FDA Considers Warnings for Eczema Creams (washingtonpost.com)
Government scientists, concerned that two prescription creams used widely for a common skin condition may increase the risk of certain cancers, especially among children, will propose adding strong new warnings to the product labels.

Why an Unmade Bed Is Healthier (netscape.com)
Neatniks, cover your eyes. New research from Kingston University in the United Kingdom has concluded that an unmade bed is not only unappealing to the eyes, but also unappealing to house dust mites, which are thought to cause asthma and other allergies.

Stress Raises Asthma Risk in Children (Yahoo News)
Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child's risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.

Asthma Study Looks at Genetic Variation and Microbial Exposure (News-Medical.net)
The "hygiene hypothesis" suggests that exposures to microbes early in life may drive immune system development in a way that reduces a person's susceptibility to asthma and other allergic diseases.

Children Unable to Identify Empty Asthma Inhalers (Patient Health International)
US researchers have called for effective dose counters to be added to asthma inhalers, after finding that many asthmatic children are unable to accurately assess when their inhalers are empty.