Battersea asthma sufferer found dead on kitchen floor in Streatham – Wandsworth Guardian

Battersea asthma sufferer found dead on kitchen floor in Streatham
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By Rachel Blundy » A severe asthma sufferer who ignored appointment requests from his doctor was found dead on his kitchen floor in Streatham, an inquest heard. Edward Lee, a 43-year-old hotel porter, was discovered by paramedics at his studio flat on

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Girl found her teenage sister dead on floor after acute asthma attack – Evening Standard


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Girl found her teenage sister dead on floor after acute asthma attack
Evening Standard
At an inquest yesterday, family GP Bernard Ogoe said there were concerns she had not been using her inhalers properly since she was diagnosed with asthma in February 2003. Savanna, 11, told how she found her sister lying on the floor with a pillow over

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New air-purifying device found to relieve asthma – DAWN.com


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New air-purifying device found to relieve asthma
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An injured protester is given treatment with an asthma inhaler during clashes with riot police. – Photo by Reuters A Swedish invention may clear the air while you sleep to help asthma sufferers breathe better without drugs. Garnering recent buzz in
Airsonett's Asthma Device, Protexo Improves Quality of Life in Asthma PatientsMedIndia
Protexo asthma device creates filtered air zone over users' bedsThe Verge
Protexo device could help asthma sufferers gain a good night's restUbergizmo
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Mutant genes found for asthma, point to possible therapy – Reuters

Mutant genes found for asthma, point to possible therapy
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help asthma patients, scientists said on Friday, as they identified two mutant genes that may predispose a person to asthma. Over 235 million people worldwide suffer
Asthma genetics discovery made in QueenslandMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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‘Asthma Risk Gene’ Found in African Americans – iNEWP- Freedom of Speech


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'Asthma Risk Gene' Found in African Americans
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Gene variant PYHIN1 was identified as the gene variant most commonly associated with asthma in African Americans. The gene variant, the finding published in the journal Nature Genetics, was identified by a team of United States researchers
New Asthma Genes Found in Africans, JapaneseWebMD
Gene Variant Has Large Effect on Blacks' Asthma RiskMedPage Today
Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans DiscoveredInternational Business Times
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New Asthma Genes Found in Africans, Japanese – WebMD


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New Asthma Genes Found in Africans, Japanese
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1, 2011 — Four newly identified genetic mutations may raise the risk of asthma in different ethnic groups, according to two new studies. In the first study, researchers found that changes in the gene PYHIN1 increased the risk of asthma in people of
Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans DiscoveredInternational Business Times
Asthma Gene Unique To African AmericansMedical News Today
Geneticists Find Gene Linked To Asthma In African-AmericanNews One
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Asthma gene found in African Americans – Xinhua


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Asthma gene found in African Americans
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BEIJING, August 1 (Xinhuanet) — US researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that links to heighten their asthma risk, according to reports published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics.
Gene Variant Has Large Effect on Blacks' Asthma RiskMedPage Today
Gene Increasing Asthma Risk in African-Americans IdentifiedInternational Business Times
Gene Variant Associated With Asthma Risk in BlacksU.S. News & World Report
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Man, 30, treated at Adelaide’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital found dead in toilet – Herald Sun

Man, 30, treated at Adelaide's Queen Elizabeth Hospital found dead in toilet
Herald Sun
A MAN was found dead in Adelaide's Queen Elizabeth Hospital toilet after earlier being treated at the hospital for an asthma attack. Police have revealed the man, 30, of Semaphore Park, was discovered in a toilet in the hospital's
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