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Roach: Asthma meds' surprising side effects
Alexandria Town Talk Dr. Roach: The medication side effects of difficulty urinating (in men) and tremors lead me to suspect the bronchodilators. Advair and Symbicort both contain bronchodilators. (Bronchodilators reverse the airway constriction in asthma, and to a lesser … |
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Gains in asthma management show progress in reducing health care disparities
Alexandria Echo Press A growing number of children are getting their asthma under control in Minnesota, including children covered by Medicaid programs, according to data from the sixth annual Health Care Disparities Report conducted by MN Community Measurement for the … |
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Sports and asthma: Minnesota kids compete
Alexandria Echo Press With spring arriving and thousands of kids with asthma getting outside to play spring sports, the Minnesota Department of Health is reminding parents, coaches, and athletes to be aware of the signs of an asthma attack this May, which is Asthma … Asthma doesn't stop MN kids from participating in sports … Vermont publishes asthma data and state plan on World Asthma Day – VTDigger |
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Donohue: Secondhand smoke contributes to asthma and emphysema
Alexandria Town Talk Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I am 74 years old and recently was hospitalized with pneumonia. While there, I had X-rays and CT scans. I have never smoked, but I have been exposed to a lot of secondhand smoke. I have been diagnosed with asthma and … |
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Asthma hospitalization rates higher in Twin Cities than Greater …
Alexandria Echo Press Twin Cities area residents are more likely to end up in the hospital for asthma than those residents living in Greater Minnesota, according to a new asthma report … More hospitalizations for asthma in Twin Cities than rest of Minnesota |
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Green groups to haul giant inhaler around Virginia, stop in Alexandria
Washington Examiner (blog) Environmental groups are hauling a giant 18-foot inflatable asthma inhaler around Virginia this week. They plan to stop in Alexandria Thursday. The Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition, led by the Sierra Club, are staging events in Virginia Beach, … Activists to launch giant inhaler tour to make health case against Virginia … |
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