Schoolboy treated for asthma died of anaphylactic reaction prompts calls for … – Sydney Morning Herald


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Schoolboy treated for asthma died of anaphylactic reaction prompts calls for
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It is a parent's worst nightmare. A call from school. Eight-year-old Marcus was thought to be having an asthma attack. But he wasn't. When his dad, John Terranova, arrived at St Ives North After-School Care facility he could see parents were "standing

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Claudia Ramos: Children with asthma look forward to future with cleaner air – Allentown Morning Call


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Claudia Ramos: Children with asthma look forward to future with cleaner air
Allentown Morning Call
This diagram shows what happens with asthma, according to the National Library of Medicine: 'If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. That makes them very sensitive, and they may react strongly to things that you

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Morning Updates: Demilitarized police, Amtrak reopens, and murder by asthma – Boston.com

Morning Updates: Demilitarized police, Amtrak reopens, and murder by asthma
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Murder by asthma? “The young man was aiming at a rival on a January evening in 2012 when he sent a barrage of bullets into a group on Blue Hill Avenue, prosecutors say. Everyone scattered, and no one was hit. But about a block away, a 40-year-old man …

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Fatal asthma attack fears as Britain is placed on smog alert – Western Morning News


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Fatal asthma attack fears as Britain is placed on smog alert
Western Morning News
Britain has been placed on a health alert because a potentially dangerous cloud of air pollution is blowing over the country. Experts said the smog could cause fatal asthma attacks and have warned the elderly and those with health problems to be cautious.
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Popular asthma medication combination could be fatal for children – Sydney Morning Herald


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Popular asthma medication combination could be fatal for children
Sydney Morning Herald
Too many asthmatic children are being prescribed a potent mix of medications that can be life-threatening, a leading paediatrician has warned. Peter van Asperen, professor of paediatric respiratory medicine at Sydney University, said GPs are …
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