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Cayce Swenson: Secondhand smoke painful for people with asthma
Madison.com Dear Editor: May is Asthma Awareness Month. As someone who has a sister with asthma, I'm doing my part to raise awareness about a major trigger for asthma attacks: secondhand smoke. One way I'm spreading the truth about secondhand smoke and other … |
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Albany Times Union |
Schenectady program helps people manage asthma
Albany Times Union When Community Health Worker JoAnn Vergine showed up at the home Torres shared with Delacruz, his sister, she noticed the 50-year-old woman also suffered from uncontrolled asthma. Delacruz was too depressed to deal with her illness or much else. |
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Harvard Health (blog) |
Environmentally friendly inhalers double the cost for people with asthma
Harvard Health (blog) Because more than 25 million people in the U.S. rely on inhalers for quick relief of asthma symptoms, Dr. Jena and his colleagues at the University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health wanted to gauge the … Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma Environmental concerns led to jump in cost of asthma inhalers |
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Health District can help people avoid asthma triggers
Shelton Herald Asthma can cause wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, according to the Naugatuck Valley Health District (NVHD), which serves Shelton. Although asthma cannot be cured, it is possible to manage asthma to reduce and prevent asthma … |
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Channel News Asia |
Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma
Reuters (Reuters Health) – A 2008 ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has ended up being particularly costly for people with asthma. The ban changed the type of albuterol inhaler available in the U.S., and since then costs have gone up and inhaler use has gone … Environmental Concerns Led to Jump in Cost of Asthma Inhalers: Study |
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Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma
Business Insider (Reuters Health) – A 2008 ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has ended up being particularly costly for people with asthma. The ban changed the type of albuterol inhaler available in the U.S., and since then costs have gone up and inhaler use has gone … |
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The Weather Channel |
The Worst Cities for People with Asthma | The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel If you have asthma, weather patterns and where you live can severely impact your quality of life. Hot, humid days spur the production of ozone in the atmosphere, causing tough-to-take air quality conditions for individuals with asthma and other … Richmond ranks 2nd worst for asthma sufferers See where Orlando ranks on 'Most challenging cities to live with asthma' list See how Dayton fares among 'most challenging cities to live with asthma' |
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Times of India |
Pollution triggering asthma in healthy people
Times of India Asthma is a chronic disorder of the lungs, where inflammation and narrowing of the airways happen. And when the air is polluted the allergens present like smoke, dust, toxic gases like carbon monoxide and nitro-oxide affect asthma patients with … Rising pollution triggering asthma in healthy people (May 5 is World Asthma Day) |
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People with asthma urged to 'take control'
The Glen Rose Reporter CHICAGO – May is Asthma Awareness Month. The American Lung Association is taking part by empowering the approximately 25 million people living in the United States who suffer from asthma to learn how to move beyond just coping with symptoms to … |
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Letter: Proposed plant would hurt people with asthma
My Citizens News There is a shoe organizer in the nurse's office at Andrew Avenue School in Naugatuck. But what inhabits the 24 slots of the shoe rack has nothing to do with shoes. In those slots are 24 nebulizers for children with asthma. There are many reasons to be … |
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