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Asthma Study Finds High Concentrations of Chemicals in Louisville Homes
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A University of Louisville study on asthma in older adults has found high levels of potentially dangerous chemicals inside the homes of participants in the city and Southern Indiana. Chemicals like chloroform, benzene, xylene, toluene, chloromethane
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Allergy-induced asthma rises with high pollen count – WTNH


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Allergy-induced asthma rises with high pollen count
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HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The high pollen count is affecting just about everyone. Breathing in the fresh spring air may not be a good idea for many. Pollen can trigger a host of problems. Allergies can induce asthma. “It can lead to asthma if it's not
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Study to Determine the Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Fluticasone Propionate MDPI and Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol MDPI Compared to High Strength FLOVENT® DISKUS® and ADVAIR® DISKUS® in Patients With Persistent Asthma 12 Years of Age and Older

Condition:   Asthma
Interventions:   Drug: Treatment A: Fp MDPI;   Drug: Treatment B: FS MDPI;   Drug: Treatment C Flovent;   Drug: Treatment D:  Advair
Sponsor:   Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products, R&D Inc.
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HEALTH WARNING for elderly and asthma sufferers as high levels of AIR … – Express.co.uk


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HEALTH WARNING for elderly and asthma sufferers as high levels of AIR
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Asthma sufferers, people with heart problems and older people are being advised to "reduce physical exertion", particularly while outdoors. Dr Sotiris Vardoulakis, head of the air pollution and climate change group at Public Health England's Centre for …
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Very high air pollution levels prompt health warnings in parts of EnglandMashable
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Asthma rates among black youth are similarly high in urban, rural communities – Medical Xpress


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Asthma rates among black youth are similarly high in urban, rural communities
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About 15 percent of Detroit's black inner city youth have diagnosed asthma and another 8 percent undiagnosed disease, according to a study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Rates are 13.7 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively, in rural …

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Demographics, not location, explain high inner-city asthma rates – Clinical Advisor

Demographics, not location, explain high inner-city asthma rates
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“Although it is thought that inner-city areas have a high burden of asthma, the prevalence of asthma in inner cities across the United States is not known,” noted Corinne A. Keet, MD, PHD, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues.
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