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March 16, 2012

Asthma risk increased by common antibiotic: Canadian research – Canada.com

Asthma risk increased by common antibiotic: Canadian research
Canada.com
By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News March 16, 2012 The antibiotic vancomycin, when used early in life, can increase the incidence and severity of "allergic" asthma, the common form of the disease triggered by things such as pollen, mites or molds, …
Asthma risk increased by common antibiotic: UBC researchVancouver Sun
Exposure to Antibiotics Linked to Severity of Allergic AsthmaBioscience Technology
Antibiotics may increase asthma in children: reportHamilton Spectator
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February 22, 2012

Guest column: Journalist Shadid’s risks were benefit to us all – Canada.com

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Guest column: Journalist Shadid's risks were benefit to us all
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Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of the Iraq war and its aftermath, died while reporting in Syria on February 16, 2012, after an apparent asthma attack, the newspaper said. He was 43. In April, prize-winning New York Times …
Foreign Policy: RIP Anthony ShadidNPR
Memorial For Award-Winning JournalistKHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas
Anthony Shadid: A Man for OthersMiddle East Online

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September 9, 2010

School year expected to bring spike in asthma – Canada.com

School year expected to bring spike in asthma
Canada.com
The BC Lung Association warns that the new school year often brings a "spike" in the number of asthma flare-ups in children. In Canada, between 20% and 25% …

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