Patients May Avoid Topic of Work-Related Asthma for Fear of Losing Jobs

Nearly half of employed asthmatic adults work in environments that can contribute to their asthma, and very few of them will discuss this issue with their doctor, according to a new study.
Why don’t people want to talk about work-related asthma? How can the workplace contribute to asthma? What can you do to improve things? The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology answers it all in this following news release regarding these findings.....

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Patients Mum on Work-Related Asthma
Those with trouble breathing may also have trouble speaking up.

While 46% of employed adults had asthma that was possibly work-related, only 15% of those patients discussed the relation between the workplace and their symptoms with their physician, according to a study published in the February issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.....

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Asthma and Air Quality

Most of us know that Utah’s air quality can be pretty bad and made worse in the winter by frequent temperature inversions. Poor air quality isn’t good for anyone but if you’re one of thousands asthma sufferers in Utah, air pollutants can worsen symptoms and trigger asthma flare-ups. It can also cause other symptoms, like coughing, wheezing, chest discomfort, and a burning feeling in the lungs.....

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