Unprecedented gift for COPD and asthma research

Thanks to an unprecedented gift to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma will have a better chance of recovery in BC.
An anonymous donor has given $29 million for research and treatment of COPD and asthma. This is the largest estate gift ever given to the Foundation.
“This is an opportunity to create real change for those with COPD and asthma,” says Barbara Grantham, President and CEO of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. “This gift will create a hub of respiratory care and health research excellence in Western Canada”.....

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Can Chiropractic Really Help with Asthma?

According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, "one in 12 people (about 25 million or 8% of the U.S. population) had asthma in 2009." With such a high prevalence, asthma is undoubtedly a disease that needs to be looked at. While "traditional" solutions like inhalers and prescription medications are commonplace in the treatment of asthma, chiropractic care is has been shown to be just as effective.....

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Nutrition Guide for Asthma Sufferers:
How to Fight and Relieve Asthma Symptoms Naturally Through Nutrition

Your one-stop source for information on the optimal diet, the top 19 foods, and the best recipes for preventing and relieving asthma symptoms
Asthma is a respiratory disorder affecting the airways of the lungs. The airways of asthma sufferers occasionally constrict, become inflamed, and start making more mucus, often in response to an allergen (such as cold air, exercise, infection, tobacco smoke, or emotional stress). This may result in symptoms like wheezing, coughing (especially at night), trouble breathing, or a feeling of constriction within the chest. Some asthmatics may have no symptoms for long periods of time but are then suddenly attacked by asthma symptoms, while others experience symptoms more frequently.....

Read more here: healwithfood.org