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Children's Health app at center of effort to help patients manage asthma
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release) The North Texas area has a significant number of children with asthma, so the condition has been a huge focus for the health system as well as for its partner, the Health and Wellness Alliance for Children, Julie Hall-Barrow, vice president of virtual … |
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May 7 is World Asthma Day, Kern County is joining in the global effort to …
KERO-TV 23 Although asthma cannot be cured, it can be controlled. But for too many Kern County residents, their asthma is not properly controlled through medication and education. That can lead to serious health problems, permanent lung damage, and even death. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on National Asthma Awareness Month EPA: Nearly 26 million Americans continue to live with asthma May is Asthma Awareness Month |
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Fighting asthma needs a concerted effort
gulfnews.com Dubai Healthcare Authority is trying to raise awareness on asthma and believes public education will go a long way towards dealing with the disease. For parents of children with the medical condition, seeing them struggle for breath is a terrifying sight. |
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Effort to avoid warrant leads to asthma attack in court
Pioneer Press (blog) A defendant in a Ramsey County District Court drug case this morning began coughing and struggling to breathe as he sat on a courtroom bench. His attorney and courtroom deputies gathered around to help. Turns out the attorney had gotten a call earlier … |
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An effort to get asthma sufferers earlier care
Sarasota Herald-Tribune St. PETERSBURG – With asthma-related emergency room visits — and costs — climbing in Florida by 14 percent over a two-year period, the Florida Asthma Coalition met Thursday to plot a statewide coordination of prevention and care … |
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Effort to improve living environment for Missoula, Granite county kids with asthma
The Missoulian Families in Missoula and Granite counties with children suffering from asthma now have a chance to improve their child's breathing – by improving their living environment. In fact, the home is the key element of the Montana Asthma Project Home Visiting … |
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Merck partners with Habitat for Humanity in asthma awareness effort
Medical Marketing and Media Merck is launching Build Smart, Breathe Easier, an asthma awareness campaign starring celebrity carpenter Carter Oosterhouse, who will build four homes with asthma-healthy features. Oosterhouse, a fixture on HGTV, will build houses with low-income … |
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A new nationwide research initiative has been launched to define changes in the human immune system, using human and not animal studies, in response to infection or to vaccination. Six U. S.-based Human Immune Phenotyping Centers will receive a total of $100 million over five years to conduct this research.
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