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Asthma, preterm birth and preeclampsia
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) An extensive review of pregnancies over the course of more than three decades shows that women with poorly managed asthma are at an increased risk of having a low-birth weight baby, a premature baby and … Mom's Asthma Linked to Premature Babies: Study |
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Asthma, injured shoulder end Nyad's bid to swim from Cuba to Key West
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) I was disappointed to read earlier today that Diana Nyad had to abandon her attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West due to asthma and an injured shoulder. While swimming isn't as much a part of my Off the Couch … Nyad Puts Early End to Cuba-to-Florida Swim Diana Nyad: Ocean Swells, Shoulder Pain and Asthma End Swim After 29 Hours Diana Nyad Gave Up 103-Mile Swim Early Due to Ocean Swells, Shoulder Pain and … |
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Summer woes: Bad-air days in Knox area stacking up
Knoxville News Sentinel The 45-year-old has allergies and asthma, and she has to curtail her outdoor activities when air conditions are bad. "I'm very hesitant to do something in the summer months when the air quality alerts are high and the pollen count is high," Livingston … |
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Citizen's Voice: Preventing asthma should be a priority
Knoxville News Sentinel In 2009, 1 out of every 10 US children was slapped with a new asthma diagnosis. In the last decade, there was a 50 percent increase in asthma rates among non-Hispanic, black children. In the state of Tennessee alone, about 140000 children under the age … |
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Kids growing up on farms less likely to have asthma
McPherson Sentinel By Health Day In a European study that echoes the findings of other scientists, researchers have found that children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop childhood asthma. The risk of asthma was reduced by as much as 51 percent for children … Farm kids less prone to asthma Childhood Asthma May Be Reduced by Living on a Farm Country Side Kids are Safe from Asthma |
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Asthma may be linked to bacterial colonies in our airways
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) "People thought that asthma was caused by inhalation of allergens but this study shows that it may be more complicated than that," said Homer Boushey, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and one of the authors of a … Asthma linked to bacterial communities |
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The Valley Plant Pollution is harmful; cleanup is overdue
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On days when air pollution levels are high, more people suffer from more frequent, more severe and more deadly asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes. … |
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DNR issues air advisory for Brown County
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel … have increased to unhealthy levels for people in sensitive groups, including those with asthma, heart or lung disease, older adults and children. … Air pollution advisory in Brown County through 4 pm |
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An alternate weapon to help adults with asthma
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) Until now adults with poorly-controlled asthma have been forced to increase the dose of corticosteroids or to supplement them with long-acting beta agonists … Possible Alternative Therapy for Adults with Poorly Controlled Asthma COPD Drug Spiriva May Also Benefit Those with Asthma Now, alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthma |
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Iowa transfer running back Jeff Brinson brings toughness to UCF
Orlando Sentinel Brinson was diagnosed with asthma, but his family helped him find another set of doctors who decided he could manage the disease and fulfill his dream of … |
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