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March 24, 2016

URMC program to help Rochester students with asthma – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

URMC program to help Rochester students with asthma
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hundreds of asthmatic Rochester children will get access to better preventive treatment over the next five years thanks to $3.6 million in grant funding awarded to a researcher at University of Rochester Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital. The …
URMC gets grant to support asthma research for childrenNews 10NBC
$3.6M Grant Supports Pediatric Asthma Research at URMCUniversity of Rochester Newsroom

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January 26, 2016

Texas teen suspended for aiding friend with asthma – Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Texas teen suspended for aiding friend with asthma
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
KILLEEN, Texas — A Texas teenager who was suspended from school after helping a classmate who was having an asthma attack won't return to the school, the teen's mother said Monday. Mandy Cortes said she will home-school her 15-year-old rather than …

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January 22, 2016

Breathing tests are used to diagnose asthma – The Times and Democrat

Breathing tests are used to diagnose asthma
The Times and Democrat
DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor ordered breathing tests to see if I have asthma. He didn't tell me what it's like to go through this. Can you explain? DEAR READER: The tests your doctor almost surely is referring to are pulmonary function tests. The tests are …

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December 29, 2015

Study: Asthma rates down for US children – Daily Democrat

Study: Asthma rates down for US children
Daily Democrat
Childhood asthma rates doubled from 1980 to 1995, partly because of more awareness and diagnosis. The new study shows slower increases after that, rising to 9.3 by 2010. Declines in the most recent years were in children younger than 5, Mexican kids, …

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October 4, 2015

Why are asthma and allergies on the rise? – Foster’s Daily Democrat

Foster’s Daily Democrat

Why are asthma and allergies on the rise?
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Chances are someone in your home may have developed asthma or allergies or both in recent years. If so, you are not alone. For the past three decades, the occurrence of asthma in people around the globe has been on the rise. Similarly, allergies have …

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August 24, 2015

Governor visits Camp Spinnaker for children with asthma – Foster’s Daily Democrat

Governor visits Camp Spinnaker for children with asthma
Foster’s Daily Democrat
DOVER — Gov. Maggie Hassan visited Camp Spinnaker held in Tuftonboro Wednesday, Aug. 19, to tour the camp and meet campers, ages 8-12, who all have asthma. Camp Spinnaker, is one of the many programs for children with chronic health conditions, …

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June 15, 2015

Yolo County has lowest asthma ER visits in region – Daily Democrat

Yolo County has lowest asthma ER visits in region
Daily Democrat
Children in California increasingly are flocking to emergency rooms for treatment of asthma, despite millions of dollars spent on programs to control the disease. However, Yolo County may be one of the few exceptions. It's seeing some of the lowest …

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May 17, 2015

Understanding asthma – Foster’s Daily Democrat

South Valley Journal

Understanding asthma
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Spring brings pollens and, for some people, trouble breathing due to allergy-induced asthma. Not all asthma is caused by pollens, but in some cases, pollen is a trigger. If you or a family member are noticing some breathing issues, or a chronic cough …
Chamber CornerSouth Valley Journal

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April 15, 2015

Newswire : Obama links Malia’s childhood asthma with global warming in a … – Greene County Democrat

Greene County Democrat

Newswire : Obama links Malia's childhood asthma with global warming in a …
Greene County Democrat
Well you know Malia had asthma when she was four and because we had good health insurance, we were able to knock it out early … And if we can make sure that our responses to the environment are reducing those incidents, that's something that I think …
Nationwide Climate Change Initiative Targets COPD, AsthmaHCPLive
Diagnosing the link between health and climate changeGreenBiz
Report: Climate Change is Dangerous to Your HealthTriple Pundit (blog)
Charleston Post Courier
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February 3, 2015

Asthma program in Kennett schools gets national recognition – Daily Dunklin Democrat

Asthma program in Kennett schools gets national recognition
Daily Dunklin Democrat
A program aimed at controlling asthma among students in the Kennett School District is getting national attention. Recent articles in the Journal of School Health and the Journal of Asthma tout the program. "We are very pleased with it for sure, that …

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