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Darrell Griffith hosts asthma awareness event
The Courier-Journal Basketball legend Darrell Griffith will join The Healthy Hoops Kentucky Coalition to offer a free asthma awareness event for all asthmatic children ages 7-13 and their parents on Sept.19 from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Moore Traditional High School … |
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Making living with asthma easier in Louisville – The Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal One in 10 children has asthma, making it the most common chronic childhood illness. Asthma occurs when the small airways in the lungs become inflamed and narrowed, obstructing the flow of air from the lungs. Many genetic, infectious, and environmental … |
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Making living with asthma easier in Louisville
The Courier-Journal One in 10 children has asthma, making it the most common chronic childhood illness. Asthma occurs when the small airways in the lungs become inflamed and narrowed, obstructing the flow of air from the lungs. Many genetic, infectious, and environmental … |
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Smart inhalers may help find asthma hotpsots
The Courier-Journal A high-tech medical study that used "smart" emergency inhalers to identify possible asthma hot spots in Louisville is moving into a second phase after showing it helped patients better control their illness while exploring ties to local air quality … |
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UofL study to tackle asthma in older adults
The Courier-Journal “We know a great deal about asthma in children, but, really, not much has been done about asthma in the elderly,” said Barbara Polivka, a Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair in Nursing at UofL. “We have an aging population and we know that asthma is … |
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UofL gets $2.3 million for asthma research
The Courier-Journal A research team at the University of Louisville has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study asthma triggers in older adults. Barbara Polivka, of the UofL School of Nursing, and her interdisciplinary team will … UofL researchers to study asthma triggers in older adults Researchers to examine asthma triggers in older adults |
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Asthma event for kids to feature Darrell Griffith
The Courier-Journal "We hope to serve about 200 children on this special day," said Dr. Stephen Houghland, chief medical officer for the Passport Health Plan, a co-sponsor of the event. "Asthma has a very real impact on people of all ages, and we're encouraging families … |
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Asthma kids now advised to go out and exercise more
The Courier-Journal (blog) The report, published last year in the Cochrane Database Systems Review, showed that people with asthma did well with physical activity. Results ranged from showing no difference in patient's symptoms to an increase in symptom-free days and, in general … |
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Ways to help exercise-induced asthma
The Courier-Journal (blog) But, there is a lesser-known form of asthma called exercise-induced asthma. And yes, this form of asthma is brought on only by exercise. If your child shows signs of being out of breath after exercising– even if it is mild exercise — it may be … |
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College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
courierjournal As the merciless Texas heat finally begins to subside and temperatures start to lower, many of those that suffer from asthma or otherrespiratory problems will begin their yearly ritual of carrying inhalers and scarfs with them to help their lungs … |
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