Joe Hadsall: Asthma is in the lungs, not the head, 'Goonies'

JOPLIN, Mo. — I hate to start out a new year with a chew-out session instead of a geek-out session. But a crucial scene at the end of "The Goonies" made me hate that movie.
My childhood is ruined now. Seeing "The Goonies" as an adult with asthma did much more damage than Michael Bay's three "Transformers" movies combined.....

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Asthma Sufferers and Their Caregivers Are Asked to Help Design a Medical Device That Will Predict an Asthma Attack

A market research firm, Consilium Associates, is conducting an online survey on behalf of a medical technology company that is developing a medical device that will predict when someone with asthma will have an attack. The medical technology company is encouraging input from asthma sufferers and their caregivers before the company freezes its device design.....

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1 In 5 St.Louis Kids Have Asthma

T. LOUIS (AP) - One in five children has asthma in some of the poorest areas of St. Louis city and county.
That's a far higher rate than the national average.
Nationwide, about 1 in 10 children has asthma, a lung disease that causes episodes of breathing difficulty.....

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