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Hot weather among triggers for asthma
WXIA-TV ATLANTA — The very thing that makes Atlanta enjoyable to most who live here can also make it miserable to others. "I can feel my eyes itch a little bit my eyes … |
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White House Releases Plan to Reduce Asthma Rates Among Latinos
Fox News A blueprint for a plan to reduce the rates of asthma among low-income and minority children was released Thursday, an effort taken on by several federal agencies. The suggestion is to develop a multi-pronged approach to reach patients who seem to be … |
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Triggers vary among asthmatics, but symptoms remain treatable
PennLive.com Allison Freeman of Geisinger Health System, a member of the Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership, works to get information about asthma out to the public. Margaret Mimnagh likes to joke that she's allergic to “everything under the sun. |
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Allergies, asthma risk lower among Amish than other farm-raised children: study
National Post Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new study. “The rates are very, very low,” said Dr. Mark … Allergy and Asthma Rates among Amish Children Low Compared to Average Population |
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Air Pollution, Asthma Burden Unevenly Shared Among US Children
Huffington Post Kellen Bolden was only been 10 years old when an asthma attack took his life, but his mom still remembers him as a "little man" with big aspirations. "He often said to himself, 'Good morning, Mr. Millionaire,'" recalled Rhonda Mitchell. |
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'Poor treatment triggering asthma among most patients'
Daily News & Analysis That's how much you have to spend to ensure that your asthmatic kid doesn't have to suffer the ordeal of an attack. And yet, more than 62% of asthma patients under treatment for at least a year have uncontrolled asthma due to poor treatment adherence. |
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Asthma on the increase among children – report
Daily Monitor By FLAVIA LANYERO (email the author) Medical experts say misdiagnosis of the disease, often times as pneumonia, has seen patients present uncontrolled asthma. The number of children presenting asthmatic conditions has been steadily rising, … |
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Asthma prevalence among 16- to 18-year-old adolescents in Saudi Arabia using …
7thSpace Interactive (press release) Most of the studies investigating the prevalence of asthma in various countries have focused on children below the age of 15 years or adults above the age of 18 years. There is limited knowledge concerning the prevalence of asthma in 16- to 18-year-old … |
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AAAAI: Prevalence of Asthma, Hay Fever Lower Among Amish
Doctors Lounge The prevalence of asthma, hay fever, and allergic sensitization is significantly lower among the Amish population than among Swiss children, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, … Farm Living Linked to Low Asthma Prevalence Amish children exhibited lower incidence of asthma, allergic sensitization |
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Panel highlights anxiety over asthma among children in region
Gulf Today A panel of experts highlighted challenges — shared by the UAE and the USA — on common children's diseases, including asthma, obesity and diabetes. Dr Stephen Teach, Chief of the Allergy and Immunology Division at Children's National, illustrated some … |
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