Colorado Springs ranks as one of the best US cities for asthma sufferers – Colorado Springs Gazette

Colorado Springs ranks as one of the best US cities for asthma sufferers
Colorado Springs Gazette
Asthma is fairly common across the nation, with nearly 40 million people – or about one in eight across the United States – likely to have experienced symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 National Health

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Grant could help Schenectady, county in asthma battle – Schenectady Gazette

Grant could help Schenectady, county in asthma battle
Schenectady Gazette
SCHENECTADY — Schenectady County received $25,000 from the state Wednesday to help control and reduce its high rate of asthma. The grant from the New York State Health Foundation came just days after the state Comptroller's Office released a report …
Schenectady County wins grant to help manage asthmaAlbany Times Union

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One in 4 asthma patients refered to Denver hospital didn’t have asthma – Colorado Springs Gazette

One in 4 asthma patients refered to Denver hospital didn't have asthma
Colorado Springs Gazette
It's estimated that one in 12 Americans suffers from some form of asthma, a chronic but reversible lung disease that causes inflammation and constriction of the airways. A person suffering an asthma attack might wheeze and cough, struggle for breath

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Program maps patterns of asthma varieties – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Program maps patterns of asthma varieties – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Asthma isn't just one disease but comes in up to six different varieties, according to a new computer analysis from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute at UPMC. The study confirms several subtypes of the disease

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AGH receives grant for asthma research – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

AGH receives grant for asthma research – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Allegheny General Hospital has received a $415,000 grant from Heinz Endowments to research the rates of asthma among Pittsburgh children and seek ways to improve treatment. In part, the grant will fund a project to improve identification of asthma
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