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 Globe and Mail |
Asthma – it's more than just a wheezing nuisance
Globe and Mail For 20 years, since she was 15, Megan Hamblett has been struggling with asthma, an illness commonly perceived to be little more than a nuisance. … |
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Facebook triggers asthma in teen boy
Globe and Mail Last week, the news was all good about childhood asthma in Canada. According to a Statscan study, rates have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, … Facebook triggers asthma Facebook stress increases man's asthma attacks: report Doctors warn that using Facebook can cause asthma attacks |
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Asthma rates decline among children; Statscan cites less cigarette smoke
Globe and Mail Fewer Canadian children are being diagnosed with asthma, likely because of reduced exposure to cigarette smoke, Statistics Canada said in a new study. … Asthma among young kids plunges: StatsCan |
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 New Zealand Herald |
Bitter may mean better in the lungs
Boston Globe That's certainly unexpected, and so are the implications for potentially better asthma treatments based on the discovery. Dr. Stephen B. Liggett and his … Discovery could lead to new asthma treatments Bitter Taste Receptors Found in Lungs May Aid Asthma Patients Taste receptors found in lungs may treat asthma–researchers |
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Boston Scientific agrees to buy asthma company
Boston Globe … said today that it has agreed to buy cquire Asthmatx Inc., a privately held California company specializing in asthma treatments. … Boston Scientific to Buy Asthmatx for Up to $443.5 Million Boston Scientific buys asthma treatment firm Boston Sci to buy Asthmatx for over $193 mln |
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 WTHI |
After smoking ban, kids have fewer asthma attacks
Boston Globe Children are more vulnerable than adults to tobacco smoke, which can aggravate asthma, because their bodies are smaller, they breathe faster, … Smoking bans may help children with asthma Asthmatic kids helped by smoking ban |
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 CBC.ca |
Alberta issues health warning due to BC fires
Globe and Mail “I strongly advise people with asthma, bronchitis or emphysema to remain indoors, keep their windows closed and take any preventative measures their … Out of province smoke affecting Alberta air Smoke from BC fires drifts to Alberta |
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A policy that can be bad for your health
Boston Globe THE GLOBE justifies prohibiting public housing residents from smoking in their apartments by implying that secondhand smoke can cause or aggravate asthma … |
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Boston should ban smoking in all public-housing units
Boston Globe Compared to other states and metropolitan areas, Massachusetts and Boston suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, especially among young people … |
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 Boston Globe |
Short takes
Boston Globe A dreamy boy who suffers from asthma, studies architecture, and solaces himself by looking up at the stars in the night sky, … |
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