Asthma attack in wilderness sends teen to hospital by chopper – Winnipeg Free Press


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Asthma attack in wilderness sends teen to hospital by chopper
Winnipeg Free Press
The STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) chopper received the call regarding a teenage girl undergoing an asthma attack about 3:20 p.m. Friday from Atikaki Provincial Park. The park is about 230 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg near the Ontario 
Teen airlifted from remote Manitoba park to hospitalCBC.ca
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Thousands of Indians with asthma swallow wriggling treatment: live sardines … – Winnipeg Free Press

Thousands of Indians with asthma swallow wriggling treatment: live sardines
Winnipeg Free Press
By: AP HYDERABAD, India – Thousands seeking relief from asthma are lining up in southern India to swallow an unconventional treatment: live sardines smeared with secret herbs. People travel every June from across India to Hyderabad for the treatment

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Ontario Lung Association warns rates of COPD, asthma expected to rise – Winnipeg Free Press

Ontario Lung Association warns rates of COPD, asthma expected to rise
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – Health Minister Deb Matthews said Monday she is willing to work with the Ontario Lung Association to find ways to reduce cases of lung diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The association released data warning
Asthma rates will double over 30 years, says groupCTV.ca
Ontario Lung Association Joins Forces with Health Advocates to Tackle Lung DiseaseDigitalJournal.com (press release)

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NL bans smoking in cars while children present, workplace smoking rooms – Winnipeg Free Press

NL bans smoking in cars while children present, workplace smoking rooms
Winnipeg Free Press
Health Minister Jerome Kennedy says children who breathe in second-hand smoke are more likely to suffer health problems, such as asthma, bronchitis and middle ear infections. The government previously banned smoking in bars, bingo halls,

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AB boy suffers from sores on body, mom calls on province to fund treatment – Global Winnipeg

AB boy suffers from sores on body, mom calls on province to fund treatment
Global Winnipeg
Nine-year-old Ethan Richarde suffers from Joeb Syndrome, a rare condition that causes chronic asthma and skin infections. A Grande Prairie mother says her son is in desperate pain, and she's calling on the provincial government to fund a drug that

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Asthma among young kids drops to lowest level in a decade: StatsCan – Winnipeg Free Press


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Asthma among young kids drops to lowest level in a decade: StatsCan
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – Asthma cases have dropped among two- to seven-year-olds to their lowest level in more than a decade, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
Asthma in young kids decreases: StatsCanCBC.ca
Asthma among young kids plunges: StatsCanCTV.ca
Kids' asthma rates at lowest level in over 10 years: StatsCanToronto Sun
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