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Avoiding asthma dangers on hot, humid days
Boston.com By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff. It's been hot all week — okay, make that all summer — in Boston, with air quality alerts issued as the temperature and humidity level climb. Poor air quality can pose particular dangers for those who have asthma and … |
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Telemedicine Provider MD247 Launches Blog Series Warning of the Dangers of Smoking
Seattle Post Intelligencer The first topic discussed in the pulmonary article series by MD247 is asthma, which is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. The disease causes recurring periods of wheezing, tightness in the chest and periods of coughing. |
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TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — When health insurers require parents to pay a larger share of the cost of asthma medications for their children, more kids need emergency asthma treatment, suggests new research.
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Study Highlights Hidden Dangers in Everyday Products
Forbes The study was funded by Silent Spring Institute, which had 213 consumer products (in 50 categories) independently tested by Battelle Labs in Ohio for 66 specific chemicals associated with either endocrine disruption or asthma. Silent Spring Seeks to Stoke Consumer Fears Without Regard For the Facts |
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Recommended: Shadid's death highlights dangers of asthma
msnbc.com 16, 2012, apparently of an asthma attack, while on assignment for the New York Times in Syria, the paper said. He was 43. By Linda Carroll Journalist Anthony Shadid's sudden death has many wondering how an apparently healthy 43-year-old man could be … New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid dies in Syria after asthma attack New York Times Correspondent Shadid Dies in Syria The man who brought the Arab Spring home |
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Anthony Shadid's death highlights dangers of asthma
Boston Globe “Asthma deaths are pretty uncommon, though not as uncommon as you might think,” said Brigham and Women's Hospital asthma researcher Dr. Michael Wechsler. It causes about 4000 deaths in the United States every year. Whether Shadid's life could have been … |
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Overheard on CNN.com: Readers weigh in on Shadid's career, Syria, dangers of …
CNN (blog) Shadid, 43, died Thursday of an apparent asthma attack while reporting in eastern Syria, according to The New York Times. One reader wrote in to share their admiration of Shadid's work. shakti1111: "The world has lost a very talented and extremely … |
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Reporter Anthony Shadid's Death Highlights Asthma Dangers
ABC News (blog) Asthma experts responding to the death of New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid say his death is a sad reminder of the potentially serious nature of his condition. The 43-year-old journalist's death, apparently the result of a severe asthma … Anthony Shadid's death highlights dangers of asthma 'NY Times' correspondent Shadid dies in Syria Anthony Shadid and horse allergies |
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Grim Reminder of Seriousness of Disease
According to new reports, foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid died this week. According to Boston.com Shadid wasn’t felled by the bullet he took in the shoulder or the brutality he experienced at the hands of those holding him hostage; he died yesterday of a condition that affects some 25 million Americans: asthma.
News accounts reflect that, while traversing the Syria-Lebanon border on assignment for the New York Times, the former Globe reporter started wheezing after having an allergic reaction to horses in his caravan. Within moments, he collapsed and died after his heart stopped beating, according to Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who was accompanying Shadid.
“Asthma deaths are pretty uncommon, though not as uncommon as you might think,” said Brigham and Women’s Hospital asthma researcher Dr. Michael Wechsler. It causes about 4,000 deaths in the United States every year.
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Father teaches children about the dangers of asthma in memory of son
St Albans & Harpenden Review By Zoe Forsey » A father from St Albans who lost his son to asthma five years ago is marking the anniversary of his death with a campaign to teach people about the real dangers of the condition. Peter Curtis has been working hard to bring asthma and … |
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