Children’s 999 call saves asthma attack mum

WHEN Amy Greenhalgh taught her two young children how to call 999, she hoped they would never have to put it into practice.
But just nine days later, Tyler his sister Kaleah helped to save their mum’s life when she passed out during an asthma attack.....

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Asthma rates high among children in Pittsburgh-area communities

PITTSBURGH, PA —Nathan Bissontz sometimes needs a little extra help catching his breath.
“It's like I'm battling a monster,” the 8-year-old boy told Channel 4 Action News investigator Jim Parsons.
It’s been that way since he suffered his first near-fatal asthma attack when he was 3.

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Procedure Could Help Asthma Patients Breathe Easier

A Dallas hospital is offering an innovative procedure that can change the daily life of people with asthma.
Bronchial thermoplasty involves using radio frequency heat that is applied to the smooth muscles in the lung's bronchial passages. All of it is done in three different surgeries to eliminate unnecessary smooth muscles that trigger asthma attacks.....

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