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Researchers develop asthma-detection technology
Kansas State Collegian About 10 Americans die from asthma every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and K-State researchers are trying to change the way asthma and other respiratory diseases are diagnosed by developing technology that will allow … |
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Spring Asthma & Allergy Tips
KMBC Kansas City Warm weather is on the horizon, which means pollen and other allergens and irritants are out in force. But asthma and allergy triggers are also found indoors, including some outdoor allergens that can get inside during the spring. Because allergens and … 5 tips to breathe easy this spring How can weather help or hurt seasonal allergy sufferers? Spring Allergies? Don't Assume It's Only Pollen |
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Allergic asthma sufferers should take some precautions when exercising
Kansas City Star And for some, allergies and asthma go hand in hand. More than 50 percent of the 20 million Americans with asthma have allergic asthma, according to the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America. Over 2.5 million children under age 18 suffer from … |
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Kansas Scores Low In School Asthma, Allergy Report
KAKE A new report ranks Kansas near the bottom, when it comes to policies helping students with asthma and food allergies. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America rated states on 18 core standards. It judged Kansas as meeting only seven of them. Kansas … Indiana makes honor roll on asthma, allergy policies Asthma/Allergy Emergencies in Pa New Report Shows Most States Fall Behind on Asthma and Allergy School Policies |
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EarthTalk: Traffic Pollution and Asthma
Kansas City infoZine Westport, CT – infoZine – E/The Environmental Magazine – Living near a roadway certainly does exacerbate asthma, especially for kids. To wit, a recent study by the University of Southern California (USC)—the most comprehensive by far to date on this … |
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Bacterial Protein in House Dust Spurs Asthma
Kansas City infoZine "Most people with asthma have allergic asthma, resulting largely from allergic responses to inhaled substances," said the paper's corresponding author Donald Cook, Ph.D., an NIEHS scientist. His research team began the study to identify environmental … |
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Missouri House passes bill on asthma meds in schools
Kansas City Star JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation that would let Missouri school nurses keep asthma medication on hand and treat students for attacks is on its way to Gov. Jay Nixon. School districts would purchase the medication, and the nurses would decide how much to … School Nurses Can Keep Asthma Meds On Hand |
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Kansas City Triathlon team dinner
Examiner.com Have you ever suffered from an allergy or asthma? Foods, nature, medicines; anything can get to you. In Kansas City, you have a support system. It's the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – Greater Kansas City chapter. The AAFA has come together … |
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Treatment of Silent Acid Reflux Does Not Improve Asthma in Children
Kansas City infoZine Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux. Washington, DC – infoZine – Lansoprazole therapy slightly increased the risk of … Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug Lansoprazole 'ineffective in asthma treatment for children' Acid reflux drug does not improve asthma symptoms in kids |
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Liam McIntyre replaces the late Andy Whitfield in 'Spartacus'
Kansas City Star You could never tell by looking at him now but Liam McIntyre, who plays the sinewy hero in "Spartacus: Vengeance," suffered from severe asthma when he was a kid. "There's a tenacity you get as an asthmatic where, occasionally in your life, … |
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