Cough-Variant Asthma Can Affect Children

Any parent of an asthmatic child knows the cough associated with an asthmatic episode. They also know that this cough may cause more issues than the wheezing and shortness of breath typically associated with asthma.....

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Allergy and asthma sufferers seek relief at DC-area salt cave

BETHESDA, Maryland — When Janine Narayadu, a registered massage practitioner, was searching for a location for her new business, she was faced with an obstacle most business owners don't encounter: She needed a landlord who would let her build a room with 32 tons of pink Himalayan salt rocks, 4 tons of which were ground up to make a sand-like floor, in downtown Bethesda.....

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Mepolizumab Controls Flare-Ups, Reduces Corticosteroid Use in Patients With Eosinophilic Asthma: Presented at ERS

MUNICH, Germany -- September 12, 2014 -- Mepolizumab helps patients with severe eosinophilic asthma to reduce their need for corticosteroids, while reducing flare-ups, according to a study presented here at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2014 Annual Congress.....

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