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Asthma rates rise annually
Quad City Times Asthma is a chronic disease that may affect a person's quality of life. It causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing. It can be triggered by allergies. The growing incidence of asthma in the United States led to the alert issued … |
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Coed's asthma death launches family's activism
Quad City Times Kevin E. Schmidt Erin Ruchotzke of Sabula, Iowa, died of an asthma attack at age 22. Now her sister, Corinn Ruchotzke, and mother, Maria Thulion, are helping others who have the ailment learn how to manage it. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad-City Times) She had … |
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Cockroaches may be asthma culprit for city children
DAWN.com During the visits, the researchers collected dust from the children's beds, then took blood samples to look for antibodies against various allergens associated with asthma — including dog, cat, mouse, dust mite and cockroach proteins. … Cockroaches could cause asthma in children |
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Cockroaches may be asthma culprit for city children
Reuters Cockroaches have been identified as a possible explanation for dramatic neighborhood variations in asthma rates among New York City children. In some neighborhoods, 19 percent – nearly 1 in 5 – of children have asthma, while in others the rate can be … Cockroach May Be Culprit In Urban Kids' Asthma |
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City Room: Cockroaches May Help Explain Asthma Outbreaks
New York Times (blog) AP At least that is one possible spin on a new study by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health that finds that higher exposure to cockroach dust may explain why some New York City children have asthma while others, … NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthma Environmental exposures cause asthma Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in … |
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Asthma rates up, despite less smoking and air pollution
Kansas City Star LOS ANGELES | About one in 12 people in the United States now has asthma, a total of 24.6 million people and an increase of 4.3 million since 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The cost of medical care for … CDC: Asthma Rates Keep Rising Clearing the air Still breathless: Asthma rates rising even as smoking and pollution decline |
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Breathing fear as city sees high smog level
Peterborough Today PETERBOROUGH has been revealed as one of the worst affected areas for “summer smog” as the Government issues an alert for asthma sufferers over Easter. Sustained warm temperatures and little wind has caused the first smog outbreak of the year – with … Smog over Leicester |
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Health: Breath sensor can predict an asthma attack the day before
Press of Atlantic City A handheld breath sensor can warn someone with asthma an attack is imminent, buying them time to take preventive medication, perhaps as much as 24 hours. The breath sensor, developed by Siemens, measures telltale rise in levels of nitrogen monoxide. … |
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Dayton ranks as top 10 city for allergies
WDTN DAYTON, Ohio, (WDTN) – According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Dayton ranks seven out of one hundred as the worst cities for allergy suffers. But there are ways to make allergy season, more tolerable. The sounds and sights of spring … Beating Seasonal Allergies & Asthma with Planning: Local Doc Provides Advice … The Top 10 Worst Allergy Cities Firstborns more vulnerable to food allergies |
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Quake evacuee can't find GP in city
Stuff.co.nz A sick Christchurch "refugee" had to go to Southland Hospital to get treatment for asthma because Invercargill's doctors are not taking on new patients. Former Christchurch bus driver Raylene Collins has found a job in Invercargill and hoped to start a … |
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