Asthma kids now advised to go out and exercise more

There has been a recent shift in thinking — new studies show that frequent exercise may be very good for kids with asthma.
The report, published last year in the Cochrane Database Systems Review, showed that people with asthma did well with physical activity.  Results ranged from showing no difference in patient’s symptoms to an increase in symptom-free days and, in general, less severe asthma......

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Increase in asthma cases

THERE has been an increase in asthmatic patients reported at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital and other health centres.
Ministry of Health spokesman Salvin Deo said the increase could be attributed to the cold weather experienced around the country.....

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Is Digital Health Changing Asthma Care for the Better?

During National Asthma Awareness month we’ve been doing a deep dive with Dr. Rubina Inamdar of Dignity Health to talk asthma awareness. Over the last couple weeks we’ve tackled big challenges, battled common misconceptions and addressed seasonality. For our final post in the series, we wanted to know more about the impact of digital and mobile health solutions on asthma management......

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