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Underweight or Obese Women Who Drink and Smoke May Have Higher Asthma Risk
Montana Standard "Although individual physical and behavioral factors associated with asthma have been examined before, people are often exposed to multiple risk factors so it's important we understand the combined impact," lead author Jayadeep Patra said in a news … |
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Dealing with winter asthma
ABC FOX Montana News “Cold air is a trigger for asthmatic patients, so when we have cold weather cycles they actually get a worsening asthma and it can actually have an exacerbation which is worsening and a lot of the times we have to step up asthma therapies or do short … |
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County program targets children with asthma
Montana Standard (blog) In the late 1990s in Seattle, community health workers began going house to house to educate children with asthma, and their parents/guardians, about properly taking asthma medication and home cleaning methods proven to reduce asthmatic episodes. |
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World Asthma Day
ABC FOX Montana News Michelle Riordan from the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department, who oversees the asthma home visiting program in Butte, said, "Throughout the state when they, when people have gone through the program, they've shown way better inhaler technique, … |
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Montana Asthma Project Comes to Butte
ABC FOX Montana News Michelle Riordan, R.N., of the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department who manages the Montana Asthma Project said, "What we're trying to do with the asthma, the Montana asthma program is to help children self-manage and control their asthma to miss fewer … |
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Snapshot: Asthma grant, glass dome repair, caroling
Montana Standard A specially trained public health nurse will provide six visits over the course of a year with the goals of improving asthma control and asthma-related quality of life. The program also provides families with supplies like bed covers and air filters to … |
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Flathead program to help kids with asthma
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News KALISPELL – Statistics show that 17,000 children in Montana have asthma, and that 33% of of those kids don't have under control. Health officials want to tackle the problem, and Flathead County was chosen as one of three counties in Montana to receive … |
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Kids Take On Fitness Fun At Hospital Health Screening Day
NBC Montana "I saw some of the screenings for asthma" Hill said. "I do have one child that has asthma, and I wanted to get some of my other kids checked." It's part of Family Wellness Screening Day, where families can get free and low-cost medical attention. Hospital offers annual free, low-cost screenings |
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State Grant Will Help Kids With Asthma In 3 Montana Towns
NBC Montana The number of Montanans with asthma's one-and-a-half to two percentage points higher than the national average. Now a state grant allows public health nurses in three Montana communities to help manage their asthma thorugh home visits. … |
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Missoula Area Stage II Air Pollution Warning Issued
NBC Montana People with asthma should follow their asthma management plan. Anyone experiencing signs of respiratory distress should talk to their health care provider. … |
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