Asthma and nasal congestion common insomnia triggers

Insomnia is a common problem in patients with asthma, suggests research published in Allergy.
Uncontrolled asthma and nasal congestion combined, increase the risk for insomnia still further over asthma alone, say Christer Janson (Uppsala University, Sweden) and colleagues.....

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Asthma Coalition of Long Island Joins Lung Association; Offers Health Advice

(Hauppauge, N.Y.) – As the cleanup from Hurricane Sandy continues, the Asthma Coalition of Long Island and the American Lung Association of the Northeast are reminding residents of affected areas on Long Island New York to keep their lung health in mind when cleaning up from the storm and coping with the displacement caused by home evacuations and widespread power outages. Flood waters and water damage from the storm pose special problems for the thousands of people with existing lung disease and may increase the likelihood of developing lung disease.....

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Irregular treatment of asthma can be life-threatening: Doctors

ALLAHABAD: In the backdrop of the fact that India is home to 10% of the world's asthma patients (around 30 million people), a leading pharmaceutical company of the country in collaboration with doctors has organised an awareness programme named 'breathe-free yatra' to spread awareness on the various aspects of the ailment and its treatment.....

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