Texas Provider Leads Campaign to Fight Childhood Asthma
Children's Health, partners collaborate on multipronged strategy

Dallas is known for its gleaming office towers, sparkling entertainment venues and booming economy.
But it’s not all glitz in Dallas. The city has pockets of poverty along with the health challenges that brings. One such challenge is childhood asthma, which affects more than 60,000 children in Dallas County alone. The direct medical costs and indirect costs to county taxpayers exceed $60 million annually.....

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Controlling asthma symptoms in the hot summer months

If you’re an asthma sufferer, you know how miserable the summer months can be. Today on Indy Style, Dr. Gabriel Bosslet, Pulmonologist, CHEST Foundation (American College of Chest Physicians) and IU West, explains why asthma patients should visit their doctor for a “tune-up” in July, as well as how to control asthma symptoms, treatment options, creating an asthma management plan and the Allergy & Asthma Network and CHEST campaign.....

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Group of Worcester teenagers to raise money for asthma victim Adam Hussain

A GROUP of teenagers who lost a friend to an asthma attack are raffling off prizes at Worcester market to raise money for his family.
Adam Hussain, aged 16, from Worcester, was taking part in the second week of classroom activities as part of the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme at University of Wolverhampton, Telford Campus when he had a sudden and severe asthma attack on the evening of Wednesday, July 19.....

Read more here: worcesternews.co.uk