Farm Living Linked to Low Asthma Prevalence

ORLANDO – Amish farms appear to be havens of peace and contentment, free from the insults of modern life – including, it appears, inhalant allergies and asthma, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology...
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Asthma first aid charts launched

The National Asthma Council Australia has updated its popular First Aid for Asthma chart and launched a new paediatric Kids’ First Aid for Asthma chart, with advice reflecting the latest evidence and medications...
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Can Herbs Fight Asthma?
Preliminary Research Suggests They Can, but Further Study Needed

March 5, 2012 (Orlando, Fla.) -- A traditional Chinese herbal remedy known as kampo helped to relieve daily asthma symptoms in nearly all of more than 200 people studied, Japanese researchers report...
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