What’s Going Around: Allergies, asthma and coughing

PinnacleHealth’s Heritage Pediatrics in Camp Hill is seeing a lot of coughing this week. In many cases, the coughing has been going on for weeks.
“If your child’s cough is ever longer than two weeks you should have them seen by their doctor,” Dr. Kathleen Zimmerman said. “Prolonged coughs can be from post nasal drainage which can be caused by allergies or sinus infections. But sometimes a prolonged cough can be from a lung infection like pneumonia or from a tightening of the airways from asthma. The only way for your doctor to now is to listen to your child’s lungs”.....

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Many with work-related asthma not getting key vaccine

(HealthDay)—Only half of American adults with work-related asthma get the recommended vaccination against pneumococcal disease, a new study finds.
Adults with asthma are at increased risk for pneumococcal disease, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all adults aged 19 to 64 get the pneumococcal vaccine.
However, an analysis of 2012-13 national data found that only 54 percent of adults with work-related asthma got the shot.....

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Back-to-school checklist for parents of children living with asthma

For parents of children with asthma, getting ready for school requires additional steps. Asthma accounts for more than 10 million lost school days every school year.
If you know a child with asthma, you may be concerned about his or her activity in sports and at recess, especially if the child’s asthma is exercise-induced. With better management, children are able to stay safe and active. For a full toolkit and free resources, visit Lung.org/asthma-in-schools.
The American Lung Association recommends this back-to-school checklist:.....

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