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Blog: Working to prevent asthma attacks
Kewanee Star Courier (blog) The economic costs of asthma amounts to more than $56 billion per year from direct medical costs and indirect costs, such as missed school and work days. During President Obama's administration, EPA has made significant progress in improving air quality. |
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Blog: Working to prevent asthma attacks
Kewanee Star Courier The economic costs of asthma amounts to more than $56 billion per year from direct medical costs and indirect costs, such as missed school and work days. During President Obama's administration, EPA has made significant progress in improving air quality. |
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A Brief Primer on Asthma
Petaluma Argus Courier (blog) Treatment of asthma involves inhaled medications of two types. Rescue medications such as Albuterol help dilate the airways and work almost immediately. On the other hand, antiinflammatory medications as well as long acting types of Albuterol take some … |
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Councilman Gilliam in hospital recovering from asthma attack
Elgin Courier News “I am still at St. Joseph's hospital as a result of the severe asthma attack I recently suffered. As a precautionary measure, I was moved into ICU a few days ago. I have been down this road before with my asthma and want to assure residents that asthma … |
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Camp Nota-Gonna-Wheeze teaches kids how to cope with asthma and have fun
Evansville Courier & Press Photographs by MOLLY BARTELS / COURIER & PRESS Vanessa Johnson, 10, center, tries to break through the line during a game of red rover Monday at Camp-Nota-Gona-Wheeze, a spring break camp for students with asthma at Delaware School in … Nota-Gona-Wheeze helping students control their asthma EVSC Students Attending Asthma Camp |
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New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
Florida Courier “With one breath into a handheld device, physicians can measure the level of inflammation in a patient's lungs,” said Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist at the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. “If FeNO levels are high, that signals that the patient's … |
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Planning is Monday for asthma awareness walk
Free Press Courier The family of Kyle Lenhardt, 15, who died suddenly during an asthma attack in 2011, is planning a memorial walk in his honor for May. The first planning meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. at The Wired Rooster, 76 Main Street, Wellsboro. |
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Dundee University researchers help tailor asthma treatments
The Courier DUNDEE UNIVERSITY scientists have taken an important step towards tailored medicine for asthma sufferers after finding that children with the condition could be helped if they are tested for a specific gene. A team working with colleagues at Brighton … |
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Asthma…Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved.
New Pittsburgh Courier This month's issue on asthma is a continuation of the monthly series started last year, focusing on health disparities in the Pittsburgh region. The series is a partnership among the New Pittsburgh Courier, Community PARTners (a core service of the … |
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Asthma linked to low vitamin D levels
New Pittsburgh Courier Community members and primary care providers in the region have been involved in new research to provide a community perspective on social and environmental stressors that have an impact on children with asthma. Together with Michael Yonas, DrPH, … |
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