory at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsyvania, told Kolata, "No matter how cold the air is, by the time it reaches your lungs, it is body temperature Here's the Times piece. Too Cold to Exercise? Try...
 
Tags: cold, cold air, air, cold-water swimmer, temperature, skin temperature, cold temperatures, extreme cold, body temperature
 
 
 
 
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LG electronics announces new addition to laundry line

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2008-03-23 10:00:36 by Edwin in Coolest Gadgets
...asthma & allergy friendly by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). Apparently, LG hopes that this new home appliance will be able to do its part when it comes to helping out consumers and patients with asthma and allergic diseases. Sounds pretty nifty to me, but is it really that effective as claimed? Only real-world use of it...
 
Tags: laundry, cycle, allergiene cycle, steam, steam technology, line, wash drum, laundry rug bag, feeds hot steam