A Harvard Startup's Games Teach Kids How to Care for Their Asthma and Allergies

Education, especially for younger children, is all about the gamification of learning. Any school subject - from colonial history to economics - can be made into an entertaining yet educational game for kids.
So what about when there’s more on the line than just grades, like children’s health and well-being? Take, for instance, the boring medical information that kids with asthma or severe allergies need to learn so they can take care of their conditions and don’t compromise their lives. The Oregon Trail won’t be helping them in that respect.....

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8 Essential Oils to Relieve Asthma & Clear Respiratory Infection

Asthma is a chronic or acute inflammation of tissue that causes the lungs and airways to swell.  When asthma attacks occur, the inside walls of the airways become inflamed, causing them to become sensitive and making breathing hard. Symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness, coughing, and breathing problems.....

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Asthma May Raise Risk for Abdominal Aneurysm
Airway disease also linked to greater rupture risk in body's main artery, study suggests

THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People 50 and older who have had recent asthma activity appear to be at an increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm, a new study suggests.
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a weak spot in the body's main artery, the aorta, where it passes through the abdomen. That weak spot can rupture, causing massive bleeding. The researchers also found that people with recent asthma activity were more likely to have an aneurysm rupture compared to those without recent asthma activity.....

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