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Asthma Rates Among Blacks Will Take Your Breath Away
The Root One such disease, whose numbers climb higher and higher every year in the black community, is asthma. Asthma has become a silent killer in our communities—often not viewed in the same vein as some of the aforementioned diseases. We have become … |
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Texas Middle Schooler Who Had Asthma Attack Is Punished for Accepting Classmate's Inhaler
The Root Texas Middle Schooler Who Had Asthma Attack Is Punished for Accepting Classmate's Inhaler. Indiyah Rush, 12, faces up to 30 days at an alternative school for lending classmate Alexis Kyle—who was given the same punishment—an inhaler after Alexis … Teens suspended for sharing asthma inhaler during attack Garland ISD girl who suffered asthma attack faces punishment Texas 12yo shares inhaler with asthma attack victim, gets 'automatic suspension' from school |
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Texas Teen Suspended After Carrying Classmate Suffering From Asthma Attack to Nurse
The Root According to KCEN, the referral form from the teacher read: “During 5th period another student complained that she couldn't breathe and was having an asthma attack. As I waited for a response from the nurse the student fell out of her chair to the floor. |
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Texas Middle Schooler Who Had Asthma Attack Is Punished for Accepting …
The Root … Had Asthma Attack Is Punished for Accepting Classmate's Inhaler. Indiyah Rush, 12, faces up to 30 days at an alternative school for lending classmate Alexis Kyle—who was given the same punishment—an inhaler after Alexis suffered an asthma attack. |
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Calcium Sensing Receptor: Asthma's Potential Root Cause And A Novel Treatment
Science 2.0 Researchers have described the role of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in causing asthma, a disease which affects 300 million people worldwide, by using mouse models of asthma and human airway tissue from asthmatic and non-asthmatic people. New asthma therapy? Approved drugs show promise New Study Claims Asthma Could Be Cured In Five Years Possible cause for some cases of asthma discovered |
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Scientists discover asthma's potential root cause and a novel treatment
Science Daily Dr Samantha Walker, Director of Research and Policy at Asthma UK, who helped fund the research, said: "This hugely exciting discovery enables us, for the first time, to tackle the underlying causes of asthma symptoms. Five per cent of people with … Drug Breakthrough: Asthma May Have A Cure Soon Asthma treatment breakthrough incredibly exciting: Scientists Asthma Cure May Be Possible |
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Medical Xpress |
Scientists discover asthma's potential root cause and a novel treatment
Medical Xpress "Our paper shows how these triggers release chemicals that activate CaSR in airway tissue and drive asthma symptoms like airway twitchiness, inflammation, and narrowing. Using calcilytics, nebulized directly into the lungs, we show that it is possible … Asthma could be cured within five years after drug breakthrough Asthma breakthrough as scientists discover root cause and treatment 5 years away Probable asthma cause and 'cheap' treatment discovered |
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Study: Black Children Twice as Likely to Be Readmitted to a Hospital for Asthma
The Root African-American children are twice as likely as white children to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma, a new report from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has discovered, according to The Enquirer. About 23 percent of black … Race has effect on hospital readmission rates, Cincinnati Children's study finds |
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Breathe Easy: Addressing the Root Causes of Asthma
Huffington Post Asthma is a big problem. It affects over 8 percent of the population or over 25 million Americans (including many children), and it can be deadly. The rates of asthma are skyrocketing. Why? Environmental toxins and pollution, increases in food … |
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Science World Report |
Faulty TGF-beta Genetic Pathway Implicated As The Root Of Allergies
Science 2.0 "We have evidence that the same glitch in TGF-beta that is responsible for some of the clinical manifestations seen in Marfan and Loeys-Dietz diseases also lies behind the cascade of events that culminates in the development of conditions like asthma … Faulty gene linked to allergies Scientists Uncover Genetic Glitch Responsible for Allergies Study of genetic condition may yield clues to cause of allergies |
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