Can You Be  a Firefighter With Asthma?

"Can you be a firefighter with asthma?"
... Is what you're wondering.
Maybe you watched the first responders going into the buildings while everyone else was running out on 9/11 and it inspired you to help people.
Maybe, you've always known that firefighting was the career for you.
Your life's vision is clear, but right now you're having doubts due to your asthma.
You're wondering if you can be a firefighter with asthma.
Well, we're going to give you the information you need to find out.?....

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Urine Metabolomics Linked to Clinical Parameters of Asthma

MONDAY, May 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Increased urine metabolomic lipid metabolites are associated with clinical parameters in non-obese asthma patients, according to a study published online May 18 in Allergy.
Claudia Chaves Loureiro, M.D., Ph.D., from the Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra in Portugal, and colleagues conducted an observational and exploratory study to examine the correlation between oxidative stress extension, eosinophilic inflammation, and disease severity in asthma patients.....

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Extreme Heat And Rain Linked To Greater Risk Of Asthma Hospitalization, May Get Worse With Climate Change

The excesses of climate change will be felt far and wide for years to come. Even, as a recent study published in BMC Environmental Health suggests, in the airways of people living with asthma.
The University of Maryland researchers studied hospital admissions related to asthma across the state from 2000 to 2012, and cross-referenced them with days when it was extremely hot or rainy. They found these days were associated with a small, but noticeable, rise in hospitalizations, especially in summer.....

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