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May: Asthma Awareness Month
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper By Dorian James Asthma is a serious, sometimes life-threatening disease… and one that affects almost 20 million people in the United States. Statistics for asthma in America are so high that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has labeled it an … Letter: Help asthma suffers: Keep smoke away |
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Spring to it: Cleaning tips for creating a healthy home environment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel And, for 25 million Americans with asthma it can be even more problematic. You'd assume cleaning your home would help reduce these allergy triggers, but if you're not cleaning the right way, you could actually be making the problem worse. |
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Key dates for BPA
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel … contents of many products may cause long-term health effects, including cancers of the breast, brain and testicles; lowered sperm counts, early puberty and other reproductive system defects; diabetes; attention deficit disorder, asthma and autism. Could Banning BPA Prevent Asthma? FDA Close To BPA Decision Crucial For Health Of Poor Children FDA to make decision regarding BPA |
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FDA rejects petition to ban BPA in food packaging
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel … contents of many products may cause long-term health effects, including cancers of the breast, brain and testicles; lowered sperm counts, early puberty and other reproductive system defects; diabetes; attention deficit disorder, asthma and autism. Could Banning BPA Prevent Asthma? FDA Close To BPA Decision Crucial For Health Of Poor Children FDA to make decision regarding BPA |
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Keeping on top of your child's asthma care during allergy season
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By (ARA) (ARA) – For many with seasonal allergies, the start of spring means itchy eyes and a runny nose, but for the almost 25 million Americans suffering with asthma, the season can be much more threatening. In fact, according to a recent survey, … |
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Tips to keep the holidays happy and healthy for asthma and allergy sufferers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The holidays can present a variety of challenges for asthma and allergy patients," says New York City allergist Dr. Cliff Bassett, an ambassador for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). "Our indoor environment changes in many ways … Babies to be exposed to dust mites Could dust mites halt the allergy epidemic? |
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Asthma, preterm birth and preeclampsia
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) An extensive review of pregnancies over the course of more than three decades shows that women with poorly managed asthma are at an increased risk of having a low-birth weight baby, a premature baby and … Mom's Asthma Linked to Premature Babies: Study |
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Asthma, injured shoulder end Nyad's bid to swim from Cuba to Key West
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) I was disappointed to read earlier today that Diana Nyad had to abandon her attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West due to asthma and an injured shoulder. While swimming isn't as much a part of my Off the Couch … Nyad Puts Early End to Cuba-to-Florida Swim Diana Nyad: Ocean Swells, Shoulder Pain and Asthma End Swim After 29 Hours Diana Nyad Gave Up 103-Mile Swim Early Due to Ocean Swells, Shoulder Pain and … |
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Children with Asthma can be “Active With Asthma”
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper A recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) presented some alarming news about asthma rates. According to the CDC, children – in particular African American children – are suffering from asthma in record numbers. … |
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Asthma may be linked to bacterial colonies in our airways
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) "People thought that asthma was caused by inhalation of allergens but this study shows that it may be more complicated than that," said Homer Boushey, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and one of the authors of a … Asthma linked to bacterial communities |
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