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Study: Asthma Not More Prevalent In Cities
CBS Local BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For half a century, the hot spots for asthma were believed to be the inner city. It's still prevalent there but, as Alex DeMetrick reports, a new Hopkins study found just as much asthma risk in the suburbs and rural areas. Jasmine … |
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Asthma is not more prevalent in the inner city, researchers say
Washington Post For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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HEALTH: Asthma more prevalent in children near rail yard
Press-Enterprise Children who live and attend school near the BNSF Railway cargo distribution hub in San Bernardino are twice as likely to develop asthma as children who live five miles away in Fontana, researchers at Loma Linda University Medical Center say. The Loma … |
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Asthma: The Most Prevalent Condition Among Olympic Athletes
Everyday Health FRIDAY, August 3, 2012 — Got asthma? You may have more in common with Olympic athletes than you think. Roughly 8 percent of Olympians have asthma, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia in Perth, making it the most common … Olympic athletes enduring most common chronic condition |
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Poor Asthma Control Prevalent in the United States
Doctors Lounge Many patients with asthma who do not use controller medications have persistent disease, and among those patients who do use controller medications, few have well-controlled disease, according to a study published in the March issue of the Annals of … Survey: 49% of asthma patients are not using controllers |
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With asthma more prevalent, study calls for better patient education
American Medical News Educating patients with asthma about how to manage the chronic respiratory condition and avoid exposure to irritants could improve the health of this growing group of Americans, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Health Experts Say Food, Environment Can Affect Asthma Sufferers |
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Bridgeport study finds obesity, asthma and diabetes are prevalent
Ct Post BRIDGEPORT — Adults in Bridgeport have nearly double the rates of asthma, diabetes and obesity as adults statewide, according to a recently completed study conducted by the city. In particular, residents of the … |
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Severe asthma more prevalent than thought, related to pronounced nasal symptoms
Science Centric People with multi-symptom asthma more often have night-time awakenings due to asthma-symptoms, a sign of severe asthma. Researchers writing in BioMed … |
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Asthma more prevalent in Upper Hunter
Muswellbrook Chronicle ASTHMA is more prevalent in the Upper Hunter than other parts of NSW, but a report by NSW Health says the difference is not 'statistically significant'. … |
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Schools and students cope with prevalent disease
Farmington Daily Times Templeton has been using the inhaler most of her life for asthma. FARMINGTON — Aurora Maes was training for volleyball before school in January when she … |
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