Bacteria in sputum of stable severe asthma and increased airway wall thickness – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Bacteria in sputum of stable severe asthma and increased airway wall thickness
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Patients with chronic asthma have thicker intrapulmonary airways measured on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We determined whether the presence of lower airway bacteria was associated with increased airway wall thickness.

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Man in Stable Condition After $44 Million Hospital Bill – ABC News (blog)


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Man in Stable Condition After $44 Million Hospital Bill
ABC News (blog)
A Bronx man says he nearly had an asthma attack after opening his mail to find a $44 million medical bill from a local hospital. Unemployed doorman Alexis Rodriguez, 28, received the astronomical bill after receiving successful treatment for pneumonia
You're better – and you owe $44 millionNew York Daily News

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Stable Rate of Chronic Conditions for Children Born at

Stable Rate of Chronic Conditions for Children Born at <1 kg
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The overall rate of chronic conditions and asthma in children born weighing less than 1 kg (extremely low-birth-weight children) remains stable between the ages of 8 and 14 years, but obesity increases compared to normal-birth-weight children; so that,
Change in Prevalence of Chronic Conditions Between Childhood and Adolescence Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

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