Bitter substances block calcium channels, which can relax the tissue that tightens up during asthma attacks. Sophie Bushwick reports.
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Oakland: McClymonds High School graduate to discuss battle with asthma … – San Jose Mercury News
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Oakland: McClymonds High School graduate to discuss battle with asthma …
San Jose Mercury News When Pamela Tapia came to Oakland from Mexico as a 7th grader, language was not her greatest challenge. Nor was her immigration status. Asthma was her nemesis. Join Tapia for an online chat Friday, noon to 1 p.m. as she recounts her difficulty dealing … |
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Gastric asthma linked to GERD – Battle Creek Enquirer
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Gastric asthma linked to GERD
Battle Creek Enquirer The University of Virginia School of Medicine reports an 82% association between GERD and asthma. This association has led to the moniker “gastric” asthma. This phenomenon was observed and described over 100 years ago by Sir William Osler. |
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Battle over asthma problems on the West Side from Peace Bridge – WBFO
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Battle over asthma problems on the West Side from Peace Bridge
WBFO The fight over expansion of the Peace Bridge is turning into a battle over asthma problems on the West Side. There are an array of state agencies saying if there is a problem it isn't related to the bridge and its traffic. But a retired pulmonologist … Researcher links asthma to Peace Bridge Forum held on health effects from Peace Bridge traffic on residents in Buffalo … |
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Battle against asthma goes high-tech – The Province
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Battle against asthma goes high-tech
The Province Inhalers count puffs. Peak-flow meters are read digitally. Nebulizers have shrunk to half their old size. In the past few years, asthma patients have seen technology make the disease more manage-able. Companies now are unveiling devices that track … |
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Triathlete fights overcomes battle with asthma – StarPhoenix
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Triathlete fights overcomes battle with asthma
StarPhoenix Drive is not a problem for Gabrielle Edwards. As the No. 1 ranked female junior triathlete in Canada, |
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Fight For Air Walk to Battle Asthma – MyFox Phoenix
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Fight For Air Walk to Battle Asthma
MyFox Phoenix Fox 10's Kristin Anderson is at Jobing.com Arena with a preview of the fun things that will be set up for kids at the Fight For Air Walk to raise money for asthma camp. Keep your comments civil – MyFOXPhoenix.com reserves the right to remove comments … |
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Those with allergies battle symptoms with sprays, drugs and alternative therapies – Santa Fe New Mexican.com
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Those with allergies battle symptoms with sprays, drugs and alternative therapies
Santa Fe New Mexican.com Allergic reaction to pollen can be down right dangerous for children and adults prone to asthma, said James H. Sussman, president of the New Mexico Allergy Society. "We see many people who have allergies who don't realize they also have asthma," said … Spring allergies arrive sooner, will last longer Allergy Season Starting |
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Professor Jennifer Warren Spearheads Program to Battle Childhood Asthma – News from Rutgers
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Professor Jennifer Warren Spearheads Program to Battle Childhood Asthma
News from Rutgers Children's exposure to tobacco smoke, according to the American Lung Association, leads to about 202000 asthma episodes, 790000 physician visits for ear infections and 430 cases of SIDS each year. Jennifer Warren, an assistant … |
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Atchoo! Battle dust-mite allergies – Lansing State Journal
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Atchoo! Battle dust-mite allergies
Lansing State Journal As summer turns to fall, you might want to spend a few dollars protecting your indoor air from the little critters that can cause big allergy and asthma problems at this time of year: dust mites. Move over, bed bugs. Dust mites – microscopic bugs that … Hit and miss diagnoses |
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