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Local asthma hospitalizations lowest in state
The Herald-Times (subscription) From 2007 to 2011, Monroe County had the lowest reported rate of asthma hospitalizations in the state among 5- to 17-year-olds — and the state's third-lowest rate for emergency department visits by children suffering from asthma — according to … |
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 CBS Local |
Acid Reflux May Cause Adult Asthma
CBS Local A study in the journal “Jama Surgery” says for people with reflux, an operation to relieve their symptoms of heartburn, nausea, cough and sore throat, also relieved their symptoms of asthma-related wheezing and trouble breathing. Doctors used a new … |
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 CBS Local |
Study Shows Acid Reflux Can Cause Adult Asthma
CBS Local A study in the journal “Jama Surgery” says for people with reflux, an operation to relieve their symptoms of heartburn, nausea, cough and sore throat, also relieved their symptoms of asthma-related wheezing and trouble breathing. Doctors used a new … Study by West Penn Allegheny Surgeons Points to Reflux Disease as Cause of … |
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Local health directors take aim at childhood asthma
Daily Item LYNN — Armed with $350,000 in state money, Lynn and seven other communities are taking aim at reducing childhood asthma as a top goal for improving North Shore residents' health over the next four years. Lynn and Nahant exceed the state's 10.8 … |
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Bushfire smoke alert for asthma suffers
ABC Local Even far from a bushfire front, the smoke creates additional problems for those who suffer from breathing difficulties. Even people who don't have a medical condition need to monitor their immediate environment, and take notice of any difficulties they … Bushfire smoke a health risk for some |
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 Daily Mail |
Sandy victims and clean-up workers plagued by cough as local hospital sees …
Daily Mail Exposure to mold can trigger allergic reactions and asthma symptoms. With or without allergies, people exposed to airborne mold particles typically experience irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat and lungs, said Deb Brown, president and CEO of … |
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 CBS Local |
Breathing Problems Could Be Caused By Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Not Asthma
CBS Local “A lot of throat clearing, coughing, eventually it will turn into just not breathing,” she describes. At first, her symptoms were triggered by a customer's perfume. “Then, it became every sort of perfume, scent, air freshener, cleaners, it sort of … |
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New Study Aims To Determine Relation Between Vitamins & Asthma
CBS Local Obesity, living in the city, and being African-American are common risk factors for both vitamin D deficiency and asthma. So is it the vitamin D or some other factor that makes asthma harder to control? That's what this clinical trial is designed to … |
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Time for a check-up on asthma
Riverhead LOCAL It's that time of year when all people, especially children, who have ever been treated for asthma or wheezing should consider that ragweed pollens are airborne as well as other fall pollens. There is a government website you can consult for daily air … |
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 MedPage Today |
Local virus patterns may affect kids' asthma risk, study says
Lansing State Journal Infants in urban areas have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than those in the suburbs, which may explain why inner-city children are more likely to develop asthma, a new study suggests. The findings may lead to new ways to treat … Inner-City Kids Get Different Kinds of Colds Inner City Infants Have Different Patterns of Viral Respiratory Illness Than … Expat Health Insurance News: Virus infections 'linked to higher rates of … |
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