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Use the holidays to collect a family health history
Tbo.com AP From asthma and heart disease to cancer and pregnancy loss, some conditions are more likely to be found among relatives. By MARY SHEDDEN | The Tampa Tribune At family gatherings, relatives can't resist sharing the latest joys and ordeals related to … |
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Does asthma run in my family?
Mirror.co.uk Mia had bronchiolitis, Caroline has mild asthma and her paternal great-grandfather, Alfred, died of chronic asthma at 69. RISK FACTORS: A family history of asthma or related allergic conditions such as eczema, … |
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Fast 50: Family Allergy & Asthma
Louisville Business First Provides allergy and asthma health care through 18 offices and one clinic in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. “We are expanding our reach further north into the Northern Kentucky community, specifically the Florence area. We will open and build this … |
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Obesity Might Be a Risk Factor for Asthma
Family Practice News Digital Network HONOLULU – A large, long-term study suggests that obesity is significantly associated with airway hyperresponsiveness, and therefore it might be a risk factor for asthma. "There is definitely a relationship between obesity and the risk of having airway … |
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Spending on Asthma Drugs Up 367% for Children
Family Practice News Digital Network The average annual expenditure on asthma medications for US children rose from $527 million in 1997-1998 to almost $2.5 billion in 2007-2008, an increase of 367%, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … |
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Asthma Blunted Worst H1N1 Outcomes
Family Practice News Digital Network People with asthma saw a lower risk of dying or requiring intensive care than did nonasthmatics, including people without any comorbidities. They were just as sick as nonasthmatics at admission. And the difference in outcomes could not be wholly … |
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Family: Warrants, asthma might have prompted run
Yorkdispatch.com Cook's cousin, Claudia Ortiz, said Cook ran from the officers because of the warrants and because he didn't want to go to jail where no one would know how to help him if he were to have a severe asthma attack while there. Cook got sick several times … Death of man in police custody still a mystery |
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Family sues, asks why asthmatic boy sent to 3 hospitals in 11 hours
Chicago Sun-Times Aaron Pointer, who died last year at the age of 7, suffered from bronchial asthma, but his family said they felt they had it under control. Seven-year-old Aaron Pointer … |
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Family of a young girl who died after asthma attack want an inquiry
stv.tv Chloe McCowatt died after she was sent home when she suffered an asthma attack in May this year. Chloe McCowatt: The eight-year-old died after being admitted to Raigmore Hospital. The family of a young girl who died from a suspect asthma attack want a … FAI call over girl's asthma death Parents of girl who died of asthma demand answers Mother questions treatment given to daughter after asthma death |
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Asthma impacted by family stress
Myjoyonline.com Asthma is a serious respiratory condition commonly attributed to exposure to traffic pollution, but another factor might play an additional role in developing asthma: home life. According to a new study, a stressful family environment can aggravate … |
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