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Study finds limited benefit for vitamin D in asthma treatment
Washington University in St. Louis News Adding vitamin D to asthma treatment to improve breathing only appears to benefit patients who achieve sufficient levels of the supplement in the blood. Overall, the ability to control asthma did not differ between a study group that received vitamin D … |
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IMPACT Partnership Program Empowers Parents of Children with Asthma
Washington Informer One out of every 12 children in the district suffers from asthma. It is a common disease of the lungs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the district has one of the highest rates of kids with this illness. Many of the … |
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Doctors at Children's National see asthma as a controllable disease
Washington Post Like a pair of old sea captains, 10-year-old Noah Sweek and his father, Joshua, keep their eyes trained on the weather. Noah has asthma. When his condition is exacerbated, the airways in his lungs swell, narrowing the passageways and making it … |
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'A tale of two cities': Confronting DC's asthma problem
Washington Post The District of Columbia has one of the highest rates of pediatric asthma in the country, and among the highest rates of children who are hospitalized because of an asthma attack. Behind these statistics lies yet another sign of the demarcation between … |
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Children's Hospital aims to cut asthma-related ER visits
Washington Post Three times in one week in September, 13-year-old Ellis Powell struggled to breathe. Three times, his mother called an ambulance and raced the gasping boy to the emergency room. Three times, she prayed for God to “cast that demon out” of her frightened … |
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Complaint filed against Danville officers over woman's asthma death following …
Washington Post DANVILLE, Va. — The family of a woman who died from asthma following a traffic stop in Danville has filed a wrongful death complaint. Media outlets report that Holly Butler of Rocky Mount was having trouble breathing and was being taken to a hospital … |
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Weary of high Chicago asthma rates, some lobby Washington
WBEZ (blog) The asthma hospitalization rate in Chicago remains significantly higher than the national average. While the origins of the disease remain elusive, mounting evidence has made its risk factors more clear, and Chicago has somewhat of a perfect storm for … |
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Weary of high Chicago asthma rates, some lobby Washington
WBEZ The asthma hospitalization rate in Chicago remains significantly higher than the national average. While the origins of the disease remain elusive, mounting evidence has made its risk factors more clear, and Chicago has somewhat of a perfect storm for … |
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'Super Day' for District Children with Asthma
Washington Informer Breathe DC has partnered with Union Temple Baptist Church and doctors from Not One More Life, a national nonprofit asthma education and prevention organization, to provide valuable education to District families on proper asthma management and … |
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Washington University Looking For Volunteers For Asthma Study
FOX2now.com (KTVI) – Washington University is looking for volunteers for an asthma study on side effects for popular drugs. The study would give lower doses of the medicine to asthma patients to see if they can get lower doses in the future. Dulera, Advair and … |
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