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Asthma: From "Aware" to "Prepared" Saves Lives
Huffington Post Did you know more than 25 million people in America have asthma–including nearly seven million kids? Asthma has become common in the United States, but we need to make sure it never becomes commonplace or its burden easily accepted. May is … |
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Evolving Asthma Care for the Biggest Impact
Huffington Post Reports of asthma go back to the Ancient Greeks when treatment consisted of inhaling the fumes of an herb mixture heated on bricks. Overtime, treatment regimens evolved from the use of alcohol, tobacco and chloroform to psychoanalysis and talk therapy. |
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Why You Should Always Inspect Your Asthma Inhaler Before Using It
Huffington Post She had asthma, and reached into her purse for her inhaler, according to the report published April 9 in the journal BMJ Case Reports. The inhaler rattled when she picked it up, but the woman dismissed it as a loose connection within the device. [8 … Scary Inhaler Accident: What a Woman Learned |
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Pool Chemicals May Explain Higher Rates Of Asthma Among Endurance …
Huffington Post A long-term study would help distinguish "between athletes with asthma who self-select to swimming and those who have asthma as a result of exposure to endurance training practices," said lead author Dr. Margo Mountjoy of McMaster University Waterloo … Asthma very common among Olympic-level swimmers |
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Big City Life May Not Be A Key Asthma Risk For Kids, Says US Study
Huffington Post CHICAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The simple fact of growing up in a big city may not be a major factor in whether a child develops asthma, according to a new study that contradicts decades of public health assumptions about the so-called inner city asthma … |
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Vitamin D Can Ease Asthma, Study Finds
Huffington Post Canada Catching some rays outside could be a simple solution to managing acute asthmatic episodes, according to a new study at Tel Aviv University. While previous studies cast a shadow of doubt over Vitamin D's influence on asthma, lead author Dr. Ronit … |
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5 Steps to Get Off Your Asthma Inhaler
Huffington Post According to the CDC, about one in every 12 people has asthma, and the numbers are increasing every year. Asthma is a condition in which a person's airway swells and becomes inflamed, resulting in difficulty breathing, shortness of breath and cough. |
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Most Asthmatic Kids Lack Health Management Plans At School
Huffington Post (Reuters Health) – In Chicago, most kids with asthma or food allergies don't have a health management form on file at school, a new study shows. The problem is typical of other cities, too, experts say – and it puts these children at risk. On the rare … Schools are not Prepared to Deal with Children's Food Allergies, Asthma Too many kids with asthma, food allergies lack school emergency plans |
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Asthma and Exercise
Huffington Post (blog) Most people with Asthma can exercise and become fit. But the type, and intensity of exercise Asthmatics can do varies greatly from person to person. Here's a video that outlines the rules of thumb. |
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Asthma Attack Rates Now Similar For Black And White Kids (STUDY)
Huffington Post NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis of U.S. childhood asthma statistics finds racial differences persist in the proportions of African American and white children who develop asthma, but success in managing the disease is becoming more equal. |
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