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New asthma research raises questions about steroid inhalers' effectiveness
Stuff.co.nz Some adolescent asthma sufferers could be relying on ineffective treatment, with new research suggesting steroid inhalers don't work for everyone. Massey University's Centre for Public Health Research led an international study, which discovered for … |
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Asthma 'will never stop me'
Stuff.co.nz I used to have weeks off school struggling to breath I remember looking down and my fingernails and they were always blue, my mother always used to have our family doctor make a home visit. He would always prescribe me antibiotics believing I had a … |
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City scientists patent asthma breakthrough
Stuff.co.nz Wellington scientists have patented a ground-breaking vaccine for asthma. Trial results published today show the vaccine works in mice, preventing inflammation of the lungs and airways. The vaccine is a novel way of dealing with allergies which, … |
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Asthma patient breathes again
Stuff.co.nz Earlier this week The Press reported that Hamilton Barclay, who suffers from acute asthma, was struggling to breathe in her Rolleston home due to plaster dust embedded in her carpet. The Earthquake Commission (EQC) had initially put a replacement … |
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Birch trees now asthma villains
Stuff.co.nz "I needed two asthma inhalers and a nose antihistamine spray just to survive and breathe easily. My eyes were constantly streaming and itchy." A scratch-test done by Radley's GP confirmed her suspicions the towering silver birch outside her property … |
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Asthma scientist: Look after the children
Stuff.co.nz She helped create a groundbreaking new drug to battle asthma – but Jilly Evans says the best way of beating the condition is by getting children out of cold and overcrowded houses. The former Onewhero District High School student has gone on to become … |
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Recognise asthma symptoms – bereft mother
Stuff.co.nz With two other asthma-suffering sons to care for, Temel and her husband Nick chose to get better at recognising asthma symptoms. There was no time to be consumed by blame, self-pity and anger, she said. On July 11, 2007, Charlie turned 9 and for the … |
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Asthma may hit learning
Stuff.co.nz Research has shown children with asthma are more likely to struggle with reading than those without, but a local expert says asthma should not be a barrier to learning. The research comes from a team at the University of Canterbury. Health sciences … |
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Asthma kills 130 Kiwis a year
Stuff.co.nz More people are admitted to hospital because of asthma when electricity prices increase, new research shows. University of Canterbury PhD student Rachel Webb found there were more admissions to hospital because of asthma when people reduced their … Hospital Asthma Admissions Linked To Electricity Prices Poor home heating linked to asthma rise |
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Epic journey undertaken for asthma research
Stuff.co.nz A 24-year-old Wellington student has battled blizzards, gale-force winds and heavy rain to complete a South Island-wide expedition raising money for asthma research. Luke Wilson left Karamea on the West Coast late last month and travelled 150 … |
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