Five summer tips to prevent asthma attacks
Summer break in Minnesota is a great time for children to recharge and play outdoors. But it is definitely not a good time to take a break from asthma medications and asthma management.....
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Asthma rate bucks trend
Data shows the number of patients going to hospital for asthma in the Sunraysia is double that of inner metropolitan Melbourne.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report outlines the geographic distribution of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalisations in Australia from 2007-08 and 2009-10.....
Read more here: sunraysiadaily.com.au
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On-chip processor: first step in point-of-care asthma & tuberculosis diagnostics
A device to mix liquids using ultrasonics is the first and most difficult component in a miniaturized system for low-cost analysis of sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma. The device, developed by engineers at Penn State in collaboration with researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Washington University School of Medicine, will benefit patients in the U.S., where 12 percent of the population, or around 19 million people, have asthma, and in undeveloped regions where TB is still a widespread and often deadly contagion.....
Read more here: medicalxpress.com
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