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Short Takes: Kempton Shindig, fighting asthma
Reading Eagle "Asthma can limit physical activity and is the number 1 reason for school absenteeism," said Michelle Niedermeier, community IPM coordinator for PA IPM, in a statement. "While asthma cannot be cured, it can be controlled with medication and by avoiding … |
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Many of DC's poor children struggle with asthma, and officials might make it worse for some
Reading Eagle WASHINGTON – Washington is a city that wheezes. It has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country. Those who suffer from the disease cluster in the city's poorest communities, where asthmatic children are 10 times more likely to visit the … Better air means healthier children Washington: Announcement of shelter for homeless families within District's largest bus garage alarms advocates Connecticut counties all at risk for high ozone levels, report says |
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Asthma linked to cardiovascular disease, but cause eludes researchers
Reading Eagle People who are treated for asthma are at substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to two research papers presented Sunday. However, researchers don't know whether it is asthma or asthma medications that are behind the … |
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Motorcyclists hit road in Exeter to battle asthma
Reading Eagle Daigle did not have a total on how much money was raised Saturday, but said that in the 15 years they have been holding the ride, they have collected close to $100,000 to help children with asthma. The money is placed in a fund named after Dean with … |
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Asthma common in older adults
Reading Eagle Asthma is a chronic disease that causes inflammation of the bronchial tubes. There is shrinking of the size of and an increase in mucus production in these tubes. Symptoms of asthma, including cough, wheeze and shortness of breath, occur when the … |
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Mum says council house is so cold it makes asthmatic son ill
Reading Post A YOUNG mum says her cold and draughty home is making her asthmatic son ill, and neither of them can cope with the stairs. Charlene Maze, 23, says after her complaints to Reading Borough Council she has had 'about 30' visits from surveyors, but only … |
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Bronchial thermoplasty helps cut down on the frequency, severity of asthma attacks
Reading Eagle "The fumes," Arndt said as he sat in a respiratory therapy room talking about a new therapy available at St. Joseph Medical Center that has changed his life and that he hopes will help a lot more asthma sufferers. Arndt of Palmbay, Fla., was the first … |
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More about asthma
Reading Eagle Statistics show 70 percent of health care dollars are spent on asthma and four other chronic conditions – mental disorders, diabetes, heart disease and hypertension – suffered by only 10 percent of the population. The cost is so high in part because … |
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Summer reading: Are mobile asthma management tools effective?
mobihealthnews Mobile asthma management tools fell somewhere in the middle of the spectrum for market readiness based on evidence base. As a “Class III” technology, mobile asthma management tools “leverage well- established clinical interventions recognized in the … |
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API reading up, number of asthma cases also rises
The Borneo Post SIBU: The state has recorded a surge in the number of asthma cases following higher Air Pollutant Index (API) reading and deterioration of air quality. |
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