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Chemical, dust on adult asthma avoid list
Daily Mail A list of chemicals and dusts that can contribute to adult-onset asthma in Australian workplaces has been created by researchers. Project leader Lin Fritschi, from Curtin University in Western Australia, said up to 3000 new cases of asthma in Australia … |
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Asthma drug Singulair may be a cure for Alzheimer's, claims study
Daily Mail Scientists have discovered that montelukast – sold under the name Singulair – is able to reverse the brain's ageing process in rats. The drug, which is also used to treat allergic reactions, could soon be used in human trials on people suffering from … |
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Catching asthma in children before symptoms appear
Marshfield Mail (subscription) Nearly 7 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with asthma and thousands more are living undiagnosed, struggling to breathe each day. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found that a commonly used … |
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Tamara Mills who died of asthma attack was not referred to a specialist
Daily Mail Her mother Dawn Wilson said that the girl's asthma began to worsen in 2010 after a bout of flu, but GPs at Farnham Medical Centre in South Shields, Tyneside rarely discussed her condition. In a statement read out at the inquest, Ms Wilson said: 'No … |
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Dukinfield man, 24, died after suffering a severe asthma attack despite …
Daily Mail A young man died of an asthma attack after the emergency service failed to send an ambulance to help him even though he called 999 twice complaining he could not breathe. Nathan Phillips, 24, texted his girlfriend joking that he was 'dying' – but his … |
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Asthma risk may be 20 times higher for Caesarean babies
Daily Mail Rosemary Dodds, of the National Childbirth Trust, said: 'Asthma is a worrying and stressful condition … Newer areas of research such as gut bacteria and the “hygiene hypothesis” show links to asthma but there is still a lot which needs to be … |
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Dr Khurshid Guru saves toddler suffering asthma attack with makeshift medical …
Daily Mail When Dr Khurshid Guru heard there was a child suffering an asthma attack aboard his transatlantic flight last week, the quick-thinking physician came to the rescue armed only with a plastic water bottle, a cup, some tape and an oxygen tank. As director … Doctor Makes Makeshift Nebulizer for Ill Child Aboard Air Canada Flight Doc saves toddler by ingeniously using makeshift nebulizer Doctor Rigs Device to Help Child on Plane |
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Number of asthma sufferers to double by 2050 thanks to airtight energy …
Daily Mail The number of asthma sufferers is set to double in just 35 years thanks to new airtight energy- efficient homes which trap pollen inside, it has been reported. The lack of ventilation in new modern homes will stop pollutants created during everyday … |
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Air fresheners and scented candles could cause cancerous DNA mutations and asthma
Daily Mail A 2007 study also found that using air fresheners as little as once a week can raise the risk of asthma in adults. The same report found that the risk of developing asthma was up to 50 per cent higher in people who had been exposed to air-freshener sprays. |
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How being a baker can give you asthma and why hairdressers have terrible skin
Daily Mail Around 10 per cent of adult asthma cases are thought to be as a result of their jobs. One at-risk group is bakers, who develop it from breathing in flour, explains Professor Paul Cullinan, a consultant respiratory physician at Royal Brompton Hospital … |
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