ASIA—
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635603Brain Damage Seen in People With Severe Sleep Apnea
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635678Steroids May Be Overrated in Treatment of COPD - But experts disagree over whether to continue using them or not
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61454G20100205Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/09/244163/Local-study.htmLocal study proves relation between tobacco, lung cancer
SOUTH AMERICA—
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-02/04/c_13163117.htm5,600 infants with respiratory infections in S Peru
NORTH AMERICA—
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6130J420100204Genes in mother, baby raise risk of preterm birth
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635598When Counseling Costs, Response Dwindles - Not just patients but doctors, too, lose interest, study finds
http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20100203/herbal-remedy-users-have-worse-asthmaHerbal Remedy Users Have Worse Asthma - Study Finds Less Inhaler Use in Asthmatics Taking Herbal Remedies
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/02/smoking.patch.quit/?hpt=SbinWearing patch 6 months may help smokers quit
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6133HO20100204U.S. adults forgo routine immunization: report
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635720As Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next Season - Some believe H1N1 will persist for years to come, but in what form remains unclear
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/hospital-admissions-and-costs-for-lung-disease-rising/article1455930/Hospital admissions – and costs – for lung disease rising
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61753920100208Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study
http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/5564.htmlChildren with Asthma at Higher Risk for Hospitalization on Warm Smoggy Days
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/08/e.cigarette/Study: 'Electronic cigarettes' don't deliver
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61903W20100210Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/635748.htmlObstructive Sleep Apnea in Kids May Have Genetic Cause - Future treatments might come in the form of a throat spray, researchers say
EUROPE—
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100204-703335.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlinesCzech Republic May Cancel Some GSK Swine Flu Vaccine Orders
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/7228/1358364.htmlVegetative Brain Injury Patients Show Signs of Awareness, but Not Those Deprived of Oxygen
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6135LK20100204Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635694Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61701420100208Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8503444.stmGreece fails on stamping out smoking
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8504173.stmLung cancer 'increasing' in Wales , latest figures show
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8507274.stmTwo-thirds of swine flu vaccines remain unused in NI
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5233661,00.htmlMadrid doctors perform groundbreaking lung transplants
AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA—
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1249560/Willpower-better-patches-want-quit-smoking.htmlWillpower works better than patches if you want to quit smoking
MIDDLE EAST—
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10624250Ban smoking from beaches, health officials ask
