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Boston Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In Shooting That Led To Asthma Death
WBUR BOSTON A jury on Monday convicted a Boston man of involuntary manslaughter for a 2012 shooting that led to a fatal asthma attack. Michael “Fresh” Stallings, 26, who prosecutors say was a gang member, was accused of opening fire on a group of men on … |
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Asthma, Lyme Disease, Salmonella: How Climate Change May Worsen Your …
WBUR So, you're going to see a dramatic rise in the number of kids with asthma who experience bad air days. So, the allergy season gets longer, and this is related to the warmer temperatures as well as the later fall frosts, which means plants produce … |
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Unraveling My Childhood Asthma: Did Motherhood Cure It?
WBUR The asthma attack landed me in the hospital. Emergency room visits and hospital stays punctuated my childhood and early adulthood. I could have been a tour guide of any Intensive Care Unit: “Over on the right is a shot of adrenaline, or epinephrine … |
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How Obesity May Lead To Asthma — And Perhaps How To Break That Link
WBUR This just in from Boston Children's Hospital: The immune system may play a key role in the asthma that can develop along with obesity — and that new understanding may point to possible ways to stop or treat obesity-related asthma. A finding of broad … A treatment for obesity-associated asthma Obesity May Cause Asthma by Altering the Immune System |
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Daily Rounds: Risky Asthma Drug; Obamacare Unknowns; Boys' Body Image …
WBUR Advair boomed amid health risks (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) – “Millions of people with asthma, including many children, have gone on the drug and Advair sales have exceeded $4 billion every year since 2007. Yet medical studies, independent doctors … |
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Worms And Germs: Their Absence May Explain Ills From Allergies To Asthma
WBUR The book is subtitled “A new way of understanding allergies and autoimmune diseases,” but my summary subtitle would be “A new 'Theory of Everything' about the diseases that now plague modern humans, particularly children: Allergies, asthma, autism, … |
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Chronic Disease? There's An App For That: 11 Hot Techs To Watch
WBUR Fifty percent of Americans have some sort of chronic disease, from high blood pressure to diabetes to asthma, and their care accounts for some 75 percent of the … |
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11 New Technologies To Manage Chronic Illness And Save Money
WBUR … asthmatic that he's driving through a known asthma-attack-inducing region and automatically switches the HVAC system to recirculate and close the windows, … The top new techs for tackling chronic diseases: report |
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Why To Exercise Today: Study Finds Better Life With Asthma
WBUR Here's an eye-opener for many of the 34 million Americans diagnosed with asthma: You may naturally be concerned that exercise will worsen your wheeze, but a small study just out this week suggests quite the opposite. Rather, done carefully and with … How Exercise Can Help Asthmatics Breathe Easy |
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Does Tylenol Worsen Asthma For Kids?
WBUR By Patti Neighmond Dr. John McBride examines 9-month-old Martez after his mother, Ceasha Moorer, brought him in to check on his asthma. (Courtesy of Karen Schaefer) Parents and doctors around the world have been alarmed by the dramatic increase in … |
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