Respiratory Disorders - General

This report from The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) "... reflects new medications that have emerged and updates treatment recommendations for pregnant women with asthma."

The American Lung Association defines COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) as "... a term referring to two lung diseases, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, that are characterized by obstruction to airflow that interferes with normal breathing. Both of these conditions frequently co-exist, hence physicians prefer the term COPD."

Should House Republicans be pushing new legislation that could wipe out the ability of states to ban or strictly limit the use of pesticides and toxic industrial chemicals that can jeopardize human health?

According to the president of Toyota North America, Toyota hybrids have saved 155 million gallons of gas and eliminated 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gases. This is undisputedly good news, and an important reminder of the direction the automotive industry must go.

Mid-July, 2006, Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to begin production of a commercially viable hydrogen engine, which emits almost nothing but clean water vapour into the air.

The hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines are destined for shuttle buses and will be ready for delivery later this year, said Ford Motor spokesman Nick Twork.

In an effort to reduce emissions of pollutants and increase the control pesticide use, Health Canada plans to monitor 5000 people to determine the extent of their body burden of harmful chemicals.

As in the US, many people in Canada believe that the federal government should get serious about reducing emissions and controlling pesticide use.