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EPA awards $30K to Mohawks for asthma program
Tbo.com HOGANSBURG, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $30,000 to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe for a program to educate the tribal community on ways to reduce exposure to substances that can trigger asthma attacks. The grant … |
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Rescuers help Vt. hiker suffering from asthma
Tbo.com FAIRFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont hiker is fine after police say she suffered an asthma attack on a trail and needed assistance. State police, firefighters and Fish and Game wardens came to the aid of 45-year-old Bethanne Marshall of Milton on Thursday … |
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Safe treatments for asthma at any age
Tbo.com Since the inflammation in the lungs associated with allergy diminishes with age, you might think asthma in the elderly is milder. But this is not necessarily true. Asthma remains a chronic, debilitating illness for the elderly, and many needlessly … |
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The epitome of a student-athlete
Tbo.com People often asked her why she ran five miles a day, five days a week through broiling summers, even though she struggled with exercise-induced asthma and her knees ached from years of ballet and ligament surgery? Academics were her ticket to college, … |
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Acid reflux drugs don't help asthma in kids
Tbo.com COM | Staff A new study has found that acid reflux medicine used to treat asthma in children isn't effective. Physicians often prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole in addition to standard inhaled steroid drugs to children who have asthma. |
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Use the holidays to collect a family health history
Tbo.com AP From asthma and heart disease to cancer and pregnancy loss, some conditions are more likely to be found among relatives. By MARY SHEDDEN | The Tampa Tribune At family gatherings, relatives can't resist sharing the latest joys and ordeals related to … |
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Ledford elected president of medical academy
Tbo.com COM A member of 4you's Ask the Expert team has been elected president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Dennis K. Ledford, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of South Florida and the James A. Haley VA Hospital, … Asthma Rates Rising: Find A Free Screening Near You (MAP) Cockroaches: The Little Known Culprit That Triggers Asthma Attacks & Allergies As Allergy Season Arrives Big Time, Prepare Yourself |
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Red tide more harmful, study finds
Tbo.com Now, Kirkpatrick said, they have found that someone with asthma who visits the beach for an hour during red tide can have problems for days. They also learned that people inland as far as a mile can suffer ill-effects of red tide, she said. … Breakdown of Mote's red tide findings Red tide hurts, but could it also cure diseases? Red Tide's toxic but not all bad |
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Runners stare down bank tower's stairs in Fight for Air Climb
Tbo.com She's lived with asthma all her life, and can recall times as a child when it felt as if someone was pushing down on her chest and grasping her throat. She pushed back, and has run a half marathon, scaled the 14000-foot Inca trail to Machu Picchu and … Runners Left Gasping In The “Fight For Air” Climb |
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What vaccines should I get if I have asthma or COPD?
Tbo.com Those with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are as much as 20 times more likely than healthy individuals to develop serious respiratory … |
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