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
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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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Xolair Reduces Seasonal Asthma Attacks for Inner City Kids: StudyU.S. News & World Report
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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
Flu Shots OK for People With Egg AllergyMedscape
Seasonal allergy questions answeredToday’s THV
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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