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Mom urges Ontario schools to let kids with asthma carry puffers
Ottawa Citizen TORONTO – Ontario schools should allow students with asthma to carry puffers with them in case of emergencies, says the mother of a 12-year-old boy who died when no one could get his inhaler in time because it was locked in the principal's office. Let kids carry asthma inhalers at school: Editorial |
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Asthma risk increased by common antibiotic: Canadian research
Ottawa Citizen By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News March 16, 2012 8:10 AM The antibiotic vancomycin, when used early in life, can increase the incidence and severity of "allergic" asthma, the common form of the disease triggered by things such as pollen, mites or molds … Exposure to antibiotics linked to severity of allergic asthma: UBC research |
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Cancer, asthma rates are higher in Ottawa
Ottawa Citizen By David Reevely And Neco Cockburn, Ottawa Citizen January 10, 2012 12:00 AM Ottawans suffer more from cancer and asthma than other Ontarians, but our heart health is distinctly better, say reports from the city's public-health unit. … |
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Diagnosis Ottawa: More cases of cancer and asthma, but better heart health …
Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Ottawans suffer more from cancer and asthma than other Ontarians, but our heart health is distinctly better, say reports from the city's public-health unit. Incidence rates of all cancers combined and of melanoma in particular were found to … |
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Breathing easy As a child, Jennifer Bergeron's asthma attacks landed her in …
Ottawa Citizen Though she has asthma, Bergeron plans to run both the 5k and the 10k race Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Ottawa Race Weekend. When it came to running, Jennifer Bergeron spent her entire childhood on the sidelines. “All through elementary school, … |
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Allergies, asthma can be controlled
Ottawa Citizen But for people with allergies or asthma, trees are the enemy. The misery they cause includes nasal congestion, itchy eyes, itchy throat and breathing problems and worse. And even though it feels like the dead of winter right now, the suffering has … |
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Police warn of asthma inhaler scam
Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Police are warning about a man who is knocking on doors and asking for money using a false tale about raising funds for an asthma inhaler. … |
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Alberta. Dirty diapers tested for antibiotic effects
Ottawa Citizen They hope to learn whether antibiotic use, environmental factors or C-sections increase a child's risk of asthma or allergies. … Study: Antibiotics could trigger diseases |
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