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Asthma attack teen dies despite rush to hospital
Scotsman TRIBUTES poured in today for a city schoolgirl who died after a suspected asthma attack. Kelsey Hogg, 15, collapsed at home on Sunday night and was rushed to hospital but later died. Social networking sites were flooded with messages expressing … |
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Middlesex Hospital offering in-home asthma program
Middletown Press If you qualify, the program will include one outpatient evaluation; three home visits by asthma specialists; an assessment of your home for asthma triggers performed by nurses and a community health worker; free supplies that will help you manage your … |
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Attacking Asthma: Program to keep kids out of hospital saves tax dollars, but …
San Jose Mercury News Like every other young patient treated on the Breathmobile, an asthma clinic on wheels, Tyree, 13, receives respiratory exams, medication, equipment and periodic checkups that help control his asthma, all for free. His experience illustrates that … |
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Attacking Asthma: Program to keep kids out of hospital saves tax dollars, but …
Inside Bay Area Like every other young patient treated on the Breathmobile, an asthma clinic on wheels, Tyree, 13, receives respiratory exams, medication, equipment and periodic checkups that help control his asthma, all for free. His experience illustrates that … |
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Attacking Asthma: Program to keep kids out of hospital saves tax dollars, but …
Contra Costa Times Like every other young patient treated on the Breathmobile, an asthma clinic on wheels, Tyree, 13, receives respiratory exams, medication, equipment and periodic checkups that help control his asthma, all for free. His experience illustrates that … |
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Port Huron Hospital helps asthmatics breathe easy
Port Huron Times Herald If you believe you might be a candidate for bronchial thermoplasty or would like more information about the procedure, visit www.porthuronhospital.org/asthma or call HealthAccess at (800) 228-1484. More. Severe asthma sufferers can breathe a deep sigh … |
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Port Huron Hospital banishes asthma
Port Huron Times Herald “This is a relatively new technique,” said Dr. Michael Basha with the Asthma, Allergy and Emphysema Center in Port Huron, one of three doctors using the system at Port Huron Hospital. “There are only a couple other places that are doing this, and it is … |
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Drop In Child Asthma Hospital Admissions Linked To Anti-Smoking Laws
RedOrbit Asthma in childhood is no different a disease than asthma that adults with the condition face. However, in children, asthma does pose unique challenges. The condition, characterized by inflammation of the lungs and airways when exposed to certain … Cleaning jobs linked to asthma risk Smoke-Free Laws Linked With Fewer Child Asthma Attacks Asthma Drops After Public Smoking Ban |
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Hospital admissions for childhood asthma reduces after smoke-free legislation
News-Medical.net NHS statistics analysed by researchers at Imperial College London show a 12.3 per cent fall in admissions for childhood asthma in the first year after the law on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces came into effect in July 2007. The … |
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Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions …
Medical Xpress Asthma affects one in every 11 children in the UK. Before the law was implemented, hospital admissions for children suffering a severe asthma attack were increasing by 2.2 per cent per year, peaking at 26,969 admissions in 2006/2007. The trend reversed … |
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