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Toronto Sun |
Thousands swallow live sardines with herbal paste to cure asthma
Toronto Sun HYDERABAD, India — Tens of thousands of asthma-sufferers swallowed live sardines or murrel fish smeared with a yellow herbal paste in a ritual performed Wednesday that they believe will cure their breathing problems. The Goud family that administers … |
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University Herald |
Toronto Children With Asthma Likely Born In Areas With Traffic-Related Air …
University Herald Canadian researchers found that a higher number of asthma-sufferers were born in a neighborhood that has a high level of traffic-related air pollution, such as Parkdale-Little Portugal, west of downtown Toronto; the neighborhood where the Don Valley … Public Release: 26-Jun-2015 Children with asthma likely born in Toronto area … Risk of developing asthma begins in the womb, study says New research reveals that polluted Toronto neighbourhoods have high rates of … |
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EurekAlert (press release) |
Public Release: 26-Jun-2015 Children with asthma likely born in Toronto area …
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers identified a number of "clusters" where higher numbers of children who developed asthma were born, including Parkdale-Little Portugal, west of downtown Toronto; the neighbourhood where the Don Valley Parkway connects to the westbound … |
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Toronto Star |
Boy's asthma death fuels MPP's campaign to standardize school policies
Toronto Star Groups, including the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO), and individuals are urging MPPs to approve a private member's bill — named after Ryan — that would help schools boards adopt standardized asthma management plans in order … |
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 Toronto Star |
New guidelines help doctors diagnose heart failure in children
Toronto Star A child with shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and some coughing may be suffering not from asthma but from heart failure. That's according to new guidelines aimed at helping frontline doctors recognize pediatric heart failure that were issued … Children's heart failure may be overlooked in ER New guidelines help doctors spot potentially deadly heart failure in children New pediatric heart failure guidelines a first in Canada |
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 Toronto Star |
Asthmatic kids need better follow-up care
Toronto Star Most children treated for asthma attacks in Ontario ER departments didn't use the recommended follow-up care, according to new research from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. The population-based retrospective cohort study looked at … |
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Asthma in kids can flare up during back to school season
Toronto Star The annual back to school season typically triggers a bump in asthma activity, and affected kids and their parents need to focus on controlling the condition, experts have said. The Asthma Society of Canada said up to a quarter of all trips children … Back to school leads to peak in asthma flareups; parents urged to stress control |
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 National Post |
Mixed opinions on Toronto mayor's medical disclosure
CTV News Torontonians were informed of the allergic reaction that exacerbated Ford's asthma and prompted him to seek medical attention. The mayor's brother Doug Ford told reporters the mayor had been advised to redouble his efforts to lose weight once he was in … Rob Ford in hospital after complications from asthma, mayor's office confirms Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hospitalized because of asthma issue, office says |
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National Post |
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford takes US approach to health privacy
CBC.ca Torontonians were informed of the allergic reaction that exacerbated Ford's asthma and prompted him to seek medical attention. The mayor's brother Doug Ford told reporters the mayor had been advised to redouble his efforts to lose weight once he was in … Rob Ford in hospital after complications from asthma, mayor's office confirms Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hospitalized because of asthma issue, office says |
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 CBC.ca |
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in hospital
CBC.ca Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is in hospital with what doctors say is an "irritation" in his throat and stomach that has aggravated his asthma, according to the mayor's office. Ford's press secretary, George Christopolous, said in a news release late … Mayor's office confirms Rob Ford in hospital over asthma attack Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hospitalized because of asthma issue, office says Mayor Ford hospitalized for throat and stomach irritation |
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