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Asthma action plans help sufferers manage their conditions
St. Catharines Standard Asthma experts coast to coast have long promoted the use of asthma action plans, or AAPs. The simple one-page, go-to information sheets provide asthma sufferers with help on how to manage their condition, particularly if symptoms seem to be worsening. |
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Children who use steroids for asthma may be shorter than their peers as adults
Washington Post Children with chronic asthma. Corticosteroid medications, which suppress inflammation, are a standard treatment for asthma because they help control symptoms and improve lung function. More than 25 million people in the United States have asthma, and … |
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Worms And Germs: Their Absence May Explain Ills From Allergies To Asthma
WBUR The book is subtitled “A new way of understanding allergies and autoimmune diseases,” but my summary subtitle would be “A new 'Theory of Everything' about the diseases that now plague modern humans, particularly children: Allergies, asthma, autism, … |
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Why it Pays to Reward People to Take their Medicine
Fox Business The consequences become more acute in patients suffering from chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma or a heart conditios–patients that tend to have more complex medicine regimes. “A lot of people are attacking the problem with reminders and cost … |
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Mothers Who Smoke While Pregnant Increase Their Baby's Risk Of Asthma
Medical News Today New research has discovered that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may cause wheeze and asthma in their children when they reach preschool, even among kids whose moms did not smoke until late pregnancy or after birth. Åsa Neuman, MD, of the … Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Asthma Risk in Children Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Wheeze and Asthma in Preschool … Pregnant mothers who smoke are 65 per cent more likely to have children with … |
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Muslims urged to look after their asthma over Ramadan
Netdoctor National charity Asthma UK is concerned that many people could therefore put their lives at risk, with figures showing that people from south Asian communities are three times more likely than caucasians to have an emergency hospital admission for asthma. |
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Less Than 50% of Asthmatic Children Control Their Symptoms …
Sacramento Bee GENEVA and ZURICH, June 19, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ –. – AAAAI, ACAAI, EAACI and WAO launch the International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma at … |
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Less Than 50% of Asthmatic Children Control Their Symptoms …
MarketWatch (press release) The goal of the Pediatric Asthma ICON is to ensure appropriate asthma management to control the disease and improve the quality of life of patients. |
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Asthma campers learn yoga to help with their condition
Salisbury Post By Shavonne Potts SALISBURY — When an asthma attack is imminent, Carolynn Cogan remains calm. It's one of the coping mechanisms she's already learned at Second Wind Asthma Camp. The camp, in its eighth year, is attended by Carolynn and about 24 other … |
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Summer camp teaches kids about their asthma
KYTX More >> TYLER (KYTX) – The first asthma camp in the state of Texas kicked off it's 28th year of summer camp Sunday, and it's right here in Tyler. Camp directors say Texas Asthma Camp teaches East Texas kids about their condition, while allowing them to … |
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