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New CPS health chief goes to work — before she even got the job
Chicago Sun-Times The foundation operates mobile ashthma vans that bring asthma care and education to students across the city. School board members also voted Wednesday to let students carry and self-administer asthma medication and insulin, with parent approval. |
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Time to take asthma more seriously
Chicago Sun-Times Just reading the story about Aaron Pointer, the seven-year-old Matteson boy who died during an asthma attack last year while being shuffled between hospitals, was enough to bring back an old familiar tightness in my chest. … Lawsuit: Medical mistakes led to boy's asthma death Family sues hospitals in death of child with asthma Family sues in 7-year-old's asthma death |
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Family sues, asks why asthmatic boy sent to 3 hospitals in 11 hours
Chicago Sun-Times Aaron Pointer, who died last year at the age of 7, suffered from bronchial asthma, but his family said they felt they had it under control. Seven-year-old Aaron Pointer … |
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Asthma cuts short Diana Nyad's dream swim from Cuba to US
Chicago Sun-Times Disappointed marathon swimmer Diana Nyad gave up on any more attempts to cross from Cuba to Florida after ending her second bid mid-channel Tuesday because of wind, currents and asthma problems. “This was such a dream. For two years, I pictured myself … Asthma, pain end woman's bid to swim from Cuba to Florida Asthma, injured shoulder end Nyad's bid to swim from Cuba to Key West Diana Nyad Suffers Asthma Attack, Stops Key West Swim |
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Respiratory distress
Chicago Sun-Times Rates of asthma increased in all demographic groups in the latest study, done from 2001 to 2009. In poor children, the rate of asthma is 13.5 percent, also an increase. … |
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Heavy breathing on family holidays calls for new venue
Chicago Sun-Times Dear Abby: I have suffered from allergy-induced asthma for 10 years. It becomes a problem only on the major holidays when we visit my mother-in-law. She has two cats and poor ventilation in her house. … |
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Asthma camp trains kids to learn their triggers
Chicago Sun-Times Children ages 6-13 participate in a variety of activities at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center's first asthma camp on June 4, 2011. | Submitted by Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center JOLIET — At day camp, 6-year-old Gabrielle Kics, of Shorewood, … |
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Study: Too many asthmatic kids being given antibiotics
Chicago Sun-Times Antibiotics aren'ta recommended treatment for asthma, yet doctors are prescribing them to roughly one in six children with asthma who shouldn't be getting them, according to new research. That amounts to nearly 1 million prescriptions for antibiotics … Too many kids getting antibiotics for asthma Study shows that Antibiotics For Asthma Were Prescribed to Too Many Children Too many antibiotics prescribed for asthma |
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Winter's punch can also strike body, doctors warn
Chicago Sun-Times Frostbite, hypothermia and even cold-induced asthma and heart attacks are still big concerns when working or playing outdoors, doctors say. … |
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Cold won't chill allergy attacks, doctor says
Chicago Sun-Times “If you have asthma, don't fool around with over-the-counters.” If symptoms persist, a doctor's visit is recommended. Kanellakes said he may do skin testing … |
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