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Clean Air is Best Medicine for Asthma
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska Dr. Melinda Rathkopf is Alaska's leading expert on asthma. “What we have here is a model of a normal airway,” she said. “So you see it's nice and open, thin-walled. You can see how air can move nicely through that. If we go to the extreme, you can see … Citizen Army Lobbies Congress for Clean Air |
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Controlling Asthma can be Key to an Active Summer
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska Both boys have asthma and allergies. "I had to be a little more proactive with our older son Angel to get tested and then when he was tested we were able to manage it because we were able to get the medication,” said Vea. Proper management of asthma … |
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Springtime Particulates Irritate Allergies, Asthma
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska “How bad the dust is, how bad their asthma is, that sort of thing,” said Morris. Even though the American Lung Association gives Anchorage a passing grade, when it comes to allergies when you're outside, you might not be so lucky. |
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CDC Weighs in on Particulate Pollution Health Effects
Alaska Public Radio Network Garbe, who manages the CDC's National Asthma Control program, says asthma is another disease which fine particulates effect. Garbe says it's unknown if the tiny particles, like those in the wood smoke that fouls Fairbanks area during extreme cold, … |
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