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Asthma in children is tough to treat
Sarasota Herald-Tribune At their worst, asthma attacks can mean a sudden trip to the emergency room. These can be scary episodes in their own right, but they also disrupt everyday life, interfering with sleep, school or work schedules. Preventing such attacks is a major goal … |
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Chronic cough could come from heartburn, asthma
Sarasota Herald-Tribune DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a very itchy throat that tickles and makes me cough no matter where I am. I tried taking OTC allergy meds, but they're no help. I tried gargling with warm saltwater with vinegar, and keeping my mouth and throat wet, but no help. |
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Briefs: Outgrowing asthma; not-so-infertile America; and more
Sarasota Herald-Tribune As part of the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden studies program, researchers followed 248 children who had asthma at age 7 to 8 and found that by age 19, 21 percent had experienced no wheezing in the previous three years and had reported … |
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300 million people have asthma
Sarasota Herald-Tribune DONOHUE: You have written very little about asthma, its cause and treatment. Is it inherited? I am 86 and developed it at the age of 5. My daughters and their children are asthmatics. — HS ANSWER: Asthma obstructs the flow of air into and out of the … |
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Dr. Donohue: Asthma doesn't prohibit sports activity
Sarasota Herald-Tribune DONOHUE: Our teenager has asthma. It's causing him great unhappiness. He wants to play school sports, and he is talented at them. We're hesitant to allow him. It's been a tough battle to get his asthma controlled, and now that it is, we don't want to … Teen with asthma can play sports |
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Asthma doesn't prohibit sport participation
Sarasota Herald-Tribune DONOHUE: Our teenager has asthma. It's causing him great unhappiness. He wants to play school sports, and he is talented at them. We're hesitant to allow him. It's been a tough battle to get his asthma controlled, and now that it is, we don't want to … Teen with asthma can play sports |
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Heartburn drug no use for children's asthma, researchers say
Sarasota Herald-Tribune By AP, Herald-Tribune CHICAGO — An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn't help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects, a study in 300 children found. The results echo recent research showing that a similar … PPIs Not Helpful in Children With Poor Asthma Control Reflux Drugs No Help for Kids' Asthma Study: Heartburn drugs don't aid children's asthma |
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ExExploring the links between acetaminophen and asthma
Sarasota Herald-Tribune By Tara Parker-Pope, Herald-Tribune Is acetaminophen behind a sharp rise in asthma around the world over the past three decades? Some researchers suspect that it might be, noting that asthma diagnoses began to take off just as doctors began using … |
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An effort to get asthma sufferers earlier care
Sarasota Herald-Tribune St. PETERSBURG – With asthma-related emergency room visits — and costs — climbing in Florida by 14 percent over a two-year period, the Florida Asthma Coalition met Thursday to plot a statewide coordination of prevention and care … |
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Red tide hurts, but could it also cure diseases?
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Just one hour of exposure to red tide causes people with asthma — about 6 to 10 percent of the population — to suffer breathing problems for up to a week. Red tide is a type of harmful algae that naturally occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. … Mote researchers look at red tide's effect on humans Red Tide study by Mote Marine shows toxins, potential benefits |
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