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Ickey Woods returns to Fresno to raise asthma awareness
KFSN-TV Edison High graduate Elbert "Ickey" Woods signed autographs and sold memorabilia at the Downtown Fresno Grocery Outlet. The proceeds will support the Jovante Woods Foundation. It's named after Woods' son, who died suddenly from a severe asthma … Ickey Woods makes rare hometown appearance to raise asthma awareness |
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Ickey Woods makes rare hometown appearance to raise asthma awareness
Fresno Bee His appearance is part of Woods' effort to raise asthma awareness, stressing the importance of finding a cure or better treatment for the disease. In August of 2010, Woods' then 16-year-old son, Jovante, suffered a severe asthma attack and died three … |
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Family's Loss Raises Awareness of Asthma Attacks
KTXL A family struggling with a sudden and tragic loss, now trying to pick up the pieces and raise awareness in Sacramento. Family members of seven-year-old D'asiah Bailey say she died of an asthma attack on Friday. This as chronic lower respiratory … |
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Doctors help to bring asthma awareness to Hoosiers
Indianapolis Recorder These are some of the daily problems of someone living with asthma. Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 25.5 million Americans are living with asthma. |
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New foundation works to raise asthma awareness
Jacksonville Daily News Michelle Jones whose brother Jeffery Glasper passed away from an asthma attack, looks through some family albums of Jeffery on Wednesday afternoon. Michelle and her family started a support group in honor of her brother Jeffery, to help other families … |
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District celebrates Asthma Awareness Month
My Citizens News SEYMOUR — May is Asthma Awareness Month and the Naugatuck Valley Health District wants to make sure everyone is aware. The district, which serves Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton, offers the “Putting on AIRS” program. |
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Let's fight for our kids as Asthma Awareness month draws to an end: Gina …
The Plain Dealer If your kid doesn't need an inhaler, consider yourself a lucky parent. One in ten kids in the United States today suffers from asthma, and Ohio is home to more than 200,000 of them, with 28,000 of kids in Cuyahoga County alone with asthma. May is … |
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Health department promotes asthma awareness
Ironton Tribune Nearly 26 million people living in the United States have asthma, a chronic lifelong disease that affects the lungs. Asthma can cause wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Although asthma cannot be cured, it is possible to manage … |
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May is Asthma Awareness month
News-Press Now One in five children with asthma went to an emergency department for asthma-related care in 2009. • Nearly one in two children with asthma report missing at least one day of school each year because of asthma. • Nearly one in three adults with asthma … |
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May is asthma awareness month
Chillicothe Times-Bulletin (blog) “While there is no cure for asthma, there are ways to manage it and keep it under control,” said IDPH Director Dr. Hasbrouck. “Taking your medicine exactly as prescribed by your physician or health care provider – and avoiding your triggers – can help … |
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