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Learning about many causes of asthma
The Philadelphia Tribune Unless you have asthma or a disease that affects your lungs, it will be hard to understand how it feels to struggle to breathe. Many asthma sufferers don't know what happens to them when they have an attack. This can cause anxiety and sometimes … |
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Jefferson Scientists Find Clues to Safer Asthma Drug
NBC 10 Philadelphia Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have identified a promising new drug target that points the way to a second generation of asthma treatments. Beta-agonists are highly effective for asthmatics: they turn on receptors to relax … |
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Parents can prevent asthma attacks
The Philadelphia Tribune Seven million children in the United States have asthma and more than half of them will experience an asthma attack this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — but a few simple steps can make a difference. Asthma … |
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Back to school with childhood asthma
The Philadelphia Tribune Asthma is a reversible lung disease caused by the narrowing or blocking of the lung's airways, often as a response to various triggers. Triggers vary from person to person, but may include cigarette and other smoke, mold, pollens, dust, animal dander, … |
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Few students with asthma, allergies have school emergency plan
MyFox Philadelphia (HealthDay News) — Too few students with asthma and food allergies have emergency plans in place at school, which can leave the schools inadequately prepared in a health crisis, a new survey finds. Just half of students with food allergies and only … |
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School District Sued in Asthma Death
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) The estate of the sixth-grade girl who died after suffering an asthma attack last fall at a Philadelphia school has brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district, the city, and the school, saying their policy decisions and in-the-moment … |
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Philly schools sued over girl's asthma death
MyFox Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The family of a girl who died of an asthma attack after attending a school without a nurse has sued the Philadelphia School District. The wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday says 12-year-old Laporshia Massey was kept in school … |
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Philadelphia School Sued Over Girl's Asthma Death
ABC News The family of a girl who died of an asthma attack after attending a public school without a nurse has sued the Philadelphia School District. The wrongful-death lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, said that 12-year-old Laporshia Massey remained … Philly schools sued over girl's asthma death School District Sued in Asthma Death |
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FDA approves GSK asthma medicine
Philadelphia Business Journal (blog) The product, Arnuity Ellipta, is an inhaled corticosteroid medicine designed to be taken a once-daily by asthma patients 12 years of age and older. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. An estimated 26 million people … GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) Receives FDA Approval of Arnuity Ellipta as Asthma … GSK Gets FDA Approval For Asthma Drug Arnuity Ellipta |
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AstraZeneca licenses experimental asthma drug
Philadelphia Business Journal (blog) AstraZeneca entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement Thursday for an experimental asthma drug being developed by Synairgen, a United Kingdom biopharmaceutical company. Under the terms of the deal, AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) will make an … |
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