Home visits clean up triggers for kids with chronic asthma

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's a cold day in mid-December, and Akbar Tyler stands in the kitchen of a two-story colonial in the West Side Brooklyn Centre neighborhood. He points to a line of white powder along the counter and floorboards.
Roach poison. The oven is on, its door hanging open, in an attempt to heat the drafty room.....

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Arizona Asthma Research Focuses On Dust In Amish Community

Researchers in Tucson are taking part in the first study of its kind -- they are studying dust in Amish communities that could hold the key to preventing asthma.
Asthma affects millions of people in the United States, but the rates are much lower among the Amish. The Amish are a religious order that often live on farms and shun modern conveniences such as cars and electric appliances.....

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Aerobic exercise may cut asthma severity

Aerobic exercise may help curb the severity of asthma symptoms and improve quality of life, says a new research.
While people with asthma often avoid exercise for fear of triggering symptoms, new research suggests that aerobic exercise should be routinely added to the drug treatment of moderate to severe asthma.....

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