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Sacramento Bee |
Raley's offering free asthma screenings in 10-store pilot program
Sacramento Bee West Sacramento-based Raley's announced Thursday that it is offering free asthma screening to customers in a 10-store pilot program in the Sacramento region. The program, scheduled to run now through mid-June, is being implemented in partnership with … Raley's to Offer Free Asthma Screenings |
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Nanoparticle-based gene therapy may hold promise for patients with asthma
News-Medical.net A new study has demonstrated a way to deliver a nanoparticle-based gene therapy, in order to repair lungs damaged by chronic allergic asthma and to reduce inflammation that causes asthma attacks. The potential therapy, tested in mice, may hold promise … |
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The Independent |
Model drowns after 'asthma attack' during underwater photoshoot
The Independent A Taiwanese model has drowned after suffering a suspected asthma attack during an underwater photoshoot in the sea off the coast of Taiwan. Olivia Ku was unconscious when firefighters and coastguards pulled her body from the waters where she had … Model allegedly drowns after suffering asthma attack during underwater photoshoot Model Drowns After Alleged Asthma Attack During Underwater Photoshoot Model drowns during underwater photoshoot after suffering asthma attack |
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Strategy for depleting immune cells implicated in asthma-associated inflammation
Science Daily Patients with asthma have chronic lung inflammation that results in sporadic narrowing of the airways and difficulty breathing. Symptoms and severity are variable among individuals; however, the cells and inflammatory factors that trigger asthmatic … |
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U.S. News & World Report |
Was the Doctor Right About Your Child's Asthma Diagnosis?
U.S. News & World Report It seems like a eureka moment – and it may, in fact, be just that: Your child, who has been nursing a cough and wheezing while exerting himself, is finally diagnosed – with asthma. Historically, research finds this common chronic respiratory disease … |
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Spike in asthma cases likely: doctors
The Hindu The sudden showers may have helped cool Chennai but the change in weather may also affect those with asthma, say doctors. At Fortis Malar Hospital, consultant pulmonologist K. Rajkumar said there had been a significant spike in cases. “The change in … |
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Long Beach Press Telegram |
Miller Hospital in Long Beach earns major certification in asthma care
Long Beach Press Telegram Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach became the first free-standing children's hospital in California, and only the 11th children's hospital in the nation, to receive the Disease Specific Certification in Pediatric Asthma from The Joint … |
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Reading Eagle |
Short Takes: Kempton Shindig, fighting asthma
Reading Eagle "Asthma can limit physical activity and is the number 1 reason for school absenteeism," said Michelle Niedermeier, community IPM coordinator for PA IPM, in a statement. "While asthma cannot be cured, it can be controlled with medication and by avoiding … |
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Scotsman |
Hayley Lepps: Number of Scottish adults with asthma on the rise
Scotsman Is asthma becoming more prevalent than it has been in previous years? The most recent Scottish Health Survey from Scotcen Social Research examined this question in detail. While the proportion of all Scottish adults who have ever been diagnosed with … |
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Western Daily Press |
New therapy could reduce asthma sufferers' lung inflammation
Western Daily Press Dr Adriana Lopes da Silva, of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, said: "We found a single dose of highly compacted DNA nanoparticle thymulin gene therapy effectively reduces the inflammatory and remodeling process in asthmatic lungs. |
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