Sartell dancer doesn't let asthma hold her back

The boisterous spectators that cheered on the Sartell dance team at the state dance team tournament in February probably didn't notice something different about Paige Seegers.
The 18-year-old student looked like her teammates in blue and purple with a high bun and a big smile. She performed like them too, kicking just as high and dancing just as long.....

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Using Apple Research Kit for Asthma Mobile Health Study

Apple launched its Research Kit on March 9, “giving medical researchers the tools to revolutionize medical studies,” according to a press release. The kit comprised five iPhone apps to gather data from participants with asthma, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease. The Asthma Health app was developed by a team at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, led by Yvonne Chan, MD, PhD, FACEP. At a presentation at the AAMC Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems meeting in Austin last month, Chan detailed the preliminary results generated by the app.....

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Soy Supplements May Not Help Uncontrolled Asthma After All

A new study published in JAMA has found that supplementation with soy isoflavone did not improve lung function or critical outcomes in patients with poor asthma control, despite previous research suggesting that it may be an effective treatment.....

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