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Ask a Doc Several factors can trigger asthma attacks
Sentinel & Enterprise Asthma is a condition in which the airways become inflamed after exposure to various triggers. The result is narrowing of the airways due to spasm and excess mucus secretion. This can make breathing difficult by causing chest tightness, chest … |
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UWM researchers land NIH grant to develop asthma treatment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) The National Institutes of Health awarded a grant worth almost $2 million to chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who are working to find a new drug for asthma. The four-year grant is for research to develop an asthma drug with fewer side … |
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Allergy and asthma preparation: an important item on the back-to-school checklist
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel If you have a child with asthma or allergies going back to school this fall, you need another item on that list. Specifically, your checklist should also include connecting with the teachers, school nurse and other school staff about your child's … Seven developments in rhinitis, upper respiratory allergy symptoms |
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Get smart about asthma before getting back to school
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Before returning to the classroom, it's important that children with asthma are prepared for the school year ahead. As a caregiver, when equipped with the right information, you can feel comfortable knowing that your child's asthma is well-managed … |
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Outdoor smokers offend asthma sufferer
Sentinel and Enterprise DEAR ANNIE: I am a nonsmoker who has asthma and early heart disease. When I am at family events and outdoor concerts or entering stores and public places, I often find myself exposed to secondhand smoke from cigarettes and cigars. Even though I make … |
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EPA chief, students talk asthma and climate change
Orlando Sentinel As her agency prepares what could be the most significant U.S. regulations for curbing climate change, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy was mobbed Thursday by Dr. Phillips High School students trying to get a selfie with the … US EPA Administrator Visits Orlando High School, Talks Asthma and Air Pollution EPA chief to visit Fla. school to raise awareness about asthma TODAY: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Visit Orlando for Asthma … |
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Kristin Chenoweth battles asthma
Orlando Sentinel (blog) Emmy-winner Kristin Chenoweth, one of Broadway's finest singers, tells "The Doctors" that she has been battling asthma for a decade. "Ten years ago, around the time after 9/11, I began to suffer with not being able to get my breath," Chenoweth says in … |
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Seasons change, so do asthma triggers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (BPT) – Across the country, 25 million Americans are living with asthma. As the winter months come to an end and the spring makes its arrival, the change in seasons can be problematic for adults and children with asthma. It's important for asthma … |
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New asthma treatment clears way for better quality of life
The Sentinel “Bronchial thermoplasty is … where we go into the airways, and we use radial frequency heat to reduce the smooth muscle, and therefore, there is less constriction and ostensibly fewer asthma attacks.” Smooth airway muscle is responsible for the … |
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Around Town: Health fair to offer asthma screenings Saturday – Hanford Sentinel
Hanford Sentinel HANFORD — The Kings County Asthma Coalition will host a health fair at Hanford Mall Saturday. The event will run from noon to 3 p.m. and feature asthma screenings and health information. For more information, call 584-1411. Lemoore Presbyterian to … |
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