Was the Doctor Right About Your Child’s Asthma Diagnosis?

It seems like a eureka moment – and it may, in fact, be just that: Your child, who has been nursing a cough and wheezing while exerting himself, is finally diagnosed – with asthma.
Historically, research finds this common chronic respiratory disease was missed in many children, and today experts say in certain populations in the U.S., like low-income families, asthma is still considered to be underdiagnosed. But based on more recent international research, some experts now question whether the pendulum has swung way too far in the other direction and argue that today, asthma isoverdiagnosed in kids.....

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Man who could not run even 100 metres due to asthma scales Everest

The dawn of May 21 will be etched in the memory of 33-year-old Satyarup Siddhanta forever as it is on this day that the Bengaluru-based mountaineer scaled Mount Everest. He was among a four-member team from West Bengal.
A graduate from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Satyarup presently works as a solutions architect. He scaled the summit in his first attempt.....

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No scientific proof of fish medicine for asthma, says P M Bhargava

Calling the fish medicine offered by Bathini Harinath Goud brothers during Mrigasira Karthe a sham, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology founder P M Bhargava has asked the Telangana government to avoid offering concessions to them.
Talking to media along with the office bearers of Jana Vignana Vedika and Jana Chaitanya Vedika which work to create public awareness on the efficacy of fish medicine- Bhargava said there is no scientific evidence to prove fish medicine could help asthma patients.....

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