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The You Docs: Managing kids' asthma is easier now
The Idaho Statesman Six-year-old Amy's asthma was so bad she couldn't climb a flight of stairs. Her doctor suggested she try swimming; 19 years later, Ms. Van Dyken won four gold medals in the Atlanta Olympics — and two more at Sydney in 2000. Kids with asthma can … |
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You Docs: Asthma drugs: Do the right thing
Dubuque Telegraph Herald "It" is taking your asthma drugs correctly. You don't have asthma? If you know 12 people, you can bet the ranch that one of them does. Asthma is more common than aspirin on New Year's Day; the number of hacking, wheezing people increases every year. … |
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You Docs: Take asthma meds to prevent severe attacks
Toronto Star Taking asthma drugs correctly doesn't happen often enough. Hard new evidence confirms what docs have known all along: Many frightening or fatal attacks result from people not taking their meds, or not taking them right, or not using them enough — even … |
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15% of students asthmatic: Docs
Deccan Chronicle Around 15 per cent of school children in Hyderabad are asthmatic and it's not just the pollution, but improper usage of inhalers and dosage of medication that is aggravating the problem. Doctors insist that syrups and tablets that go directly to the … |
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Docs prescribe a safe Diwali
Times of India Such crackers, the doctors warned, not only cause nasty accidents, especially among children, but also cause a lot of suffering to the elderly and those afflicted by asthma, bronchitis and heart ailments. "The safest way to celebrate Diwali is to stay … |
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Pediatricians Want ED Docs to Start Asthma Control Meds
Medscape October 18, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Pediatricians strongly support the recommendation that emergency department (ED) physicians start asthma controller medications during an acute visit to the ED, according to research presented here at the … |
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Back To School: What Asthma Docs Want To Tell You
Care2.com (blog) by Heather by Gina Carroll We are back to school, which means for asthma sufferers a new transitional period of adjustment. Starting school presents so many factors that can exacerbate the respiratory system, from the change to Fall weather to the … |
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You Docs: Ways to breathe better on hot, hazy humid days
Dubuque Telegraph Herald The three Hs — heat, haze, humidity — make it crazy-hard for many folks to breathe: the very young or old (especially those with heart or lung problems) and anyone with allergies or asthma. Get proactive. Our simple tips can help prevent trouble … |
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Docs: Early treatment combats allergies best
USA Today Pollutants emitted by cars aggravate allergy and asthma symptoms. Cooler temperatures mean trees make less pollen. Wind can also clear away pollen, and a good rain after a dry spell can wash away pollen and other crud in the air. … Allergy season arrives |
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AAFP NRN Recruiting Docs to Evaluate Web-based Asthma Tool
AAFP News Now The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, or AAAAI, originally developed the Asthma Specialist Tool to Help Manage Asthma and Improve Quality, … |
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