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Treating asthma and COPD requires patient compliance
NorthJersey.com Asthma, which is very common, can seem like COPD. However, there is one significant difference. While asthma also cannot be cured, it is reversible, said Dr. Gorloff. The combination of proper care and a compliant patient is key to controlling it … |
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Treating asthma and COPD require patient compliance
NorthJersey.com Asthma, which is very common, can seem like COPD. However, there is one significant difference. While asthma also cannot be cured, it is reversible, said Dr. Gorloff. The combination of proper care and a compliant patient is key to controlling it … |
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Asthma and exercise can coexist
NorthJersey.com Especially when it's exacerbated by the cold of winter, asthma is a discomfort for some and a medical issue for many. Almost 19 million American adults have adult-onset asthma, a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. About 90 … |
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Kids with asthma or wheezing face most danger from respiratory virus
NorthJersey.com Despite the vast amount of attention that's been focused on the danger enterovirus-68 poses to children, the reality is that for most kids, the respiratory virus wouldn't be much tougher than a bout with the common cold. About a dozen cases of the … |
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Thunderstorms can really zap the asthma sufferer
NorthJersey.com While rain can indeed provide relief, a violent thunderstorm may have just the opposite effect: An unlucky few may experience a little-known threat called thunderstorm-related asthma. Not fully understood by scientists, thunderstorm asthma can cause … |
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The more germs babies are exposed to, the less asthma
NorthJersey.com Infants who are exposed to household bacteria, dander and allergens during the first year of life are less likely to develop allergies and asthma, research at John Hopkins Children's Center suggests. Some 7 million American children are affected by … Preschool-aged children with AD, aeroallergen sensitization faced risk for asthma |
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Man busted for pot dies in Snohomish Co. jail
NorthJersey.com Rose Saffiotti says she has spoken with other inmates who were there, and the cause might have been what he was served for breakfast. The medical examiner's office determined on Thursday that he died from bronchial asthma brought on by his milk allergy. |
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Teaneck man's death could have eerie similarity to brother's fatal asthma attack
NorthJersey.com If authorities determine that a dying man who was dropped off at a Paterson gas station last Sunday succumbed to an asthma attack, his fate would share an eerie similarity with the death of his brother nearly two decades ago. Marc Epps of Teaneck died … |
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Ridgewood teen found dead
NorthJersey.com RIDGEWOOD — A 16-year-old boy was remembered fondly at a prayer vigil after he died early Wednesday from what authorities said was an asthma attack while attending a gathering of friends. Maureen Parenta, a spokeswoman with the Bergen County … |
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Field briefing held in RI on asthma prevention
NorthJersey.com Sheldon Whitehouse has held a field briefing in Rhode Island with state and federal officials on asthma prevention. The Democrat says asthma is the top chronic childhood disease and more than 1 in 10 Rhode Island residents suffers from it. |
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