High pollen counts tied to ER visits for asthma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Days of the year with the highest pollen counts also tend to see a greater number of emergency room visits for people with asthma, according to a new study...

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Got a kid with asthma? The four things you need to do this month

In the primary care practice at Boston Children's Hospital where I work, we've noticed that in September a lot of our patients with asthma get sick enough to need to be hospitalized...

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Perkins+Will Releases First-Ever Report on Asthmagens and Asthma Triggers in the Built Environment

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Leading global interdisciplinary design firm Perkins+Will today released a new report examining the detrimental impact of building materials and products on asthma. The report, Healthy Environments: A Compilation of Substances Linked to Asthma, identifies 374 substances commonly found in the built environment that are known or suspected asthmagens...

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