Smoking bans see 10% declines in preterm births, asthma flares in children

A systematic review and meta-analysis from North America and Europe has found that the introduction of antismoking legislation covering workplaces and public spaces is associated with significant reductions of about 10% in both preterm births and pediatric hospital visits for asthma.....

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Asthma Society of Canada Launches Equipe Asthme in Quebec

TORONTO,ON--(Marketwired - March 27, 2014) - The Asthma Society of Canada is pleased to announce an expansion of the Team Asthma program into Quebec. Team Asthma, a program of the National Asthma Patient Alliance, was initially launched in 2009. Team Asthma members are Canadians living with asthma and their friends who are supporting asthma education and research by raising money through sport and other physical activities.....

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Heywood students dies following asthma attack

He was a freckle-faced boy with noticably red hair.
He was a picky eater that loved his pet Spike and the outdoors.
But on Sunday, his life came to an end.
Aiden Ray Carroll, 10, of Troy, lost his life to a familiar struggle — asthma.....

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