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Weather might bring on attack of hives
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Over the years, she continued to break out in bumps when it was cold outside, and she suffered from symptoms of asthma, too. She had a period of remission, but the reactions resumed about 10 years ago. “It got severe again,” she said. |
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NY Times correspondent Anthony Shadid dies in Syria of apparent asthma attack
The Journal News | LoHud.com The Times says he died Thursday apparently of an asthma attack. It says Times photographer Tyler Hicks was with him and carried his body to Turkey. Shadid had worked previously for The Associated Press, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. |
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NY leads 11 states in suing EPA over soot rules
Wall Street Journal Soot is produced by diesel vehicles and power plants and has been linked to chronic respiratory disease, impaired lung function, heart disease and asthma. "Every day, air pollution, from soot risks the health of more than one-third of Americans, … States Sue EPA Over Delayed Soot Rules |
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Keeping on top of your child's asthma care during allergy season
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By (ARA) (ARA) – For many with seasonal allergies, the start of spring means itchy eyes and a runny nose, but for the almost 25 million Americans suffering with asthma, the season can be much more threatening. In fact, according to a recent survey, … |
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Asthma App Helps Suffers Manage Condition
Wall Street Journal (blog) By Ben Rooney An app that allows UK asthma sufferers to manage their condition is officially launched today. Developers say that other European countries will be added shortly. A recent survey in the UK shows that almost 50% do not have their asthma … |
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Pittsburgh Tries to Clear the Air on Pollution
Wall Street Journal Today's air-quality problems come primarily from tiny particles and chemical pollutants that are largely invisible but that health experts warn can contribute to problems such as asthma and heart disease. In 2010, the Pittsburgh area—with 2.4 million … |
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Johns Hopkins wins $8.5M to study asthma among blacks
Baltimore Business Journal Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have won a $9.5 million federal grant to study why asthma is more common among blacks. The four-year effort will study the genetic code of 1000 people of African descent, including men and women from Baltimore. … $9.5 Million Federal Grant to Support "Asthma Genome" Project with African … Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link |
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Better health, byte by byte
Atlanta Journal Constitution The One Million Healthy Children project will pull together dozens of nonmedical information sources for doctors initially focused on treating asthma, autism and diabetes. In the near future, doctors in Atlanta will be able to factor variables like … |
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Current air pollution standards don't protect health
Lewiston Sun Journal This is bad news for all Mainers, especially the 25000 Maine kids who suffer from asthma. Our 12-year-old son, Jake, is one of those kids. We need our senators and representatives to defeat all measures that aim to weaken healthy air protections. … |
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Healing juices' of stem cells could help treat asthma
Edmonton Journal Dr. Bernard Thébaud of the University of Alberta shows Lexi Schwenk, 5, stem cells that may be used in the future to help people like Lexi deal with asthma. The medical benefits of stem … Stem cells may relieve asthma, say scientists Stem cell juice helps asthma U of A scientist discovers stem cells relieve asthma |
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