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KFOX El Paso |
Asthma on the rise due to strong Borderland winds
KFOX El Paso Ocaranza also recommended avoiding the outdoors as much as possible, even for people who aren't necessarily diagnosed with asthma, but come to him after developing similar symptoms. Ocaranza said since people often confuse asthma with allergies, … |
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NY1 |
State Comptroller Reports Medicaid Costs Related to Asthma on the Rise
NY1 That's a 26 percent increase over the past five years. While asthma-related death rates and hospitalization rates have dropped over the past decade, the cost of treatment continues to go up because the number of New Yorkers diagnosed with asthma is rising. |
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Is Acetaminophen, AKA Tylenol, Causing Asthma Rise?
WebProNews On Monday, The Daily Mail reported that children who were given liquid Paracetamol for pain relief, in the form of a drink such as Calpol, just once a month were five times as likely to develop asthma as children not given paracetamol. For those of us … |
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The number of people with asthma is on the rise.
CBS Local “We're still much higher than we were 20, 30, 40 years ago,” says Dr. Deborah Gentile, an asthma specialist at Allegheny General Hospital. “We live cleaner. Less germ exposure. We're seeing more asthma. Some of it is nutritionally related and obesity … Summit Assesses Overall Health Effects of Pittsburgh Air Quality |
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 TopNews Arab Emirates |
World Asthma Day: Cases on rise, treatment facilities on decline
The Express Tribune “An increase in the asthma can only be controlled in Islamabad if we can control pollen allergy,” he said. Dr Qazi said sadly in Islamabad well-known physicians and allergy centres are using outdated techniques to control allergy. “There is a need to … Emergence of Regulating Asthma World Asthma Day tomorrow Time to control asthma |
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Poor home heating linked to asthma rise
Otago Daily Times "Increasing electricity prices increase asthma admissions by reducing the level of home heating. Since asthma is such a prominent problem in developed countries, these findings may have important implications for public health policy," said economics … Hospital asthma admissions linked to electricity prices – research |
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 ThinkProgress |
As CO2 Emissions Rise, So Will Pollen Counts And Asthma Attacks
ThinkProgress The research, presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology conference in November, tested how allergenic plants respond to conditions that mimic those of a warming world, including changing weather patterns and increases in … |
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Rise in asthma cases
Fiji Times SERVICES provided to asthma and bronchitis patients are expected to improve with the handing over of 30 nebulizers to the Health Ministry. Health Minister Doctor Neil Sharma said the ministry required 30 nebulizers which would be used in sub-divisional … |
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 NBC 7 San Diego |
Health officials: Indiana flu deaths rise to 40
South Bend Tribune Of those, 33 were people older than age 65 and 38 had underlying medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma and renal disease. This flu season is "a bad one for the elderly," Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease … Preventing flu thru R&D It's Official: Flu Outbreak is National Epidemic Flu season hits early: What you should know |
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Cold induced asthma cases on the rise
The News International The number of cases with cold induced asthma in this region of the country is on the rise after the setting in of extreme cold weather though the health threat that may be life threatening is not being taken seriously by majority of population. Any … |
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