Video: What parents should know about asthma, from Morristown Medical Center – Morristown Green

Video: What parents should know about asthma, from Morristown Medical Center
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Anyone who has grown up with asthma knows the frightening feeling. It's like having a python wrapped around your chest, squeezing tighter every time you exhale until you are gasping for breath. Dr. April Wazeka specializes in children's respiratory

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Asthma During Pregnancy – Are There Subsequent Risks For Baby? – Medical News Today

Asthma During Pregnancy – Are There Subsequent Risks For Baby?
Medical News Today
According to a novel investigation, inhaled glucocorticoids for treating women with asthma during pregnancy are not connected with increased risks of most diseases in children. However, the treatment might be a risk factor for metabolic and endocrine
Asthma Drugs in Pregnancy Might Pose Risk for KidsU.S. News & World Report
Inhaled steroids generally safe in pregnancyCBC.ca
Inhaled glucocorticoids during pregnancy and offspring pediatric diseasesEurekAlert (press release)
Medscape –International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Asthma And Allergies – HRF Molecule Is A Promising Target For Treatment – Medical News Today

Asthma And Allergies – HRF Molecule Is A Promising Target For Treatment
Medical News Today
The histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule has been identified by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, as a potential target for developing novel therapies for numerous allergic reactions, including asthma.

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Pollen season warning about ‘thunderstorm asthma’ – The Virtual Medical Centre


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Pollen season warning about 'thunderstorm asthma'
The Virtual Medical Centre
Doctors are calling for extra warnings about the increased risk of asthma episodes when thunderstorms erupt in spring and summer after there has been a lot of pollen around, as evident in recent epidemics of 'thunderstorm asthma' in Melbourne.

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Medical Monday: Warning signs of asthma in kids – Today’s THV


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Medical Monday: Warning signs of asthma in kids
Today’s THV
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven million children in the United States currently have asthma, a chronic respiratory disease characterized by attacks of difficulty breathing.
Daily Wheezing Treatment No Different from Intermittent in ToddlersNewswise (press release)

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Persistent Asthma Symptoms – Simple Night-time Airflow Device Helps – Medical News Today


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Persistent Asthma Symptoms – Simple Night-time Airflow Device Helps
Medical News Today
According to a study published online in Thorax, asthma patients can improve their quality of life and ease persistent asthma symptoms during daytime by using a simple device called Protexo, which filters airborne asthma triggers from the air during
Asthmatics given new hope with new air cleaning machineTelegraph.co.uk
Asthma Inhaler Protexo to Benefit Asthma PatientsTopNews United States
New machine brings night time asthma reliefWebMD.Boots.com
The Engineer –AOL Lifestyle UK –The Sun
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Simple night time airflow control device eases persistent asthma symptoms – Medical Xpress


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Simple night time airflow control device eases persistent asthma symptoms
Medical Xpress
A simple device that filters out airborne asthma triggers during sleep can ease persistent symptoms of the condition during the day and improve quality of life, suggests research published online in Thorax. Temperature controlled laminar airflow
Asthmatics given new hope with new air cleaning machineTelegraph.co.uk
New machine brings night time asthma reliefWebMD.Boots.com
Asthma 'cured'The Sun
Daily Mail
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Monmouth Medical Center to Host Asthma and COPD Awareness Day, December 2 – Asbury Park Press


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Monmouth Medical Center to Host Asthma and COPD Awareness Day, December 2
Asbury Park Press
According to Center for Disease Control studies, more than 17.5 million adults and 7 million children in the United States have asthma. Additionally, more than 11.8 million adults suffer from Chronic Obstructive Disorder (COPD).
COPD Awareness Month UnderwayThe Dispatch

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City paid out $135 million in medical malpractice lawsuits at its public hospitals – New York Daily News


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City paid out $135 million in medical malpractice lawsuits at its public hospitals
New York Daily News
She died after being mistreated for an asthma attack. The city doled out $135 million this year for medical blunders at its public hospitals — up 5% from 2010, records show. For many patients, the screw-ups were catastrophic, and it's city taxpayers

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