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Times of India |
Some Asthma Patients May Be Overmedicated, Doctors Say
Huffington Post People with mild asthma are advised to lower their medication dose once their asthma has been brought under control, but the best way to reduce the dose is not fully known, doctors say. As a result, patients may be staying on higher doses than what's … Asthma patients may be over-medicating themselves Are you being overmedicated for asthma? |
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'Dog Dust' Could Protect Against Allergies, Asthma By Changing Gut Bacteria
Huffington Post Exposure to "dog dust," or the dried flakes of skin that fall from Fido, may protect against developing allergies and asthma in later life by altering intestinal bacteria, a new study in mice suggests. The dust appears to contain bacteria that, when … How Dogs Might Protect Kids Against Asthma: Gut Bacteria Having a dog protects against asthma and infection, study says Dogs May Guard Babies Against Asthma, Allergies |
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Mom Fights For New Asthma Legislation After Son's Death
Huffington Post Twelve-year-old Ryan Gibbons died in October 2012 after suffering an asthma attack at school. Ryan typically used an inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, but his Ontario school kept the inhaler locked up in an office, the Canadian Press reports. |
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I Had 'Asthma' for 12 Years — Until I Found Out It Was Cancer
Huffington Post Ten months earlier, on the eve of my 27th birthday, what I thought was my asthma had begun acting up. Wheezing and short of breath most days, I sought the treatment of an allergist. She prescribed inhaled steroids and a 3-5 year course of weekly … |
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Breathe Easy: Addressing the Root Causes of Asthma
Huffington Post Asthma is a big problem. It affects over 8 percent of the population or over 25 million Americans (including many children), and it can be deadly. The rates of asthma are skyrocketing. Why? Environmental toxins and pollution, increases in food … |
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Taylor Smith, Georgia Woman, Abandoned Near Mobile Home After Apparently …
Huffington Post A mother in Georgia is "mad as hell" after her daughter's body was found abandoned outside a mobile home following an apparently fatal asthma attack. Taylor Smith, 20, was out with friends in Jasper, Ga., Wednesday night when she began experiencing … |
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ANINEWS |
Heavy Traffic Pollution, Wood Fire Smoke May Worsen Asthma Symptoms
Huffington Post Researchers from the University of Melbourne found that heavy traffic pollution seemed to increase asthma symptoms by 80 percent and smoke from wood fires seemed to increase symptoms by 11 percent among people with the condition. "These findings … Never assessed environmental factors increase adult asthma Asthma sufferers exposed to heavy traffic pollution or wood smoke experience … Pollution worsens asthma symptoms |
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Most Kids With Asthma Exposed To Secondhand Smoke (REPORT)
Huffington Post But there is some good news: the percentage of U.S. children without asthma exposed to secondhand smoke has decreased over the last 10 years, from 57 percent in 1999, to 44 percent in 2010, the report said. Exposure to secondhand smoke is known to … Kids, Asthma and Secondhand Smoke |
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Don't Let Asthma Overshadow Your Summer: Discover Your Allergy Profile
Huffington Post (blog) The summer months can pose unique difficulties for patients with asthma. Throughout early summer, we continue to experience days with high pollen counts from trees and grasses, and there is a well-established connection between allergies and asthma in … |
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Don't Let Asthma Overshadow Your Summer: Discover Your Allergy Profile
Huffington Post The summer months can pose unique difficulties for patients with asthma. Throughout early summer, we continue to experience days with high pollen counts from trees and grasses, and there is a well-established connection between allergies and asthma in … Allergy Season Complicates Grandma's Training |
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