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Boy rescued from NH mountain after asthma event
Boston Globe BEANS GRANT, NH—The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game says a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy was rescued from a trail on Mount Eisenhower in Beans Grant after he suffered an asthma attack. On Wednesday afternoon, rescue crews were called to the … |
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NH keeping cooling centers open due to heat
Boston Globe Public Health Director Jose Montero said the effect of days of hot weather is cumulative. He said the elderly and people with health conditions making it hard for them to tolerate heat, such as asthma and heart disease, are especially at risk. |
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EPA warns of unhealthy air quality in NH, ME
Boston Globe EPA Administrator Curt Spalding said the heat contributes to elevated ozone levels that can cause serious breathing problems, aggravate asthma and other lung diseases. The EPA is asking employers to try to reduce electricity consumption by letting … |
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Officials warn of poor RI air quality
Boston Globe It also advises people to stay in an air-conditioned environment if possible, especially those who have asthma and other respiratory difficulties. Regular Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus and trolley services will be free Sunday to encourage … |
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Placebo relieves asthma symptoms as well as medication
Boston Globe Asthma patients treated with a placebo inhaler or sham acupuncture treatment get as much relief from those “fake” therapies as they do from an inhaler containing the asthma drug albuterol. That surprising finding, published … |
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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish
Boston Globe Every June, hundreds of thousands of asthma sufferers gather in Hyderabad to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs, convinced the ritual will cure them. The two day free treatment by the Goud family, which claims to have received the formula … Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish |
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Boston Scientific Targets Asthma
Daily Markets Leading medical devices player Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) presented long-term safety data from the Research in Severe Asthma (RISA) trial. The study revealed that patients with severe refractory asthma, when treated with Alair bronchial … |
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Boston Scientific reports encouraging data from asthma trial
TMC Net The research in severe asthma (RISA) trial is the third in a series of clinical trials that have completed five years of follow-up for patients treated with bronchial thermoplasty. In summary, bronchial thermoplasty has demonstrated a strong long-term … Long-term Safety and Effectiveness of Bronchial Thermoplasty Demonstrated in … |
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Boston Scientific Launches Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty System in Canada
CanadianBusiness.com Developed by the Company's Asthmatx business, the Alair System is the first device-based treatment for severe asthma approved by Health Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration. Bronchial thermoplasty is a bronchoscopic procedure performed under … |
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Boston Scientific Supports Asthma Awareness Month With Donation to Asthma …
PR Newswire (press release) NATICK, Mass., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced its donation to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) to support education initiatives designed to increase public awareness of asthma … |
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