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San Jose Mercury News |
New spa trend: Salt therapy claims to relieve symptoms of allergies, asthma …
San Jose Mercury News Several mornings a week, Mercedes Costa sinks back in a chair, closes her eyes and breathes in the cool salt air. Costa isn't at the beach. She's in a softly lit treatment room at Salt Spa Walnut Creek. A thick layer of salt crystals lines the walls … |
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Family claims man died of asthma attack after 911 delay
New York Post A Brooklyn man suffering an asthma attack waited 26 minutes for an ambulance, a delay that killed him, his family charges. Daniel Cruz, 40, was with wife Tynisha and their three kids in the Red Hook Houses on May 21 when he was stricken, prompting … |
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New device claims to give asthma sufferers relief
KVUE AUSTIN — A new treatment is available for asthma sufferers in Central Texas. It doesn't involve breathing machines nor medications, but this new device is quite literally providing asthma sufferers a breath of fresh air. "It was just amazing how small … |
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 Geelong Advertiser |
Asthma claims two young lives
Geelong Advertiser Year 8 Saint Ignatius College student David Markov died in hospital on Tuesday after suffering an asthma attack at school on Friday, April 20. The young man, who turned 14 last month, failed to respond to medication and emergency treatment administered … |
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 Mirror.co.uk |
Antibiotics fueling rise in childhood asthma, claims research
Mirror.co.uk Experts say widely-used antibiotics disrupt intestinal bacteria, which in turn damages youngsters' immune systems and raises their risk of developing allergic asthma. This is the most common form of asthma and is triggered by irritants such as pollen, … Common antibiotic may increase allergic asthma in kids: Study |
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 USA TODAY |
Asthma Treatment Ineffective, Study Claims
ThirdAge An acid reflux drug used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn't help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects, a study in 300 children found. The results echo recent research showing that a similar heartburn drug didn't work in adults … Reflux Drugs No Help for Children With Asthma Study: Heartburn drugs don't aid children's asthma Treatment of silent acid reflux does not improve asthma in children, NIH study … |
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Despite Frantic Rush To Hospital, Asthma Attack Claims Local Boy's Life
KWTX CAMERON (December 30, 2011)—Paramedics responded twice Thursday to a local apartment complex in response to reports that an 11-year-old Cameron boy was suffering serious asthma attacks, Cameron Police Chief Randy Dixon said Friday. … |
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Merck settles Mass. Medicaid fraud claims for $24M
Sacramento Bee AP BOSTON — Drugmaker Merck & Co. will pay Massachusetts $24 million to settle a civil lawsuit accusing a former subsidiary of causing the state to overpay pharmacists for a widely used asthma medication. Attorney General Martha Coakley said Tuesday … Merck to pay Mass. $24M in Medicaid fraud settlement |
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Validating a questionnaire diagnosis of asthma in children using health claims …
BMC Pediatrics Childhood asthma prevalence is widely measured by parental proxy report of physician-diagnosed asthma in questionnaires. Our objective was to validate this measure in a North American population. The 2884 study participants were a subsample of 5619 … |
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 New York Daily News |
Sen. Rand Paul claims asthma and air pollution have no link
New York Daily News AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP Air pollution has no connection to asthma, Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul said on the Senate floor on Nov. 10, 2011. Do you think air pollution and asthma are linked? It was a startling claim: Air pollution has no connection to … FACT CHECK: GOP senator gasps for facts on asthma FACT CHECK: GOP senator gasps for facts on asthma |
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