Air Quality Improving in Many US Cities: Report – MSN Health & Fitness


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Air Quality Improving in Many US Cities: Report
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These people are at greater risk for wheezing and coughing, asthma attacks, heart attacks, and premature death, the report noted. Infants, children, seniors and anyone with lung diseases, heart disease or diabetes are most vulnerable to the harmful
Report on Tulsa air quality has some good, bad newsKRMG
Looking for fresh air? Santa Cruz County is the place, American Lung Monterey County Herald
Report shows dirty air at dangerous levels in Twin CitiesMinneapolis Star Tribune
Pasadena Star-News –Albany Times Union –ReadMedia (press release)
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Many athletes with asthma may be using the wrong treatment – EurekAlert (press release)

Many athletes with asthma may be using the wrong treatment
EurekAlert (press release)
Many athletes with asthma may not be using the best treatment for their condition and could be putting their long term health at risk, according to a roundup by journalist Sophie Arie published by the BMJ today. The article will feature on the BMJ's

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Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in many household products: study – The Province


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Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in many household products: study
The Province
By Health Day News, Special to the Province March 12, 2012 4:15 PM Tests of more than 200 common household products found that the products contain chemicals that research suggests may be linked to asthma and hormone disruption, researchers report.
Study Finds 55 Hidden Toxic Chemicals in Consumer ProductsTop Secret Writers
Industry Reacts to Silent Spring Harmful Chemicals StudyAmerican News Report

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Many asthmatics do well on food-allergy tests, study finds – PhysOrg.com


The Times of Trenton – NJ.com

Many asthmatics do well on food-allergy tests, study finds
PhysOrg.com
(HealthDay) — People with asthma fare better on a type of food-allergy test called a "food challenge" than non-asthmatics, new research suggests. Food challenges involve people suspected of having a food allergy eating small amounts of the food orally
Treating symptoms of allergic rhinitis improved asthma outcomesPediatric SuperSite
Seasonal Allergies: Symptoms, Causes and CopingNewsolio
Heavy rains from summer, mild winter set stage for springtime attacks and The Times of Trenton – NJ.com

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Too many soft drinks up asthma risk – Times of India


Asian Scientist Magazine

Too many soft drinks up asthma risk
Times of India
High level of soft drink consumption may make a person more vulnerable to asthma and, or, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study has revealed. Led by Zumin Shi, MD, PhD, of the University of Adelaide, researchers conducted computer
Soda Linked to Lung DiseaseMedPage Today
Soda Consumption Linked To Asthma, COPD, Study SaysHuffington Post
Drinking soda raises risk for asthma, COPD: StudyCBS News
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Many Patients With Asthma Do Not Respond to Standard Therapy – Medscape

Many Patients With Asthma Do Not Respond to Standard Therapy
Medscape
January 6, 2012 — Approximately one half of patients with mild-to-moderate asthma are unlikely to respond to currently available anti-inflammatory therapy because they have persistently noneosinophilic disease, according to the results of a
Study Offers Clues to Why Some Don't Benefit From Asthma DrugsU.S. News & World Report
A large subgroup of mild-to-moderate asthma is persistently non-eosinophilicEurekAlert (press release)

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