Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll On Black Children

Zunika Crenshaw cringes as a tire swing whips her children around in circles just a little too fast. It's a sunny afternoon in the park, in Pleasanton, Calif. As her children play, she keeps a close watch on their breathing.
She says asthma is in her genes.
"You have a family, a person who has four kids, and all of them have it, including me," she says. "And then my mom has it, and my sister's two kids".....

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Researchers develop asthma-detection technology

About 10 Americans die from asthma every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and K-State researchers are trying to change the way asthma and other respiratory diseases are diagnosed by developing technology that will allow patients to use smartphones to diagnose themselves.....

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Thousands of asthma patients take fish 'prasadam' in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Fish 'prasadam', which is believed to cure asthma, was on Wednesday administered to thousands of patients who came here from various parts of the country.
The programme, which began on Wednesday morning at the Exhibition Grounds in Nampally , will continue for 24 hours.....

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