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Air quality and how it affects asthma in children
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) For those who live in cities and industrial areas, the prevalence of wheezing and asthma increases. Big cities such as Philadelphia have air quality problems – all one has to do is drive down I-95 flanked by smokestacks with different colored gases … |
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Electronic records can streamline patient care
Philadelphia Inquirer Stephen T. Lawless, vice president for quality and patient safety at Nemours health system, says the use of electronic medical records has enabled doctors to cut readmission rates by half for children with asthma and sickle-cell anemia. Credit: Nemours … |
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Asthma Control: It's All in the Details
Gonzales Inquirer Tell you what medication your child needs to control asthmawww.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma/links.html symptoms. Inhaled corticosteroids, taken daily, are the most effective medication for reducing the inflammation that causes … |
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Take Control of Asthma This School Year
Gonzales Inquirer (NewsUSA) – If your child has asthma, add this to your checklist: a written asthma action plan from your child's health care provider. "For 7 million children in the U.S., asthma is a lifelong disease that requires daily care. But with proper treatment … American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest And Health Care Service … |
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Isaac Could Stir Up Allergies, Asthma
Philadelphia Inquirer The dramatic climate changes triggered by the storm may also cause mild to life-threatening allergy and asthma symptoms, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Experts say the hurricane's heavy rains will wash … ACAAI Cautions Asthma Patients During Hurricane Isaac Tropical Storm Isaac Can Damage Your Health After a summer lull, pollen count suddenly soaring in our area |
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Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Asthma, Wheezing in Kids
Philadelphia Inquirer FRIDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) — New research from Sweden suggests that smoking during early pregnancy may boost the risk that preschool children will develop asthma and wheezing problems, even if the kids aren't exposed to smoke after birth. Mothers Who Smoke While Pregnant Increase Their Baby's Risk Of Asthma Pregnant mothers who smoke are 65 per cent more likely to have children with … Smoking mothers could be giving their children asthma |
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Experimental Drug May Cut Severe Asthma Attacks: Study
Philadelphia Inquirer About a third of people with severe asthma have what is called eosinophilic asthma, in which inflammatory cells called eosinophils cause swelling of lung airways. Standard asthma treatment with inhaled steroids isn't effective, so these patients take … Experimental drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma GSK drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma GSK runs to Ph3 with upbeat data on drug for severe asthma |
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Mold Exposure in Infancy May Raise Asthma Risk
Philadelphia Inquirer "This is strong evidence that indoor mold contributed to asthma development, and this stresses the urgent need for remediating water damage in homes, particularly in low-income urban areas where this is a common issue," the study's lead author, Tiina … |
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Asthma Common Among Olympic Athletes
Philadelphia Inquirer THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) — Asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness are the most common chronic conditions among Olympic athletes, affecting about 8 percent of the competitors, according to a new study. The Australian researcher suggested … Many Olympians Suffer from Asthma 8 percent of Olympians have asthma |
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Exploring the link of asthma, obesity
Philadelphia Inquirer About 23 percent of children in Philadelphia have been diagnosed with asthma, according to public health statistics, almost 75 percent higher than the national rate. Rates in low-income and minority neighborhoods are higher, between 39 percent and 55 … |
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