According to Dow Jones Newswires, an FDA panel has recommended the approval of Alair bronchial thermoplasty device from Sunnyvale, California based Asthmatx, Inc. Designed to reduce the amount of smooth muscles in the walls of small to medium size airways, the device will likely be indicated for drug-resistant adult cases of severe asthma. We have reported extensively on this technology, including on positive results from the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) Trial, a 300 patient Source: Medgadget RSS Feed

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So the random number generator just got a vigorous workout, and we have quite a few winners to announce in our Big Ass Fall Giveaway.
Are you one of them?
If you see your name here, please email Crabby McSlacker @ gmail.com (but skip the spaces) to claim your prize by the end of the day (midnight, PST) Friday November 13th. (Note: if you are superstitious, you may want to make sure to email earlier). Please include your mailing address and real name (or atSource: Cranky Fitness RSS Feed

Are haunted houses safe while pregnant? It depends.

If the haunted house is one for children, meaning something extremely mild in the scare factor, then it should be fine. But the later you are in your pregnancy paired with the intensity of a professional haunted house could be cause for concern.

Aside from being frightened, raising your blood pressure, along with your baby’s, and the anxiety and distress that could cause pre-term labor, there are other factors to consider (asSource: Pregnancy Weekly's Blog RSS Feed

Passion may be loud, but if you’re a screamer, you may want to be sure your door is locked tight. This past July, a group of teens in Connecticut, United States, heard a woman who they thought was being assaulted, so they felt they had to rescue her.

Four teens, called by a teenage girl who lives in the same home as the woman, burst into the room and a couple of them beat up the man badly enough to require medical attention. However, it seems that he wasn’t assaulting the woman,Source: Healthbolt RSS Feed