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Asthma, pain end woman’s bid to swim from Cuba to Florida – AHN | All Headline News

Asthma, pain end woman's bid to swim from Cuba to Florida
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A 61-year-old woman's bid to swim from Cuba to Florida ended Tuesday after she suffered shoulder pain and asthma nearly halfway through the 103-mile solo journey. Diana Nyad had swum for 29 hours since Sunday when she called it quits at 12:45 am …
Asthma, injured shoulder end Nyad's bid to swim from Cuba to Key WestMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
Nyad Puts Early End to Cuba-to-Florida SwimNew York Times
Diana Nyad: Ocean Swells, Shoulder Pain and Asthma End Swim After 29 HoursNational Ledger
TopNews New Zealand –Jakarta Globe –International Business Times
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Meat Loaf finishes show after fainting on stage
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Singer Meat Loaf was performing a concert in Pittsburgh on Thursday when he fainted on stage for 10 minutes during an asthma attack. Here's the kicker. He got right back up and finished the show. That's right. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, …
Meat Loaf Faints During Pittsburgh Concert…and Goes On With the ShowE! Online
Meat Loaf Passes Out on Stage, Finishes ShowBillboard
Meat Loaf finishes show after fainting on stageGant Daily
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review –WPXI Pittsburgh –Fox News
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Study: Sun exposure protects children from asthma
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While too much sun can lead to skin cancer, the vitamin D obtained through sunlight plays a key role in preventing childhood asthma, according to a new study. Spanish researchers with the Public Health Center in Castellon said that 90 percent of …
Sunshine protects kids from asthmaTimes of India
Sunshine gives cover to kids against asthmaMangalorean.com
Higher asthma risk in colder citiesIrish Health

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Pills may be as effective as inhalers for asthma
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A rarely described pill for asthma is easier to use and just as effective as conventional inhaler treatments, according to a new study. British researchers with the University of East Anglia followed 650 patients with chronic asthma for two years and …
Study: Pills as Effective as Inhalers for AsthmaWebMD
Astra, Merck asthma pills as good as inhaler: studyAsiaOne
Asthma Pills Work as Well as Inhaled Steroids: StudyU.S. News & World Report
Telegraph.co.uk –St. Louis American –WebMD.Boots.com
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FDA warns pregant women about taking asthma drug Terbutaline
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning pregnant women not to take the injected asthma drug terbutaline because it could cause maternal heart problems. The drug is prescribed to asthmatics to prevent and treat narrowing of the airways, …
FDA warns against using asthma drug terbutaline to delay premature birthsLos Angeles Times
Warning: Olympic Banned Asthma Drug Terbutaline In Preterm LaborMedical News Today
FDA Issues Warning on Asthma Drug in Preterm LaborMedPage Today
Clinical Advisor –Bioscience Technology –Medscape
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Alberta to adopt new sulphur dioxide emission standards
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Even if only the one-hour standard was broken, 8.5 percent of Alberta's 2.1 million workforce have asthma. Experts estimated the indirect cost of …
New sulphur dioxide limits too lax, critics chargeEdmonton Journal

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Stressed Out Mothers Can Make Child's Asthma Worse
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Japan (AHN) – Mothers who are angry and stressed out can worsen the severity of their children's asthma symptoms, according to Japanese researchers. …
Stressed out mothers make asthma in children worseTelegraph.co.uk
Stressed-out moms likely to worsen child's asthmaSify
Your stress can affect your child's asthmaMadeForMums
Softpedia –Irish Health
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Study Links Asthma, Food Allergies
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Denver, CO, United States (AHN) – A new study suggests food allergies are more common among people with asthma, and food allergies may actually contribute …
Food allergies linked to higher risk of asthma attacksSify
New Ways to Help Manage Allergies for ChildrenPR Web (press release)

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