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Program aimed at reducing asthma risks for Long Beach residents
Contra Costa Times LONG BEACH — Asthma and other breathing problems have become a part of life for many people who live near the Port of Long Beach. The Department of Health and Human Services is trying to change that by educating the public … |
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Kids Who Live on Farms Less Likely to Get Asthma, Study Says
The Epoch Times Models demonstrate the difference between a healthy airway and one that is inflamed by asthma at the Venice Family Clinic on June 6, 2007 in the Los Angeles, California community of Venice. (David McNew/Getty Images) Asthma and atopy, … |
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Little Stinkers: Patients Report Worsening Asthma and Allergy Symptoms around …
Centre Daily Times There's not a lot of public information about it," says Nancy Sander, founder and president of Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), the leading national family-founded nonprofit organization for people with asthma, allergies and … |
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Steroids to treat asthmatic children
Times of India The study has suggested that kids experiencing an asthma attack who are treated with a short burst of oral steroids may have a transient depression of immune response. These findings have implications for asthmatic children who have flare-ups and who … |
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CUBS group hears two guest asthma presentations
Murray Ledger and Times Members of Calloway United Benevolent Services (CUBS) heard a lot about asthma and a little about local programs at their quarterly meeting Wednesday. CUBS coordinator Donna Herndon said Dottie Kraemer of Calloway County ASAP (Alliance for Substance … |
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Kids living on farms less prone to asthma
Times of India A new study has confirmed that children living on farms are significantly less likely to develop asthma than others. The study conducted by an international team of researchers including Dr. Markus Ege and Professor Erika von Mutius of Children's … Farm-raised kids are less prone to asthma. Who gets the credit? Germs … Greater Germ Exposure Cuts Asthma Risk Farm living could arm kids against asthma |
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Farm-raised kids are less prone to asthma. Who gets the credit? Germs …
Los Angeles Times Children raised on farms don't suffer from asthma as much as their city- and suburb-dwelling counterparts, according to a paper published online Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. But it's not necessarily … Greater Germ Exposure Cuts Asthma Risk Farm living could arm kids against asthma Kids Growing Up on Farms Less Likely to Have Asthma |
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After Adolescence, Asthma-like Symptoms May Not Be Asthma
San Leandro Times Most of us recognize episodes of wheezing, coughing and difficulty breathing as bronchial asthma, a long-term disease of the lungs affecting more than 24 million US adults and children. When these symptoms begin in adulthood, … |
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Child asthma a poor sport
Gloucester County Times – NJ.com But what half of coaches don't realize is that those signs could signal asthma, according to Cooper University Hospital report. Only about 50 percent of 122 athletics coaches surveyed know more than one symptom of asthma, a November American College of … |
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Asthma rescue therapy avoids growth retardation in children
Nursing Times They suggest use of rescue inhaled corticosteroid could be an effective step-down alternative to discontinuation of such treatment after asthma control is achieved. We're going viral! Have you friends heard about the 'seat on the board' petition? … |
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