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Girl, 12, missing from CPS strike site
Chicago Sun-Times Police are asking for the public's help finding a girl with asthma who went missing from a Chicago Public Schools site set up for children during the strike. Jaylin Johnson, 12, left her home in the 6800 block of South Prairie Avenue Tuesday with her … 12-Year-Old Girl Missing After Visiting Strike Site |
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Chicago Allergies: Summer Cold Or Moldy Mess?
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma sufferers are experiencing nasal congestion and hay fever symptoms like never before as the Windy City blows microscopic mold spores in everyone's path. These days, the allergy index is all about mold count, not … |
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Any smoking during pregnancy may increase baby's asthma risk
Chicago Tribune Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of asthma — even if they were not exposed to secondhand smoke after birth, a large study of European children suggests. Many studies have found secondhand smoke may … |
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Heat, Ozone Levels Prompt Warning For Asthma Sufferers
CBS2 Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — Sweltering heat and unhealthy ozone levels are on tap for the rest of the day Saturday – a brew that usually is not good news for people with asthma. As WBBM Newsradio's Felicia Middlebrooks reports, the National Weather Service says … |
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Smoking during pregnancy tied to kids' asthma
Chicago Tribune NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of asthma – even if they were not exposed to secondhand smoke after birth, a large study of European children suggests. Many studies have found … Smoking Resource Site Announces New Offer After Reports Reveal Smoking … |
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GSK drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma
Chicago Tribune LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental drug for treating severe asthma from GlaxoSmithKline nearly halved the number of attacks suffered by patients with a hard-to-treat form of the disease in a clinical study, boosting hopes for its commercial success … |
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High pollen days bring rise in emergency room visits for people with asthma
Chicago Tribune "For people who have an allergy component to their asthma, using the tools of pollen surveillance and public health warning systems … can help with behavioral management of symptoms for people who are affected by these diseases," said Lyndsey Darrow, … Asthmatics suffer when pollen high |
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High pollen counts tied to ER visits for asthma
Chicago Tribune NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Days of the year with the highest pollen counts also tend to see a greater number of emergency room visits for people with asthma, according to a new study. The main pollen culprits tied to the increase in hospital visits … |
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FDA OKs generic Singulair
Chicago Tribune The Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it granted 10 drugmakers marketing approvals for the first generic forms of Singulair, the $5 billion-a-year asthma and allergy drug that is Merck & Co.'s best-selling product. The drugmakers, whose … Generic Singulair Approved Generic asthma drugs receive FDA approval FDA Greenlights Asthma Drug Generics |
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Family of man left alone in ER after asthma attack wins $7M judgment
Chicago Sun-Times A Cook County jury has awarded $7 million to the family of a Chicago man who was being treated for an asthma attack but was left alone in a local hospital emergency room where he suffered brain and other injuries that eventually killed him. The award … |
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