Letter: Empower students who have asthma

Newsday recently reported on findings in the journal Pediatrics about trends in asthma among U.S. children [“Study: Kids’ asthma rates down,” News, Dec. 28].
While the article leaves one encouraged that asthma rates among many groups have plateaued, those who treat children with asthma or have children with asthma know that there’s still plenty of room for improvement. It is important to note that the authors also found that asthma rates continue to increase in children from the ages of 10 to 17, as well as those living in poverty......

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William Floyd Nurses Attend School Asthma Management Plan Announcement

Jacki O’Donnell, the William Floyd School District lead nurse, along with Teresa Ergul, Moriches Elementary School Nurse, participated in U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s announcement held.....

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Trouble breathing? Breathe easier, even if you’ve got asthma or COPD
Check out these tips for when winter takes your breath away.

If you have asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or any other chronic respiratory illness, wintertime can leave you wheezing and feeling breathless. Cold air can irritate your airways and trigger a bronchospasm, a sudden constriction of the walls in the lung’s bronchioles.....

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