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AANMA partners with AAE and AAPA-AAI to build network focusing on allergy …
News-Medical.net "Asthma educators and physician assistants offer a wealth of knowledge and expertise to help educate and advocate for patients with asthma and allergies," says Tonya Winders, AANMA Chief Operating Officer. "We welcome the chance to work with these … |
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6 types of asthma and how they're treated
Mother Nature Network Asthma is a chronic potentially life-threatening airway disease where inflammation in the lungs causes narrow, swollen airways, increased mucus, shortness of breath, chest tightening, coughing and a characteristic wheeze. While most asthma starts in … |
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Chest x-rays for asthma doubled in 15 years
Family Practice News Digital Network Between 1995 and 2009, the use of chest x-rays for children with asthma significantly increased in emergency departments overall, but dropped in pediatric emergency departments – findings that have implications for savings in health care costs and … |
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Can sucking on your baby's pacifier protect her from asthma and allergies?
Mother Nature Network (blog) Interestingly, children whose parents “cleaned” their pacifier by sucking it were less likely to have asthma, eczema, and food sensitivities at 18 months of age than children whose parents did not. The study also found that for eczema in particular … |
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Tailored online feedback may boost asthma control
Family Practice News Digital Network SAN FRANCISCO – A website designed to give people with asthma tailored feedback about whether they need to see a doctor and what questions to ask when they do may have helped improve asthma control in a randomized, controlled trial in 325 patients. |
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New study links childhood asthma to living near traffic
Mother Nature Network Another study has found a connection between childhood asthma rates and traffic pollution. The latest study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at asthma levels in 10 European cities and found that people living near high-traffic … Traffic congestion causes childhood asthma, study confirms Chronic Asthma May Be Caused by Traffic Pollution Study: 14 percent of childhood asthma may be caused by traffic pollution |
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Living near equator likely increases allergy and asthma risk
Mother Nature Network The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 235 million people globally suffer from asthma, the most common chronic disease among children. Contrary to popular belief, asthma is not just a health concern for high-income countries. It strikes … Report: Living Near Equator Hikes Allergy and Asthma Risk Geographic Factors Can Cause Allergies, Asthma: People Living Close to the … People living close to equator more likely to have asthma, allergies |
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Child asthma attacks fall with smoking bans
Mother Nature Network (blog) A new study in the United Kingdom has some good news for children who suffer from asthma. According to researchers at the Imperial College London, childhood asthma attacks have dropped significantly since a law was enacted in 2007 banning smoking in … Decline in child asthma attacks linked to smoke-free laws Asthma Hospitalization Rates Dropped After Smoke-Free Laws Came Into Effect Asthma Cases in Children Fall in Wake of Smoke-Free Laws |
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Fast food linked to higher asthma and allergy risk
Mother Nature Network (blog) Teens and kids who eat a lot of fast food may be at greater risk for developing asthma, eczema and allergies, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal's respiratory magazine, Thorax. For the study, researchers from the … |
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Asthma is as deadly as AIDS – Experts
Codewit Global Network Asthma-attack-360×284 The Managing Director, HealthPlus Limited, Lagos, Mrs. Bukky George, has identified asthma as a more deadly disease than the dreaded Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome because it kills faster if the proper medications are not … |
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