Breathe easy: Stay warm or risk asthma attack, say doctors

PESHAWAR: As the winds get colder and pollution gets denser, the number of people suffering from asthma and other respiratory diseases is on the rise in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the provincial health department’s health information system report, more than 107,064 patients from K-P were suffering from asthma from January to October 2013.....

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Childhood Asthma Big Problem in Alameda County

Some people refer to it as the battle to breathe. Childhood asthma is a major problem in the United States.
It’s an even a bigger problem in the Bay Area. In fact, one-third of people living in Oakland have asthma, one of the highest asthma rates in the state.....

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Experts issue back-to-school asthma alert

The first few weeks of the school term are a danger period for asthma, say experts who are highlighting the need for an up-to-date written action plan.....

Read more here: news.ninemsn.com.au