Air pollution aggravating asthma symptoms in Macau

In addition to many other respiratory diseases, air pollution is contributing to aggravate asthma symptoms in the region, local physician Alvis Lo has indicated. Speaking to the Times on the sidelines of a panel discussion on air quality organized yesterday by the Association of Macau Portuguese-speaking Physicians (AMLPM), the expert on respiratory diseases stressed that “air pollution is one of the major triggers of asthma in this region.”.....

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Higher Health Insurance Cost-Sharing Impacts Asthma Care For Low-Income Kids

Parents in low-income families were less likely to delay asthma care for their children or avoid taking their children to see a doctor is they had lower vs. higher levels of health insurance cost-sharing.....

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NASA Technology is Eliminating Asthma and Allergies

Nearly 7 million children are living with asthma and many miss out on participating in activities they love because of it. Now, a new home and office environmental system, one based off of technology originally developed for NASA, might change all of that.....

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