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Emergency Medicine: Gender must play a role in treating asthma
Columbus Dispatch There was no doubt that Carrie, who is obese and a smoker, was experiencing a shortness of breath, and that she had some scattered wheezing in her lungs consistent with an asthma attack. But her oxygen level was normal and she was able to speak in full … |
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Nationwide Children's program aims to help asthma kids at school
Columbus Dispatch The program, which has expanded to 123 schools from just 17 three years ago, is part of a broader push by Nationwide Children's to improve the health of young asthma patients. Through the pediatric accountable-care organization Partners for Kids, … |
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Columbus Monthly |
How One Columbus Mom Took the Fear Out of Childhood Asthma
Columbus Monthly Preschool teacher Tresha Johnson is no stranger to asthma. After her mother died from it and her son was diagnosed with it, she wrote a children's book on the topic. “Adventures of the Hidden Asthma Triggers” is the story of her 10-year-old son, Savion … |
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East Side boy inspires books that ease families' fear of asthma
Columbus Dispatch Johnson was 6 in 2011 when his asthma was diagnosed. Like many other young asthma sufferers, he struggled at first with the regimen of medication, which includes a twice-a-day preventive medicine and an inhaler he keeps handy in case he needs it. |
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Books by East Side mom eases families' fear of asthma
Columbus Dispatch Johnson was 6 in 2011 when his asthma was diagnosed. Like many other young asthma sufferers, he struggled at first with the regimen of medication, which includes a twice-a-day preventive medicine and an inhaler he keeps handy in case he needs it. |
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Son's asthma inspires legislator's last childhood-health trek
Columbus Dispatch On his eighth and final annual trek, state Sen. Eric Kearney laced up his shoes in Columbus yesterday morning and continued his walk across the state to raise awareness of childhood issues, this time for asthma, a condition that affects his son and 13 … |
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Sen. Kearney keeps walking for asthma
Columbus Dispatch Eric Kearney laced up his shoes this morning and continued his trek across the state to raise awareness of childhood issues, this time for asthma, a condition that affects his son and more than 13 percent of Ohio children. “I did not know how prevalent … |
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Asthma costs US $56 billion annually
Columbus Dispatch The kitchen counter in the Hayes family's home is scattered with the inhalers, sprays and bottles of pills that have allowed Hannah, 13, and her sister, Abby, 10, to excel at dance and gymnastics despite a horrific pollen season that has set off asthma … |
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Statewide project looks to coordinate asthma treatment for children | The …
Columbus Dispatch Ohio pediatricians working together to keep young asthma patients well have seen significant improvements, prompting more doctors to join the effort. The Ohio chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics' project is part of a national effort to … |
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Asthma can turn deadly in no time
Columbus Dispatch He had a history of asthma and was suffering a particularly bad attack. None of his prescribed rescue medications worked.I placed a stethoscope on his back, hoping to hear the classic wheezing associated with asthma. Instead, I barely heard any … |
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