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June 4, 2016

Health, environmental tracker could head off asthma attacks without drugs – FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration)

Health, environmental tracker could head off asthma attacks without drugs
FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration)
Currently, asthma treatment involves avoiding irritants and taking medication to relieve symptoms. Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a wearable system that more concretely monitors potential environmental irritants and could …
New Wearable Device Could Predict, Prevent Asthma AttacksNDTV
Wearable system, new devices aim to predict, prevent asthma attacksWRAL Tech Wire
NC State Scientists Develop Wearable System To Predict, Prevent Asthma AttacksLung Disease News

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April 18, 2015

Free Head, Neck, Hearing and Asthma Screenings Offered in Wausau – WSAW

Free Head, Neck, Hearing and Asthma Screenings Offered in Wausau
WSAW
In honor of Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, the group held a free screening event for oral head and neck cancer, asthma and hearing. It's a national movement that's taken on a lot of popularity, because oral cancer affects 45,000 Americans …

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August 26, 2014

Preparation key as kids with asthma head back to school – Greenville News

Preparation key as kids with asthma head back to school
Greenville News
"Once school starts, our calls for asthma go up about 30 to 40 percent," says Dr. Jill Golden of Greenville's Center for Pediatric Medicine. "The biggest factor is they're in an environment all of a sudden where there's a potential for lots of triggers …

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May 29, 2014

Study flips child obesity-asthma link on its head – Taipei Times

Study flips child obesity-asthma link on its head
Taipei Times
A group of local researchers have found a causal link between childhood obesity and the development of asthma, contradicting the established belief that it is childhood asthma that leads to excessive weight gain in children. The group came to the …

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May 22, 2014

Kids With Asthma Are Encouraged to Head to “Camp Catch Your Breath” – WBOY-TV

Kids With Asthma Are Encouraged to Head to "Camp Catch Your Breath"
WBOY-TV
Warmer weather brings a lot of changes to the regions, sunshine, flowers, and all kinds of outdoor activities, but this could be trouble for kids with asthma. United Hospital Center pediatrician Alicia Maddix said exercise-induced asthma isn't the only …

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September 30, 2013

MD Anderson-developed aerosol enlists good inflammation to head off bad … – Newswise (press release)

MD Anderson-developed aerosol enlists good inflammation to head off bad …
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — HOUSTON – Research on an aerosol that jump-starts a rapid immune response to stifle viral respiratory infections before they can provoke asthma attacks has earned major funding from the National Institutes of Health. The NIH named Scott …

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September 6, 2013

Asthma Symptoms Pick-Up When Kids Head Back To School – WDTV

Asthma Symptoms Pick-Up When Kids Head Back To School
WDTV
Children have been back to school for at least a couple weeks now. Unfortunately, doctors say this is the time when asthma attacks are on the rise. Studies show every year around two weeks into the school year, a few different factors cause children's …

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June 11, 2013

Camp Sea Breeze available for children with asthma – Hilton Head Island Packet

Camp Sea Breeze available for children with asthma
Hilton Head Island Packet
Children with asthma can learn to safely enjoy an active lifestyle by attending Camp Sea Breeze, a weeklong asthma camp for kids ages 6 through 11 sponsored by Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Services and the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation.

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January 4, 2013

Joe Hadsall: Asthma is in the lungs, not the head, ‘Goonies’ – Joplin Globe

Joe Hadsall: Asthma is in the lungs, not the head, 'Goonies'
Joplin Globe
But near the end of the movie, Mikey takes a shot of his inhaler — you know, the one that he uses for his asthma after every strenuous event, emotional speech or conversation with a dead pirate's skeleton. When he discovers that it's out, he tosses it …

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June 11, 2012

To Sniff Out Childhood Allergies, Researchers Head To The Farm – NPR (blog)

To Sniff Out Childhood Allergies, Researchers Head To The Farm
NPR (blog)
Nish says Casey has a host of allergic diseases, including hay fever, asthma, and eczema that's gotten milder as he's aged. "He's definitely an example of someone who is allergic," Nish says. Nish peers into Casey's ears and mouth, and checks his neck …

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