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Discovery of asthma toxin fuels new research
San Antonio Express By Don Finley, dfinley@express-news.net The discovery five years ago in a San Antonio lab of a nasty new toxin in the lungs of asthma patients is now generating a flurry of new research that some say could change how doctors view the common, … |
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Volunteer Fireman dies of asthma attack
KSAT San Antonio Captain David Crowley of the South Bexar Volunteer Fire Department said 18-year-old Alex White died after suffering a severe asthma attack at a relative's home in South Bexar county Tuesday evening. It was a sudden end to a young man's life who had … Teenager volunteered at fire departments for years |
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9/11 lung injury cited
San Antonio Express The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population as a result of their exposure to the toxic dust from the … WTC responders, double asthma risk |
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Health woes vary by area of the county
San Antonio Express But those same North-Central households are almost four times more likely to contain a child with asthma than those living on the South Side. The 2010 Community Health Assessment was commissioned by the Health Collaborative, a group of local hospitals … |
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'Latino paradox' tells more about American health than the minority group
San Antonio Express Among these, the Latino health paradox definitively existed for mental health issues, asthma and high blood pressure. Many theories about the paradox abound … |
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Keep kids' asthma in check
San Antonio Express For kids with asthma and allergies, back-to-school time can also mean back-to-the-doctor time. “I'd say second probably to mountain cedar season, … Allergies: Pollen having Minnesota Hay Day Something to sneeze at: Allergy season almost here Sneezing Again? Avoid Ragweed |
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