Asthma deaths fall by 40% – Irish Health

Asthma deaths fall by 40%
Irish Health
The number of people who died from asthma last year fell by a dramatic 40%, new figures have shown. According to the figures from the Central Statistics Office, 34 people died of asthma in Ireland last year, a 40% drop on 2009's figure and the lowest …
Asthma deaths down by 40% in 2010RTE.ie
CSO: Asthma-related deaths fall 40% in 2010Irish Examiner

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Smog alert issued for southern New England – Fall River Herald News


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Smog alert issued for southern New England
Fall River Herald News
Exposure to elevated ozone levels can cause serious breathing problems, aggravate asthma and other pre-existing lung diseases, and make people more susceptible to respiratory infection. When smog levels are elevated, people should refrain from …
EPA warns of unhealthy air quality in NH, MEBoston Globe

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Drug may relieve kids’ asthma in the fall – msnbc.com

Drug may relieve kids' asthma in the fall
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The asthma medication omalizumab can prevent children's asthma from worsening in the fall — a period of the year when symptoms are often exacerbated by respiratory infections, a new study says. The study involved children and …
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Top Ten Fall Allergy Myths – NBC Washington


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Top Ten Fall Allergy Myths
NBC Washington
Myth #9: Allergies and asthma are completely unrelated. In fact they're completely the same. It's one big airway whether you get the allergy up your nose or …
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HealthKey: Food allergies common, growing, study saysBaltimore Sun
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Healthwatch: Child hospitalizations fall after smoking ban: study – Montreal Gazette

Healthwatch: Child hospitalizations fall after smoking ban: study
Montreal Gazette
But they can also cause or have been associated with other conditions as well, including asthma, emphysema and heart disease among smokers and non-smokers …
Smoking Ban Associated with Reduction in Child HospitalizationsTopNews United States

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