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As smog reduces, condition of children suffering from asthma improves – Dispatch Tribunal


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As smog reduces, condition of children suffering from asthma improves
Dispatch Tribunal
Pollution levels and condition of children suffering from asthma can now be linked directly and strongly, a new study by University of Southern California has shown. Researchers at the university established that over the 20-years when pollution levels …
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Emergency Medicine: Gender must play a role in treating asthma – Columbus Dispatch


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Emergency Medicine: Gender must play a role in treating asthma
Columbus Dispatch
There was no doubt that Carrie, who is obese and a smoker, was experiencing a shortness of breath, and that she had some scattered wheezing in her lungs consistent with an asthma attack. But her oxygen level was normal and she was able to speak in full …

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Nationwide Children’s program aims to help asthma kids at school – Columbus Dispatch


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Nationwide Children's program aims to help asthma kids at school
Columbus Dispatch
The program, which has expanded to 123 schools from just 17 three years ago, is part of a broader push by Nationwide Children's to improve the health of young asthma patients. Through the pediatric accountable-care organization Partners for Kids, …

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East Side boy inspires books that ease families’ fear of asthma – Columbus Dispatch


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East Side boy inspires books that ease families' fear of asthma
Columbus Dispatch
Johnson was 6 in 2011 when his asthma was diagnosed. Like many other young asthma sufferers, he struggled at first with the regimen of medication, which includes a twice-a-day preventive medicine and an inhaler he keeps handy in case he needs it.

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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Summer Tips for Dealing with Asthma – Camel City Dispatch

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Summer Tips for Dealing with Asthma
Camel City Dispatch
When summer rolls around, many of us look forward to taking vacations and relaxing poolside. But for some of the millions of Americans who suffer from asthma, the rising temperatures and longer days signal a time to be on guard and prepared for …

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Son’s asthma inspires legislator’s last childhood-health trek – Columbus Dispatch


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Son's asthma inspires legislator's last childhood-health trek
Columbus Dispatch
On his eighth and final annual trek, state Sen. Eric Kearney laced up his shoes in Columbus yesterday morning and continued his walk across the state to raise awareness of childhood issues, this time for asthma, a condition that affects his son and 13 …

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