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Asthma hits adults in greater numbers
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Commonly thought of as a disease that affects mostly children, asthma has been increasing among adults. A recent study from Ball State University's Global Health Institute found that nearly 14 percent of Indiana adults have had asthma, … |
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Asthma is hitting adults in greater numbers
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS — Commonly thought of as a disease that affects mostly children, asthma has been increasing among adults. A recent study from Ball State University's Global Health Institute found that nearly 14 percent of Indiana adults have had asthma, … |
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Mendocino man fights Texas pot charges
Santa Rosa Press Democrat While it's in Mendocino County legal for Diaz to use marijuana to treat his asthma, it is not in Brown County, Texas, where he was arrested in 2010 for possessing small amounts of pot and hashish. He faces a sentence of five years to 99 years in prison … |
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Learning about asthma
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com By Hunterdon County Democrat The recent asthma attack of Gov. Chris Christie has left many individuals wondering about this very common, yet very serious lung disease. What exactly is asthma? What is an asthma attack? And who is affected? … |
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Dr. Jeffrey M. Lehman: Asthma Q-and-A
Bent County Democrat Dr. Jeffrey Lehman with the Asthma-Allergy Center in Springfield, Ill., answers commonly asked questions about asthma. A. A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways causing recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, … |
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Kennett Schools teams with CDC for asthma management program
Daily Dunklin Democrat The Kennett Public School system has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to receive technical assistance in evaluating its school-based asthma management program. In August of 2010, the CDC requested nominations of school … |
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Four Hunterdon school districts named 'asthma-friendly'
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com By Kenna Caprio/Hunterdon County Democrat By Warren Cooper and Curtis Leeds All four Clinton Township schools have been deemed asthma-friendly by the Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey, a nonprofit advocacy group that gets funding from the … |
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Children and allergies
The Times and Democrat The term "atopic march" refers to the tendency for allergic disease to occur in a progressive or step-wise fashion from atopic dermatitis and food allergy to allergic rhinitis, then to asthma. Of children with eczema, two-thirds will go on to develop … 11 Ways to Outsmart Allergies Before They Attack Food Allergies INCREASING Among Children in the US Looking for relief: Managing your allergy symptoms is easier than ever before |
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Poker event to raise money for lung diseases
Tallahassee Democrat (blog) 2011 2:00AM Lewis James III has a younger brother whom he helps cope with asthma on a daily basis. James, the immediate past chair for the American Lung Association in Florida, is one of the driving forces behind Ante Up in the Fight for Air, … |
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Boy (8) dies of asthma attack
Donegal Democrat … could not be resuscitated. n reports that the asthma attack may have been triggered when Hugh choked on a chip at dinner, this has not been confirmed. … |
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