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Research Shows How Household Dogs Protect Against Asthma and Infection
UCSF News Services Children's risk for developing allergies and asthma is reduced when they are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household, and now researchers have discovered a reason why. Exposure of mice to dust from houses where canine pets are permitted both … |
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Health Department Offers Free Services For Asthma Sufferers
Patch.com Especially during periods of poor air quality, those with asthma and other respiratory issues can have difficulty with every day activities. According to the Washington State Department of Health, asthma affects more than nine percent of Washington … |
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Health Dept. offers free services for asthma sufferers
The Suburban Times TACOMA, Wash. – Do you suffer from asthma or know someone who does? Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department can help. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes swelling and narrowing of the airways; it produces mucus … |
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Plans Work to Improve Asthma Care, Prepare for Wave of New Cases in 2014
Atlantic Information Services, Inc. Facing the prospect of one in five new members with COPD or asthma, Pearson says, “speaks to the ongoing need that commercial and Medicaid plans will have to focus on disease management” and care coordination efforts. Moreover, she notes that health … |
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Early-life Air Pollution Linked with Childhood Asthma in Minorities, in Study
UCSF News Services A research team led by UC San Francisco scientists has found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and Latinos. |
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Looking for Asthma Clues in the Wood Stoves of Honduras
UCSF News Services Nearly 235 million people currently suffer from asthma worldwide and it is the most common chronic disease among children, according to the World Health Organization. And this number – which includes nearly 26 million in the U.S. – is rising. In the … |
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Building Cleaning Services Says Mold Removal May Reduce Infant Asthma Risk
PR.com (press release) In a recent study partially funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), three types of mold were found to contribute to infant asthma: Aspergillus ochraceus, which produces food-contaminating mycotoxins (substances … |
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E-guide for asthma services could save lives
OnMedica An e-guide for the commissioners and providers of asthma services could help save lives and reduce the high cost of medication and emergency hospital admissions. The UK has the highest prevalence of asthma in the world and death rates from asthma are … |
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Asthma/allergy services available at Urgicare
Plattsburgh Press Republican PLATTSBURGH — Area residents seeking help for asthma and allergy problems can turn to Urgicare of the Northeast, where specialists provide treatment and education. Shannon McMeeken-Hagadorn, a physician's assistant, and Juliann Olsen, … |
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Montreal Children's Hospital asthma clinic to reduce services after move to MUHC
Montreal Gazette By Aaron Derfel, GAZETTE health reporter December 15, 2011 A boy receives treatment for asthma complications in the pediatric intensive care ward of Montreal Children's Hospital. MONTREAL – The Montreal Children's Hospital plans to cut back some of its … |
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