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May 15, 2012

Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting Millions – U.S. News & World Report

Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting Millions
U.S. News & World Report
TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Asthma continues to take its toll on Americans, with almost 19 million adults (8.2 percent) suffering from the disorder in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and …
US asthma rates at all-time high, CDC saysLos Angeles Times
Asthma Cases Reach New HighMedPage Today
Survey reveals growing national impact of asthmaMarketWatch (press release)
FOX News Radio
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May 14, 2012

ICU Stays for Worst Asthma Cases Dropped Significantly Over Last 30 Years – news Stories

ICU Stays for Worst Asthma Cases Dropped Significantly Over Last 30 Years
news Stories
A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition have dropped 74%. The study, by University of Texas (UT) Medicine San Antonio physicians who reviewed cases at …

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May 11, 2012

Air pollution causing rise in asthma cases in Hyderabad – DAWN.com

DAWN.com

Air pollution causing rise in asthma cases in Hyderabad
DAWN.com
Image by Muhammad Umar / Dawn.com HYDERABAD: The increasing air pollution and dust put the number of allergic asthmatic patients high in urban populace of Hyderabad and there is the need of formation of effective strategy in controlling air pollution.

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May 7, 2012

Stormy summer could spark huge rise in deadly ‘thunderstorm asthma’ cases – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Stormy summer could spark huge rise in deadly 'thunderstorm asthma' cases
Telegraph.co.uk
A stormy summer will spark a huge rise in the number of life-threatening asthma cases, a leading healthcare expert has warned. The recent record rainfall has triggered a spike in the number of "thunderstorm asthma" admissions to hospitals, …

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May 5, 2012

Was Norwich hospital spike in asthma cases due to wet weather and fungal spores? – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Was Norwich hospital spike in asthma cases due to wet weather and fungal spores?
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent Saturday, May 5, 2012 A spike in asthma-related admissions to Norfolk's largest hospital over the weekend could have been caused by the heavy rain, according to an expert. To send a link to this page to a friend, …

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May 5, 2012

Was Norwich hospital spike in asthma cases due to wet weather and fungal spores? – Norwich Evening News

Was Norwich hospital spike in asthma cases due to wet weather and fungal spores?
Norwich Evening News
By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent Saturday, May 5, 2012 A spike in asthma-related admissions to Norfolk's largest hospital over the weekend could have been caused by the heavy rain, according to an expert. To send a link to this page to a friend, …

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May 4, 2012

Yuba kids 2nd-highest in California asthma cases – Appeal-Democrat

Yuba kids 2nd-highest in California asthma cases
Appeal-Democrat
By Ben van der Meer/ADbvandermeer Yuba County children have the second-highest rate of asthma cases in California, according to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. Based on 2009 surveys by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, …

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April 29, 2012

Five-fold rise in asthma cases – Deccan Chronicle

Five-fold rise in asthma cases
Deccan Chronicle
There has been a four to five-fold increase in paediatric and adult asthma cases in Hyderabad city, compared to the situation five to eight years ago. Interestingly, doctors point out that it is not merely vehicular exhaust, but indoor pollution, …

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April 10, 2012

New surgical treatment for asthma helps most severe cases – Plain Dealer

Plain Dealer

New surgical treatment for asthma helps most severe cases
Plain Dealer
He had been taking high doses of a steroid medication to suppress the inflammation in his lungs caused by severe, persistent asthma. Despite many tests and several drugs, Thornton's condition was still out of control. Then, serendipity.

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March 3, 2012

Asthma cases rise in kids due to dust – Gulf Times

Gulf Times

Asthma cases rise in kids due to dust
Gulf Times
By Noimot Olayiwola/Staff Reporter A rising number of children are suffering from asthma and bronchitis due to the dusty wind, which has enveloped the entire city since the past three days, it was found. “Since the dust storm began, we have noticed at …

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