Jefferson Not Allowing Asthma To Hinder Her Production
Sophomore point guard Moriah Jefferson did not look like herself early on at Temple Tuesday. UConn coach Geno Auriemma thought she was playing too fast so he removed her from the game for a few minutes to give her an opportunity to regroup.....
Read more here: blog.ctnews.com
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Getting Disability Benefits for COPD, Asthma, or Other Respiratory Disorders
Many Social Security disability applicants suffer from breathing problems that prevent them from meeting the demands of full-time employment. Disability applicants with severe breathing issues are most likely to be approved for benefits when their symptoms are documented by objective medical evidence, usually in the form of breathing tests. In the most serious cases, an individual may automatically qualify for benefits if he or she meets the requirements of a listing in Social Security's Blue Book. Others may be eligible for benefits based on an inability to perform their past work or any other jobs in the national economy.....
Read more here: nolo.com
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CARE-ing about children's asthma
SAN BERNARDINO • With San Bernardino County boasting some of the highest numbers of children diagnosed with asthma, the Coordinated Asthma Referral and Education Program is providing services to help manage child asthma, according to a news release.....
Read more here: vvdailypress.com
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
Pampered pets: Does my cat's cough mean she has asthma?
Q My three-year-old Siamese cat has developed a cough that comes and goes. Sometimes she wheezes but is otherwise well. Do cats suffer from asthma?.....
Read more here: express.co.uk
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Air pollution and asthma
Michael Brauer, a professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, on the link between air pollution, genes and asthma.
Can traffic pollution lead to childhood asthma?
Yes, living in areas with high levels of traffic-specific pollution does appear to cause the development of asthma in children. In addition, air pollution in general can act to worsen asthma in those people who already have this disease.....
Read more here: news.ubc.ca
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Amateur footballer survives on-field asthma incident, leads team to Super Bowl win
When it comes to recreational activities, Judah Anderson has tried virtually everything.
Nothing, he discovered, compares to the discipline and competitive drive football produces.....
Read more here: memphisport.com
Q My three-year-old Siamese cat has developed a cough that comes and goes. Sometimes she wheezes but is otherwise well. Do cats suffer from asthma?.....
Read more here: express.co.uk
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Air pollution and asthma
Michael Brauer, a professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, on the link between air pollution, genes and asthma.
Can traffic pollution lead to childhood asthma?
Yes, living in areas with high levels of traffic-specific pollution does appear to cause the development of asthma in children. In addition, air pollution in general can act to worsen asthma in those people who already have this disease.....
Read more here: news.ubc.ca
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Amateur footballer survives on-field asthma incident, leads team to Super Bowl win
When it comes to recreational activities, Judah Anderson has tried virtually everything.
Nothing, he discovered, compares to the discipline and competitive drive football produces.....
Read more here: memphisport.com
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Preterm birth ups risk of asthma and wheezing disorders
A new study has found that children who are born preterm have an increased risk developing asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood.
The research by Jasper Been, from the Maastricht University Medical Centre (Netherlands) and The University of Edinburgh (UK), and colleagues at Harvard Medical School (US) is a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 unique studies that collectively involved approximately 1.5 million children.....
Read more here: dnaindia.com
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Learn to control your child’s asthma
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. San Bernardino County has one of the highest numbers of children diagnosed with asthma in California.
The winter season brings low temperatures and windy weather which increase asthma symptoms. Subsequently, this increases hospital emergency room visits and school absenteeism for children living with asthma. As a result of these uncontrolled asthma symptoms, parents/caregivers have to take time off from work to attend to these health emergencies. This is the perfect time to improve your family’s health, particularly for children living with asthma. The Coordinated Asthma Referral and Education (CARE) Program can help by showing you daily skills to manage your child’s asthma.....
Read more here: wp.sbcounty.gov
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Research seeks improved treatment for children with asthma
Thousands of children living with asthma in Chicago could benefit from a new multi-center study led by UI Health researchers.
The study, funded by a $4 million, three-year contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, is aimed at improving treatment for uncontrolled asthma in children.....
Read more here: news.uic.edu
A new study has found that children who are born preterm have an increased risk developing asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood.
The research by Jasper Been, from the Maastricht University Medical Centre (Netherlands) and The University of Edinburgh (UK), and colleagues at Harvard Medical School (US) is a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 unique studies that collectively involved approximately 1.5 million children.....
Read more here: dnaindia.com
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Learn to control your child’s asthma
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. San Bernardino County has one of the highest numbers of children diagnosed with asthma in California.
The winter season brings low temperatures and windy weather which increase asthma symptoms. Subsequently, this increases hospital emergency room visits and school absenteeism for children living with asthma. As a result of these uncontrolled asthma symptoms, parents/caregivers have to take time off from work to attend to these health emergencies. This is the perfect time to improve your family’s health, particularly for children living with asthma. The Coordinated Asthma Referral and Education (CARE) Program can help by showing you daily skills to manage your child’s asthma.....
Read more here: wp.sbcounty.gov
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Research seeks improved treatment for children with asthma
Thousands of children living with asthma in Chicago could benefit from a new multi-center study led by UI Health researchers.
The study, funded by a $4 million, three-year contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, is aimed at improving treatment for uncontrolled asthma in children.....
Read more here: news.uic.edu
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Preterm birth is associated with increased risk of asthma and wheezing disorders
Children who are born preterm have an increased risk developing asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood according to new research published in PLOS Medicine.....
Read more here: sciencedaily.com
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Coordinated evidence-based care improves asthma outcomes for high-risk adolescents
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A coordinated program of standardized evidence-based care can improve asthma control in high-risk adolescents in primary care, researchers say.
Asthma outcomes are worse for adolescents than for younger patients, but previous studies showed no significant improvement in key asthma outcomes despite several types of interventions......
Read more here: newsdaily.com
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23andMe helps identify 11 new genetic associations for asthma-with-hay fever
Mountain View, Calif. –January 28, 2014 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, has participated in the first ever genome-wide association study of the combined asthma-with-hay fever phenotype. Led by researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, the study identified 11 independent genetic markers associated with the development of asthma-with-hay fever, including two associations reaching a level of significance with allergic disease for the first time. Through these findings, 23andMe aims to substantially improve the ability to detect genetic risk factors shared between both diseases.....
Read more here: sciencecodex.com
Children who are born preterm have an increased risk developing asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood according to new research published in PLOS Medicine.....
Read more here: sciencedaily.com
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Coordinated evidence-based care improves asthma outcomes for high-risk adolescents
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A coordinated program of standardized evidence-based care can improve asthma control in high-risk adolescents in primary care, researchers say.
Asthma outcomes are worse for adolescents than for younger patients, but previous studies showed no significant improvement in key asthma outcomes despite several types of interventions......
Read more here: newsdaily.com
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23andMe helps identify 11 new genetic associations for asthma-with-hay fever
Mountain View, Calif. –January 28, 2014 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, has participated in the first ever genome-wide association study of the combined asthma-with-hay fever phenotype. Led by researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, the study identified 11 independent genetic markers associated with the development of asthma-with-hay fever, including two associations reaching a level of significance with allergic disease for the first time. Through these findings, 23andMe aims to substantially improve the ability to detect genetic risk factors shared between both diseases.....
Read more here: sciencecodex.com
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Can car exhaust fumes cause dementia? Asthma. Heart attacks. Cancer. Even diabetes. Why experts fear traffic pollution may be linked to a list of health problems
As soon as he stands at the bus stop, Eddie Connor can feel his chest start to tighten - the tell-tale signs of an asthma attack.
'The traffic is usually gridlocked at rush hour and the air is choked with diesel fumes,' says Eddie, 40, an actor who is single and lives in Hackney, East London.....
Read more here: dailymail.co.uk
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Melksham mum holds family fun day for Asthma UK
Melksham mum Melanie Metcalfe is hoping a family fun day and nearly-new sale in Bromham will help raise vital funds for Asthma UK.
She has organised the event on Saturday, February 15 in honour of your young daughter, who suffered from the condition, and has appealed for potential traders to get in touch......
Read more here: wiltshiretimes.co.uk
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31st Annual Asthma Ski Day draws about 125 to Montage Mountain
Kids suffering with asthma were among those skiing down Montage Mountain on Sunday.
Six- to 18-year-olds hit the slopes for free during the 31st annual Asthma Ski Day event sponsored by Geisinger Community Medical Center and co-sponsored by Montage Mountain.....
Read more here: thetimes-tribune.com
Monday, January 27, 2014
Salmonella May Prevent Asthma
As cast iron excuses for not doing the washing up go, preventing the development of asthma in any current or future sproglets you may have seems a good’un.....
Read more here: trebuchet-magazine.com
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Heinz Endowments to fund asthma research
(Pittsburgh) -- The Heinz Endowments is funding a $415,000 study by researchers to determine whether asthma rates among Pittsburgh Public Schools students are as bad as school nurses say.....
Read more here: witf.org
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Region 1: Childhood Asthma Management in Massachusetts
When the William Monroe Trotter Elementary School, located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, became aware of the indoor air quality concerns that were contributing to its high pediatric asthma rate of 30%, they realized that it was time for action. It was not uncommon for an ambulance to come to the school twice a week, and the nurse’s office had become a revolving door, full of students with aggravated asthma and difficulty breathing.....
Read more here: epa.gov
As cast iron excuses for not doing the washing up go, preventing the development of asthma in any current or future sproglets you may have seems a good’un.....
Read more here: trebuchet-magazine.com
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Heinz Endowments to fund asthma research
(Pittsburgh) -- The Heinz Endowments is funding a $415,000 study by researchers to determine whether asthma rates among Pittsburgh Public Schools students are as bad as school nurses say.....
Read more here: witf.org
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Region 1: Childhood Asthma Management in Massachusetts
When the William Monroe Trotter Elementary School, located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, became aware of the indoor air quality concerns that were contributing to its high pediatric asthma rate of 30%, they realized that it was time for action. It was not uncommon for an ambulance to come to the school twice a week, and the nurse’s office had become a revolving door, full of students with aggravated asthma and difficulty breathing.....
Read more here: epa.gov
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Can Salmonella Lower Asthma Risk? Hygiene Hypothesis Upheld In Mouse Models
Exposure to Salmonella infection in mice showed a significant decrease in inflammation within the animals’ airways, a new study has found, upholding the popular “hygiene hypothesis,” which states that sterile environments produce offspring with weak immune systems......
Read more here: medicaldaily.com
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Wheezing in children: Could it be asthma?
My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma?.....
Read more here: mayoclinic.org
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Air Pollution: How to Deal When You Have Asthma
Like most people who have asthma, I’ve learned how to manage it by avoiding triggers and finding medicine that works for me. I know what causes a flare up and what to do if a problem arises. However there are factors—such as air pollution—that are simply out of my control.....
Read more here: theepochtimes.com
Exposure to Salmonella infection in mice showed a significant decrease in inflammation within the animals’ airways, a new study has found, upholding the popular “hygiene hypothesis,” which states that sterile environments produce offspring with weak immune systems......
Read more here: medicaldaily.com
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Wheezing in children: Could it be asthma?
My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma?.....
Read more here: mayoclinic.org
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Air Pollution: How to Deal When You Have Asthma
Like most people who have asthma, I’ve learned how to manage it by avoiding triggers and finding medicine that works for me. I know what causes a flare up and what to do if a problem arises. However there are factors—such as air pollution—that are simply out of my control.....
Read more here: theepochtimes.com
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