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Adult asthma rates on the rise
Boston Globe (blog) By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff Asthma rates are on the rise across the Northeast. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released numbers last week showing that, in states from Missouri to Maine, more than 9 percent of the population was … NJ Recognizes National Asthma Awareness Month Asthma Rates Increasing across the Mid-Atlantic Region |
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 The Bay Citizen (blog) |
Asthma's Grip on Californians Tightens
The Bay Citizen (blog) Asthma rates are steadily climbing across the country and California is not immune from the trend. And as in many health problems, some sectors of the population have much higher asthma … |
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 TopNews Arab Emirates |
Pills May Be Just As Good As Inhalers For Asthmatic Kids
NPR (blog) Asthma can be devilishly hard to manage with medication, and that's especially true for many of the millions of children who have it. Inhalers that deliver corticosteroids to the lungs have long been the drugs of choice for long-term … Study: Pills as Effective as Inhalers for Asthma Pills may be as effective as inhalers for asthma Astra, Merck asthma pills as good as inhaler: study |
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On World Asthma Day, a Visit to the White House
unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) Her son eight-year-old son, Tommy, has asthma. His visits to the hospital emergency room are too numerous to remember. His asthma attacks hit him like a tank, unexpected and relentless. As Alex describes it: “One minute he's running around like a … EPA's Proposed Rule Would Help Fight Asthma and Lower Pollution |
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 Babble (blog) |
New Study Links BPA To Childhood Asthma
Babble (blog) Now a new study shows a link between BPA exposure in utero and childhood asthma. The new study, reported on by TIME, finds a tenuous link between asthma and BPA exposure. They write: At 6 months old, infants whose mothers had high levels of BPA were … |
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 MedIndia |
BPA Linked to Childhood Asthma
TIME (blog) Endocrine disruption, diabetes, obesity—to the list of ills potentially associated with exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), you can add one more: childhood asthma. In a new study presented over the weekend at the Pediatric Academic Societies … Food Packaging Chemical Linked to Asthma in Babies Prenatal exposure to chemical in plastic linked to wheezing in kids Chemicals in food packaging linked to breathing problems in babies |
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Parents of Kids with Asthma – CONTEST
BlogHer (blog) Therefore, I would like to tell you about an education program about asthma, specifically as it relates to children, just recently announced, that I have written about on my blog Mommy's Point of View. Come on by my site and learn more about a new … |
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 USA Today |
Claire McCaskill's vote makes children suffer from asthma, ad claims
Pitch Weekly (blog) ?Golly, lobbying groups are going after politicians early this year. And Sen. Claire McCaskill, who, according to most sources, is vulnerable in her 2012 reelection bid, has found herself targeted by the … Ads spotlight Brown, McCaskill environmental votes |
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Tracking inhaler usage to improve asthma management
SmartPlanet.com (blog) The Wisconsin-based company Asthmapolis is using tech to plug the gaps in asthma management. From a mobile app that tracks asthma events to a passive device that monitors inhaler usage, co-founders … |
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 Hispanically Speaking News (blog) |
May is Asthma Awareness Month
Hispanically Speaking News (blog) Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. There are about 25 million Americans living with asthma. The disease affects the lungs, causing repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. … A Story Behind Each Hospitalisation |
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