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Asthma diagnoses on the rise, local camp helps youth manage symptoms
Abilene Reporter-News For the third year in a row, Devin will attend Hendrick Medical Center's annual summer asthma camp. The camp helps him understand the seriousness of his symptoms and also gives him a chance to have fun, said his mother, Kimberly Hernandez. … |
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Are Chicago's Urban Youth at a Higher Risk of Developing Asthma?
PRLog.Org (press release) PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 05, 2011 – Earlier this year, HealthDay News reported on a European study that found that children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop childhood asthma. According to the article, “Kids Growing Up on Farms Less … |
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Seasonal Asthma Attack Relief For Youth
Ivanhoe (Ivanhoe Newswire) — A drug that targets the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE), a key player in asthma, nearly eliminated seasonal increases in asthma attacks and decreased asthma symptoms among young people living in inner city environments, … |
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Omalizumab 'cuts seasonal asthma attacks in youth'
DailyIndia.com London, Mar 17: A clinical trial has found that the drug omalizumab, sold under the brand name Xolair, nearly eliminated seasonal increases in asthma attacks and decreased asthma symptoms among inner-city children and youth. … Drug may relieve kids' asthma in the fall Xolair Relieves Kids' Seasonal Asthma Attacks: Study Asthma Drug Cuts Seasonal Flares for Inner-City Kids |
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Most Youth With Chronic Illness Finish High School
Doctors Lounge Most young adults growing up with a chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with chronic illnesses other than asthma have worse educational and vocational outcomes, according to a study published in the March issue of the … Apparent demerits of chronic illnesses in young adults revealed Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and … |
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Asthma awareness event tomorrow focuses on youth
St. Louis American 5) young people living with asthma will have a special opportunity to learn more about how to be healthy and have fun in spite of their condition. … |
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Urban Youth With Asthma
AAP Grand Rounds (registration) Cases included a convenience sample of African American children aged 6 to 20 years with physician-diagnosed asthma for more than one year who had been … |
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