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UMass Memorial Health Care Receives National Award for Pediatric Asthma Program
GoLocal Worcester In 2014, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center expanded a pilot program for children with poorly controlled asthma. Under the program, when a clinician or school nurse identifies a child as high risk asthmatic, a specially trained community health … |
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Drs. Oz and Roizen: New treatment for asthma
Worcester Telegram There haven't been clinical trials using this class of drugs to treat asthma – although the medication you're referring to was put through clinical trials for treating osteoporosis over 15 years ago. It turned out to be safe and well-tolerated but … |
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MassHealth program helping families protect children with asthma
Worcester Telegram True, cold temperatures like we have been having lately or exercise like climbing over snowbanks or sledding down hill can trigger an attack in some asthmatic children, but there's a whole holster full of other triggers that are likely to be found … |
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$100000 cash bail for Worcester man in party-goer's asthma death
Worcester Telegram WORCESTER — A city man was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail Wednesday after pleading not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the death of a Blackstone teen who suffered a severe asthma attack after an altercation last year at a party on Bailey Street. Worcester man pleads not guilty to manslaughter |
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Asthma, heart disease make secondhand smoke dangerous
Worcester Telegram DEAR ANNIE: I am a nonsmoker who has asthma and early heart disease. When I am at family events and outdoor concerts or entering stores and public places, I often find myself exposed to secondhand smoke from cigarettes and cigars. Even though I make … |
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I've got asthma – so why did I have to pay for flu jab?
Worcester News People with some long-term conditions such as asthma may be eligible for the free vaccine because they belong to an 'at risk' group where flu can cause them serious long term complications. However, sales director Robin Woodhouse, aged 58, of Grimley, … |
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Worcester County Gets an “F” for Air Pollution
GoLocal Worcester Of the county's total population, nearly 1 out of every 10 people has either Pediatric or Adult Asthma, which is higher than the national percentage. While asthma is one of the more prominent chronic conditions, those living with bronchitis, emphysema, … It's Report Card Time, Pennsylvania |
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Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds
Worcester Telegram Madeline has asthma and remains petite — 4 foot 8 and about 65 pounds at age 20; Rumaisa at age 5 weighed 33 pounds and was 3 1/2 feet tall, smaller than about 90 percent of kids her age. Current information on the girls' size was not in the report; … |
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Man hurt in fight outside Worcester City Hall
Worcester Telegram (T&G PHOTOS/DAN GOULD) By Scott J. Croteau and Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER — A fight outside City Hall ended with a shot fired and a man in 20s falling to the ground after having an asthma attack during the melee. … |
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HealthAlliance To Offer Asthma Procedure
Worcester Business Journal The procedure is designed for patients who experience severe asthma. Asthma accounts for up to 2 million emergency room visits each year, the hospital said. … |
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