County health program a breath of fresh air for students with asthma

VICTORVILLE — In an effort to help students dealing with asthma, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors recently approved funds for a special health-based program.
The board approved funding for the county program that will include the “Breathmobile,” considered to be an asthma clinic on wheels that will serve students at 14 High Desert schools, 1st District Supervisor Robert Lovingood reported.
“Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Breathmobile program has been proven effective in sharply reducing emergency department visits, hospitalizations and school absenteeism,” Lovingood said in a written statement.....

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7 Annoying Ways Asthma Can Ruin Your Life

Not only is having asthma annoying, it's also annoyingly common. Overall, about 8% of adults in the U.S. have the condition, but that number has been rising for the past several years, according to the CDC. And it's more common among women than men. (Ugh.)
So what does it mean to have asthma? At its root, asthma is a chronic lung condition in which the airways become inflamed and narrow. This makes it harder to breathe — especially when you're exhaling — and can cause wheezing, coughing, and chest pain. Some people find that specific activities or elements of their environment can trigger the worst of their symptoms, possibly leading to life-threatening asthma attacks.....

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Childhood Asthma Linked to Higher LV Mass in Adulthood

NEW ORLEANS, LA — An analysis from the Bogalusa Heart Study suggests childhood asthma is independently associated with increased left ventricular (LV) mass in adulthood, a well-established predictor of major CV events and death[1].
"The most important implication of this finding is that prevention and treatment of asthma in the early stages of life is very important to reduce the risk of heart disease in adulthood; that is the take-home message," senior author Dr Lu Qi (Tulane University, New Orleans, LA and Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA) told theheart.org|Medscape Cardiology.....

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