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Statewide project looks to coordinate asthma treatment for children
Columbus Dispatch When Zion was younger, he relied on an inhaler and had frequent and frightening asthma attacks. A few times, his parents had to call an ambulance, said his father, Garvin Wilson. Now, he has an inhaler for emergencies but doesn't have to use it often. |
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Project Breathe Easy offers support to families with asthmatic children
Anderson Independent Mail Children living with asthma, a chronic lung disease, suffer narrowing airways that swell and produce extra mucus. Triggers, found in almost every room or back yard, complicate breathing. The top triggers — pollen, pet dander, household insects, dust … |
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Allegheny General Hospital and the Breathe Project Present "The Air We Breathe …
MarketWatch (press release) Local and national asthma experts will convene in Pittsburgh May 16 in recognition of World Asthma Month for "The Air We Breathe: A Regional Summit on Asthma and the Environment," a day-long event designed to raise awareness about the growing incidence … |
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Success for child asthma project
WebMD.Boots.com By Tim Locke 20th March 2012 – A project to give better asthma training to GP surgeries and schools in the north east of England has resulted in a big cut in emergency hospital visits of children with asthma. Yorkshire and Humber has one of the highest … |
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MTA Tunnel Project Blamed For 'Second Avenue Subway Cough'
DNAinfo Robin CK Plevener believes the return of her asthma was linked to the Second Avenue subway construction. (DNAinfo/Amy Zimmer) UPPER EAST SIDE — Chris Ebe has had a nagging cough for months. Initially, he blamed allergies. But then the 34-year-old … |
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Asthma genome project focuses on African-Americans
PHG Foundation A new research project seeks to understand better the genetic variants that affect the risk of developing asthma, and particularly why African-Americans are affected more than other ethnic groups. Based at Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US, … |
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$9.5 Million Federal Grant to Support "Asthma Genome" Project with African …
Newswise (press release) Researchers say their initial goal is to find genetic variations underlying asthma and to explain why the disease disproportionately afflicts blacks. As much as 20 percent of African-Americans have asthma, a disease often associated with allergies and … |
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Project Manager Asthma
Third Sector Whether it is mild asthma or lung cancer, the British Lung Foundation is here for every one of them. We focus our resources on providing support for people affected by lung disease today; and work in a variety of ways to bring about positive change, … |
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Sunset High student's project on asthma wins scholarship at Google Science Fair
OregonLive.com The Sunset High School junior presented her research on asthma to some of the top scientists in the world. Now that Naomi Shah is one of the top three international Google Science Fair winners, maybe President Obama will finally take notice. … |
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EU project to develop tool to fight asthma and pulmonary disease
Cordis News Researchers and industry experts in Europe have joined forces to deliver an innovative tool targeting the well-being of sufferers of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The project, called AIRPROM, kicked off in early 2011 and will … |
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