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Green groups to haul giant inhaler around Virginia, stop in Alexandria
Washington Examiner (blog) Environmental groups are hauling a giant 18-foot inflatable asthma inhaler around Virginia this week. They plan to stop in Alexandria Thursday. The Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition, led by the Sierra Club, are staging events in Virginia Beach, … Activists to launch giant inhaler tour to make health case against Virginia … |
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Asthma ends Nyad's Cuba to Fla. swim attempt
Washington Post Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad says her asthma caused her to call off her attempt to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys after 29 hours. She says she is "deeply disappointed" she didn't finish. (Aug. 10) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: … |
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Allergies Bad? Blame the Weather
NBC Washington Family Allergy & Asthma Care in Gaithersburg, Md., talks about how the weather is impacting people's allergies more this year."/> So you think your allergies or asthma are really bad this year? You're probably right, and the reason … Cure Summertime Allergies – It's Worth a Shot |
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Daily asthma pill doesn't outperform inhalant medications
Washington Post THE QUESTION Most people with asthma use an inhaler whenever their symptoms flare up. Might a pill taken once a day work just as well? THIS STUDY involved 650 people with asthma, most in their late 40s. One group included 300 people … |
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UAB offering new asthma treatment
Washington Examiner AP The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the first hospital in the state to use a new type of treatment for asthma. The procedure is called bronchial thermoplasty. It involves sending heat into the airways delivered by thin wires going down a … UAB offers new treatment for severe asthma |
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Injected drugs help ease asthma symptoms in urban youths
Washington Post THE QUESTION Urban youngsters often have trouble keeping their asthma symptoms at bay. Might they be helped by injections of a drug that blocks a protein in the body that sparks allergic reactions? … |
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Breathless, but not from asthma
Washington Post The pulmonologist, who had told her previously that she had asthma, finished the visit with a blunt assessment: “I think this is all in your mind and you need to see a psychiatrist,” Ford, now 32, recalls him telling her. In response, she said, … |
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Study Finds Adult Asthma Drug Dramatically Reduces Seasonal Attacks in Kids
MyFox Washington DC (NewsCore) – An asthma drug approved for teens and adults nearly eliminated seasonal increases in asthma attacks and asthma symptoms among children living in inner-city environments, according to research released Thursday by the National Institutes of … Asthma Worse In Children, Novartis' Xolair Recommended New study finds ways to help curb asthma among urban children Omalizumab 'cuts seasonal asthma attacks in youth' |
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Children with mild asthma may benefit from intermittent treatment
Washington University Record Children who have asthma but are experiencing few or no symptoms often stop using daily asthma medications much to their doctors' chagrin. However, results of a new study suggest taking medication at the onset of symptoms is better than … |
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Book explains allergies, asthma; magazine rates teen TV shows for safe-sex info
Washington Post The second edition of "Allergies and Asthma" is an important resource for parents because of the authority of the publisher: the American Academy of … |
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