Winter is worse time for people with asthma

(CNN) — Asthma affects more than 22 million Americans of all ages.
It can be challenging, even dangerous, for asthmatics who don't take proper care of themselves.
And the wintertime poses its own set of triggers.
Gayle Richardson is breathing easier these days, now that she has her asthma under control.....

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Mom’s vitamin A deficiency may result in baby’s asthma

It’s been known since at least the 1950s that a pregnant mother’s Retinoic Acid deficiency can result in significant lung defects in her baby. Retinoic Acid, or RA, is the active metabolite of Vitamin A.....

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Clinic’s efforts help those with asthma breathe easier

The clinic at New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) has made it easier for patients to manage their asthma, increasing the number of patients who have their asthma under control and decreasing asthma hospitalizations in Brown County from 7.4 to 4.9 per 10,000 people.....

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