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Exercise benefits asthma patients
Deccan Chronicle People with asthma who engage in appropriate exercise programs have improved cardiovascular fitness and an overall improved quality of life, a new study has revealed. The study found that appropriate exercise programs can provide valuable benefits to … |
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E. Ky. counties begin initiative to fight asthma
San Francisco Chronicle ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Seven counties in eastern Kentucky have begun enrolling families for a pilot program to fight asthma. The Independent (http://bit.ly/1b5vcmq) reports the Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids initiative plans to test assessments that are … |
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Treating asthma in adults
Queens Chronicle Living with asthma can have a devastating impact on anyone's life. From sleeping through the night to walking to the bus stop to exercising, asthma can make even the simplest tasks difficult. Asthma, a disease that affects the lungs, commonly causes … |
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EPA awards $30K to Mohawks for asthma program
San Francisco Chronicle HOGANSBURG, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $30,000 to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe for a program to educate the tribal community on ways to reduce exposure to substances that can trigger asthma attacks. The grant … |
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Asthma education program, clinic to begin Monday
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) The first asthma clinic in Contra Costa County is slated to open later this month. The clinic is part of a larger county government program that starts Monday. The West County Health Center, which opened in San Pablo in 2012 to replace the old Richmond … |
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CDC Advises That Green Carpet Cleaning Helps Lower the Risks of Asthma
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) With asthma rates rising, the CDC is blaming interior and exterior factors as the leading triggers for these attacks. AAA Carpet Care Inc of Austin, Texas is now providing eco-friendly alternatives to help remove these triggers having learned from the … |
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Lack of filters gets up the nose of asthma council
Toowoomba Chronicle CUP holders are more important than respiratory health to car manufacturers, the National Asthma Council Australia has claimed. The health organisation has taken aim at Australian car makers for not making cabin air filters standard in all vehicles … |
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Asthma drug boosts cognition in Down syndrome mice
San Francisco Chronicle Stanford researchers have discovered that a drug approved for asthma helped improve cognitive function in mice with Down syndrome, a finding they hope could lead to additional treatments for people with this genetic disorder. The drug, called … |
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Monsoon triggers asthma cases
Deccan Chronicle Bengaluru: The monsoon has brought relief to the city, but it has also spawned an army of viruses. Hospitals in the city have been seeing an increase in the number of chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD) and allergic precipitating asthma cases … |
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Vitamin C may prevent exercise-Induced asthma
Deccan Chronicle Taking Vitamin C may substantially reduce bronchoconstriction caused by exercise, suggested a researcher from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction means the transient narrowing of the airways that occurs during or … |
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