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Asthma Awareness Month offers time to look at new ways of controlling the disease
Buffalo Reflex (subscription) About one in 10 Missourians have asthma, a chronic condition caused by inflammation of the lungs. In Missouri alone, an average of 75 people die each year from the disease. Many of these deaths, however, are preventable with awareness, knowledge and … |
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Are childhood asthma rates declining?
Defiance Crescent News (subscription) Childhood asthma has made headlines in recent years because of an upward trend in the number of cases. That may have changed: A government study published in the journal Pediatrics shows asthma rates may be leveling off or declining, but not for poor … |
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Living with asthma? Get smart about the flu
Defiance Crescent News (subscription) The flu, a contagious respiratory illness, can exacerbate the existing inflammation in asthma patients' lungs, putting them at an increased risk of experiencing worsened asthma symptoms and even an increase in frequency or severity of asthma attacks, … |
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The Times (subscription) |
Asthma girl's death helped five to live
The Times (subscription) A teenager who died from asthma has saved five lives — by telling her mother days before her death she wanted to be an organ donor. Lizzie Ford, 18, died in October last year but her family said her legacy will live on after her heart, kidneys, spleen … Hero teen praised for saving FIVE LIVES with organ donation after asthma death Teenage organ donor Lizzie Ford's amazing legacy – saving five lives The girl who gave the gift of life to five others: 18-year-old who died from … |
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Caribbean360.com (subscription) |
Asthma risk reduced in young children with pet dogs, says study
Caribbean360.com (subscription) “Earlier studies have shown that growing up on a farm reduces a child's risk of asthma to about half. We wanted to see if this relationship also was true for children growing up with dogs in their homes,” study author Dr Tove Fall said in a statement … |
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Catching asthma in children before symptoms appear
Marshfield Mail (subscription) Nearly 7 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with asthma and thousands more are living undiagnosed, struggling to breathe each day. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found that a commonly used … |
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NBC4i.com |
Schools, camps could stock asthma inhalers under Ohio bill
Education Week (subscription) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A measure that's cleared the Ohio Legislature would let schools and camps keep a supply of asthma inhalers, not prescribed to specific patients, in case of emergencies. The House signed off on Senate changes on Wednesday, … Bill to allow schools, camps to stock asthma inhalers headed to Kasich |
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South China Morning Post (subscription) |
If grandma smoked while pregnant with mum, your asthma risk is higher
South China Morning Post (subscription) Children with grandmothers who smoked have an increased risk of asthma even when mothers did not smoke, according to a new study presented at the European Respiratory Society's International Congress. Data was taken from the Swedish Registry and … Grandparent's Smoking Habits May Increase Asthma Risk In Grandchildren Grandmother's Smoking May Increase Asthma Risk in Grandchildren |
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Microbe mix unique to each individual; second-hand smoke bad for asthma kids
South China Morning Post (subscription) Children with asthma who are exposed to second-hand smoke at home have nearly double the risk of being admitted to hospital than their asthmatic peers from a smoke-free home. An article in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology reviewed 25 … |
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In-Cyprus (press release) (subscription) (blog) |
GSK: New biotech asthma drug
In-Cyprus (press release) (subscription) (blog) GlaxoSmithKline may get a green light from European regulators as early as this week for a new biotech medicine to treat severe asthma, boosting prospects for its struggling respiratory business. A recommendation from the European Medicines Agency … |
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