Thursday, October 16, 2014

Doctors warn of connection between e-cigarettes and asthma

2 your health, a warning for e-cigarette smokers. Doctors say the vapor could trigger allergic reactions or worsen asthma symptoms.
According to the CDC, nearly 250,000 teens who had never smoked before, tried e-cigarettes in 2013, that's a nearly 3 fold increase since 2011.....

Read more here: counton2.com

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Winter Advisory: Why Common Cold May Trigger Asthma Attacks

According to the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, 44,000 people have an asthma attack every day in the U.S. For African Americans, we are three times more likely to be hospitalized for and well as die from asthma attacks. While environmental triggers like smoke and pollen are common culprits, during the winter months there’s a potentially life-threatening trigger that’s almost unavoidable: the common cold.....

Read more here: blackdoctor.org

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Clinical factors estimated risk for uncontrolled asthma, severe exacerbations

Clinical factors were used to estimate risk for uncontrolled asthma and severe exacerbations, and to develop a risk score for future exacerbations, according to recent study results.....

Read more here: healio.com

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