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Los Angeles Times |
'Asthma' sounds fine, but the filmmaking needs a breath of fresh air
Los Angeles Times "Asthma" opens with a jolt as our protagonist, Gus (Benedict Samuel), steps off a chair with a noose around his neck, dripping with the white paint he's smeared around his loft in a fit of manic ennui. It's a daring thesis statement for a film about … |
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International Business Times AU |
Australian researchers explore new treatments for asthma in world-first trials
International Business Times AU In a world-first human trial, Australian researchers will test a vaccine used to combat childhood bacterial infections to treat a common type of asthma. Hunter Medical Research Institute will study if an injection called Prevenar 13, which is given to … |
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School will stock meds for opiate overdoses, asthma attacks
Saugerties Times The Saugerties School Board approved stocking Narcan, which can protect against overdoses of opioids, and albuterol, an asthma remedy, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Narcan is an “opioid antagonist;” that is, a medication that can reverse … |
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Times of San Diego |
Area hospitals for kids get $17.7M grant to battle asthma, acne
Times of San Diego Rady Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of Orange County will share a $17.7 million federal grant to improve care in Southern California for health problems like asthma and acne, the medical organizations announced. The money from the U.S. … Rady Children's Hospital receives federal grant |
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Pharmacy Times |
Asthma: Helping Children and Caregivers Breathe Easier
Pharmacy Times Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in the airways due to a complex interaction of factors,1 is characterized by symptoms that cause reversible airway narrowing and increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli. The reversible … |
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Pediatric Asthma Research Gets NIH Grant Funding
Pharmacy Times The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded universities about $28 million in grants to study pediatric asthma triggers. Thanks to the grants, researchers will be able to develop wearable and non-wearable sensors that track pediatric … |
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Laredo Morning Times |
School district gets grant to help treat students with asthma
Laredo Morning Times United ISD was the beneficiary of a grant from the Laredo Diploma Plus Foundation. The nonprofit organization gave United ISD a grant to purchase nebulizers that will be given to each campus to treat students with asthma. Pictured, from left, at a … |
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San Angelo Standard Times |
Exposure to secondhand smoke doubles hospitalization for kids with asthma
San Angelo Standard Times ROCHESTER, Minn. — The risk for hospitalization doubles for kids with asthma who are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a study led by Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center. “The results of this review serve as a reminder to parents of just … |
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One in five people with asthma unable to work
Irish Times One in five people with asthma cannot work due to poor health and a majority experience depressive symptoms, according to a new report. The loss of productivity from the condition amounts to 12 missed days of work per adult in an average year, and 10 … |
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4th grader helps bus driver during asthma attack
Washington Times MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) – A Racine-area school bus driver says a fourth-grade student saved her life when she had an asthma attack while driving the bus. Daquisha Adams says she had the asthma episode on Thursday morning at the start of her route … |
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