Showing posts with label procedures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label procedures. Show all posts

3.30.2007

Smokers Miss Work More

From SooToday:
Smokers clock up almost eight additional days of sick leave every year.

Smokers take an average of almost eight days more of sick leave every year than their non-smoking colleagues, suggests research published in Tobacco Control.

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So, does this mean that the nonsmokers get penalized by having to work an average of eight days more per year on average? So the "reward" for better health is more work!




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Bronchial Thermoplasty- A New Treatment For Asthma



From Fox News:

A device that zaps the airway with radio waves cuts moderate-to-severe asthma symptoms, a clinical study shows.

The device, the Alair System from Asthmatx Inc., is a radio-wave generator attached to a specially designed probe. During three procedures -- called bronchial thermoplasty -- the device is inserted into the airway. It zaps the smooth muscle of the airway, making it harder for the airway to spasm and close.

I'm not sure the pharmaceutical companies, like advair and crew, are going to think this is a good idea...


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