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Rise in asthma cases due to dusty weather
Gulf Times As many as 460 children were treated at the Al Sadd Paediatric Emergency Centre of Hamad Medical Corporation for symptoms of asthma caused by the intense dusty weather in Doha on Thursday, according to reports published in the local Arabic press. |
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Heat treatment helps most severe cases of asthma
STLtoday.com Burning patients' lungs to improve their breathing seems counterproductive, but the first nondrug treatment for severe asthma has helped some people who struggle to get enough air. Bronchial thermoplasty delivers heat to the walls of the airways, … |
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Diagnosis Ottawa: More cases of cancer and asthma, but better heart health …
Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Ottawans suffer more from cancer and asthma than other Ontarians, but our heart health is distinctly better, say reports from the city's public-health unit. Incidence rates of all cancers combined and of melanoma in particular were found to … |
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Sunderland asthma cases on the rise
Sunderland Echo ASTHMA admissions to Sunderland Royal Hospital have risen from last year, placing the city in the top 60 nationally. There was a total of 421 cases between August 2010 and July 2011, up from 399 the previous year. This equates to 148 incidents per … |
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SA scientists say microscopic invader causes asthma cases
KENS 5 TV UT Health Science Center researchers are studying a toxin produced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria that may trigger inflammation and put people at risk for developing asthma. by Wendy Rigby / KENS 5 SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio scientists have zeroed … |
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Asthma cases to rise due to obesity and smoking
gulfnews.com By Samihah Zaman, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: The prevalence of asthma, a respiratory disease indicated by repeated episodes of coughing and wheezing, is expected to rise across the UAE, a senior medical expert said in Abu Dhabi yesterday. … |
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East Lancashire has UK's most hospital asthma cases
Lancashire Telegraph Tim Straughan, NHS Information Centre chief executive, said that North West hospitals saw the highest number of asthma admissions in the country. And Neil Churchill, chief executive of the charity Asthma UK, said: “It's disappointing not to see … |
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In Some Cases, Even Bad Bacteria May Be Good
New York Times But now some researchers are exploring an equally unsettling possibility: Antibiotic abuse may also be contributing to the increasing incidence of obesity, as well as allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux. … |
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Post Diwali, asthma cases in city shoot up threefold
Times of India CHANDIGARH: Post Diwali, city's air, sound and noise pollution levels have gone up and the cases of ear, nose and throat (ENT) and asthma have risen alarmingly. "In the last three days, we have seen a sudden rush of asthmatic patients. … |
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 Sydney Morning Herald |
Study finds new asthma cases on the decline
ABC Online The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found the prevalence of asthma in young Australians has dropped. Asthma cases in children and young people are on the way down but the poor are still more likely to suffer, … Asthma rates fall … but it's too soon to breathe easy Rich, poor divide widens in asthma cases Mystery drop in asthma deaths |
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