Brazil’s top female swimmer tests positive for substance in asthma medication, reports say – OlympicTalk (blog)


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Brazil's top female swimmer tests positive for substance in asthma medication, reports say
OlympicTalk (blog)
Etiene Medeiros, Brazil's most decorated female swimmer, failed a May 8 drug test for a banned substance found in asthma medication, according to Brazilian media. Medeiros, 25, is the world-record holder in the non-Olympic, short-course 50m backstroke …

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Wishful Wednesday: Hoosier boy with high-risk asthma goes to Disney World – WTTV CBS4Indy


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Wishful Wednesday: Hoosier boy with high-risk asthma goes to Disney World
WTTV CBS4Indy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Make-A-Wish organization grants special experiences for Hoosier children battling life-threatening medical conditions. Every month, CBS4 shares a story about a Hoosier family impacted by Make-A-Wish. One little boy's wish to …

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New Primary Care-Based Program Improves Pediatric Asthma Assessment and Treatment – MD Magazine


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New Primary Care-Based Program Improves Pediatric Asthma Assessment and Treatment
MD Magazine
The research team used the Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, and requested that clinicians ask patients five standardized questions regarding their asthma symptoms and use of rescue medication.

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Watch: Thousands of asthma patients force-fed live fish as cure in Hyderabad – Daily News & Analysis

Watch: Thousands of asthma patients force-fed live fish as cure in Hyderabad
Daily News & Analysis
Thousands of asthma patients gathered at the Hyderabad Exhibition Grounds in Nampally on June 8 for a fish 'Prasadam' which apparently cures asthma. The 'prasadam' which is actually a live fish with some herbal paste stuffed in its mouth, was being …

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Primary care-based program can help improve assessment and treatment of asthma in children – News-Medical.net

Primary care-based program can help improve assessment and treatment of asthma in children
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An innovative primary care-based asthma program improves identification of poorly controlled asthma among children and enhances treatment plans, compared to care provided during routine office visits, according to research published in the current

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Rockport camp creates fun space for kids with asthma – Corpus Christi Caller-Times


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Rockport camp creates fun space for kids with asthma
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Diagnosed with persistent asthma as a child, Adams was nervous about going to Camp Easy Breathers, which takes place at Camp Aranzazu in Rockport for a week every summer. "I didn't really want to leave home. I was really homesick, scared and I didn't …

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