Cleveland Clinic Researcher Discovers Asthma's Silver Lining

Nearly 25 million Americans -- about 8 percent of the population -- have asthma.  It effects more than one million Ohioans.
While people suffering from asthma may not be aware of it, a Cleveland researcher has discovered, there's a potentially protective aspect of the disease.
On this week’s Exploradio, WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair looks at what may be asthma’s silver lining.....

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'We can't afford to be complacent': New asthma attack action plan for NSW schools

Training teachers to recognise the warning signs of an asthma flare-up could be the difference between preventing a life-threatening attack and the tragic death of a child.
A lack of education among school staff was a constant concern for Noah's family.
The nine-year-old has been rushed to hospital with a severe asthma attack five times in his life. Two of those life-threatening episodes flared up while he was at his Sydney primary school.....

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Boy dies after suffering asthma attack during Harvey flooding

He was less than a week away from his ninth birthday — and as excited as any little boy would be.
But Noah Delgado of Houston never got to celebrate his big day Sunday: He was stricken by an asthma attack in the middle of Tropical Storm Harvey — and died when he couldn’t get treatment fast enough.
“He just loved,” his mom, Tina Galan told The Post of her young son, whose short life was still celebrated by his family Sunday.....

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