Tag: space
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Rockport camp creates fun space for kids with asthma – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Rockport camp creates fun space for kids with asthmaCorpus Christi Caller-TimesDiagnosed with persistent asthma as a child, Adams was nervous about going to Camp Easy Breathers, which takes place at Camp Aranzazu in Rockport for a week every summer. "I didn't really want to leave home. I was really homesick, scared and…
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Asthma? High Blood Pressure? You Can Still Go To Space – Fast Company
Fast Company Asthma? High Blood Pressure? You Can Still Go To SpaceFast CompanyA new study finds that even people with common medical issues can tolerate space travel. By Chris Gayomali. Just a few decades ago, astronauts were our best and brightest–elite heroes in every sense of the word. Then NASA took a few steps back,…
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Special Asthma & Respiratory Rooms, 40% More Bed Space At New Children’s … – LAist
LAist Special Asthma & Respiratory Rooms, 40% More Bed Space At New Children's …LAistThe Marion & John E. Anderson Pavilion offers nearly 40 percent more bed space, a larger state-of the-art trauma unit and specialized rooms dedicated solely to asthma and respiratory care. The patients were being rolled through two main paths on the …and…
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NIH awards grants to support biomedical research in space
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative effort between NIH and NASA. Using a special microgravity environment that Earth-based laboratories cannot replicate, researchers will explore fundamental questions about important health issues, such as how…