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Life Lessons: Common asthma signs overlooked
WFMZ Allentown A new national asthma survey commissioned by National Jewish Health shows that many adults are unaware of common symptoms of asthma in adults. Doctors say that the findings explain why many adults with asthma may not realize that they have the … |
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Health Beat: Asthma attacks: 6 hidden triggers
WFMZ Allentown You can blame weeds, trees and grass if you're coughing and wheezing, but not all asthma attacks are set off by the usual suspects. "Some of my patients can hardly leave their house, just because they're so fearful of encountering someone who is … |
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Health Beat: New asthma drug stops attacks
WFMZ Allentown For some, inhalers and steroids don't work. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a new drug — Reslizumab — to prevent attacks from happening. It goes after the molecule that causes asthma. New Asthma Drug Stops Attacks |
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Health Beat: Coaches for asthma
WFMZ Allentown "You have to know what to do when the child's asthma symptoms get worse in a hurry, and you have to know what to do to prevent them from having symptoms on a day to day basis," said Dr. Jane Garbutt, a professor of medicine and pediatrics at Washington … |
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Claudia Ramos: Children with asthma look forward to future with cleaner air
Allentown Morning Call This diagram shows what happens with asthma, according to the National Library of Medicine: 'If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. That makes them very sensitive, and they may react strongly to things that you … |
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Jury hears about Lehigh jail inmate's death
Allentown Morning Call They say Magditch told PrimeCare staff that he had been prescribed two types of asthma inhalers, but he was not given an inhaler to keep in his cell, even though jail policy does not prohibit prisoners from having them. "Breath is life," plaintiff's … |
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Dual-action Sanofi asthma drug performs well in test
Allentown Morning Call Nov 11 (Reuters) – An experimental biotech drug for severe asthma from France's Sanofi, which has a location in Swiftwater, Monroe County, and its U.S. partner Regeneron has produced good results in clinical tests, suggesting its dual-action mechanism … |
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Health Beat: Asthma and obesity
WFMZ Allentown "When kids are obese they respond to the normal asthma medicines in a reduced manner," Lang explained. “A is ¼ cup of food," said Vega. As part of the study, Vega logs the food he eats and takes an omega three supplement. "Since May, he doesn't use the … |
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New medicine offers another defense in the asthma war
Allentown Morning Call The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week gave marketing approval to GlaxoSmithKline's Arnuity Ellipta, an inhaled corticosteroid medicine designed to be taken a once a day by asthma patients 12 years of age and older. It's not for someone having … |
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Health Beat: Virtual pet game for asthma
WFMZ Allentown Nine-year-old Allison Wu is an avid gymnast, but sometimes her asthma can make her body feel off balance. "Normally, I start to cough a lot, and sometimes it bothers my that, and when it, like, really bothers me, I start to wheeze," Wu said. A new … |
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