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It’s Never Too Late to QUIT!!

It’s never too late to kick a bad habit, and smoking is no exception. Cigarette smoke contains toxic and cancer-causing chemicals that can lead to many serious diseases and conditions, such as cancer, stroke, high blood pressure and infertility. UF smoking cessation specialist Gillian Eagle, R.N., C.D.E., said quitting enhances…

Bronchial Thermoplasty: New Treatment for Severe Persistent Asthma

Dr. Michael A. Jantz, an associate professor of medicine and director of interventional pulmonology, now offers adult patients a minimally invasive non-drug bronchosopic procedure for severe persistent asthma that is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists. The Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty System (the “Alair® System”) delivers thermal energy…