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Woman's asthma attack was fatal
Caymanian Compass In a recent inquest, a Coroner's Jury determined that Alexandra Jane Horner died of natural causes after a sudden asthma attack at a social gathering on 27 December, 2010. Evidence came from government pathologist Shravana Jyoti and Ms Horner's … |
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Take control of your asthma
Caymanian Compass Medical professionals at all of the Cayman Islands' public hospitals and clinics will be on hand Tuesday to give free advice on how to control and manage asthma. An educational seminar on asthma held last week means that there are now 122 professionals … |
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Taking time to learn about asthma
Caymanian Compass A recently formed support group for asthma sufferers wants to educate the people of the Cayman Islands about the disease and its seriousness. Asthma Cayman was set up following the death of Alexandra Horner, who died in December 2010 after suffering a … |
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Asthma conference set for this month
Caymanian Compass An asthma conference featuring some of America's most prominent experts on the respiratory disease will be held in Grand Cayman this month. The conference for medical professionals, organised by the recently formed Asthma Cayman, in collaboration with … |
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Residents run to beat asthma
Caymanian Compass A group of locals are running in the New York Marathon to raise awareness about a condition that affects more than 230 million people worldwide: asthma. The team of runners includes brothers Nick, Tom and Will Quin, Lauren Christie, Sarah Ivory, … |
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Examining the impact of asthma
Caymanian Compass According to the World Health Organisation, asthma affects more than 230 million people worldwide, and results in hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. “Six out of 10 people with asthma do not have control of their disease,” said Melissa Shaw, … |
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