Asthma Awareness Month offers time to look at new ways of controlling the disease – Buffalo Reflex (subscription)

Asthma Awareness Month offers time to look at new ways of controlling the disease
Buffalo Reflex (subscription)
About one in 10 Missourians have asthma, a chronic condition caused by inflammation of the lungs. In Missouri alone, an average of 75 people die each year from the disease. Many of these deaths, however, are preventable with awareness, knowledge and …

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Effective Ways to Reduce Asthma Attacks – SurfKY News (registration) (blog)


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Effective Ways to Reduce Asthma Attacks
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Swelling of the airways occurs when a person has asthma. This can result in wheezing, coughing and tightness in the chest. For those who cannot find relief, asthma attacks can prove deadly. Although there is no way to prevent asthma, by following a
Asthma on the rise among children: PulmonologistThe Hans India
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Five Ways to Show Love for Someone with Allergies or Asthma this Valentine’s Day – Newswise (press release)


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Five Ways to Show Love for Someone with Allergies or Asthma this Valentine's Day
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL (January 19, 2016) –While we often think of over-the-top gifts on Valentine's Day, the true romantic can make a huge hit just by keeping a sweetheart's allergies and asthma in mind when making plans for February 14.

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Emergency rooms test new ways to help minority children with uncontrolled … – Medical Xpress

Emergency rooms test new ways to help minority children with uncontrolled
Medical Xpress
The rates of asthma in children are unusually high in Chicago and the respiratory disorder disproportionately affects African-American children. To address the issue, Rush University Medical Center and six other major medical centers in Chicago are …

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Mt Sinai Explores Ways to Make Genetic Information Part of Asthma Health Study – GenomeWeb

Mt Sinai Explores Ways to Make Genetic Information Part of Asthma Health Study
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The Mt Sinai team developed the asthma app in collaboration with LifeMap Solutions, a BioTime subsidiary. The partners are now developing an electronic genetic counseling platform, which could be included in future versions of the app, that would
Investors appear to wake up to potential of BioTime's Asthma iPhone app (BTX)Seeking Alpha (registration)

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There are better ways to fight asthma, school absenteeism than proposed EPA … – Washington Examiner

There are better ways to fight asthma, school absenteeism than proposed EPA
Washington Examiner
For example, the White House claims the new rules would stop 150,000 asthma attacks by cutting carbon emissions. But it fails to note many of the substances that can trigger asthma and its associated attacks are naturally occurring. According to the

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