Asthma treatment

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of Dorchester experienced his first asthma attack, at the age of 1 1/2. He was really gasping for air, recalls his mother, Lisa Stuckey, , who rushed her son to Children’s Hospital that holiday weekend and has had to take him back four times since. But Robert, now 4, has learned to use a nebulizing machine when an attack is coming on, and his mother spends hours… , of 1951 words 92. Times, The NY – January 7, 1995 % Rise Reported in Asthma and Asthma Deaths Asthma cases and deaths from asthma have soared at least percent since 1982, Federal health officials reported, and air pollution, airtight and windowless offices may play a role.About 5 percent of the nation’s population, or roughly 13 million people, suffer from asthma, an inflammation of the airways that in wheezing and shortness of breath, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. From 1982 through 1992, the rate of asthma rose … , of 3 words 92. Daily Press Newport News, VA – May , 1994 FOR DENBIGH HIGH RESEARCHER, SCIENCE FAIR SUCCESS IS IN THE AIR ASTHMA PROJECT SPANS 5 YEARS The asthma patient recorded her condition each day of April, then mailed back the survey in an envelope addressed to the researcher: “Mr. Griffin Weber.” The patient has been a dutiful research participant, filling out the surveys twice a year for several years now. The researcher has been studying the effects of weather on asthma and hay fever, developing ways to predict when symptoms will be the worst. But the researcher doesn’t usually go by “Mr…. , of 873 words 92. Sun-Sentinel – October 15, 1992 ASTHMA RATE ON THE RISE — BUT WHY? Asthma rates in children and adolescents tripled in some groups over a 20- year period, says a study that adds to evidence of a puzzling growth of the disease across the country.The trend toward making more energy-efficient by reducing air leakage may have played a role by trapping inside more airborne particles such as cat dander, researchers speculate. But there is no explanation about why the rates rose from 1964 to 1983 in Rochester, Minn., says the study’s co-author,… , of 519 words 92. News-Sentinel, The Fort Wayne, IN – October 12, 1992 BREATHING EASIER CHANGES IN THE WAY DOCTORS TREAT ASTHMA IS MAKING LIFE MORE BEARABLE FOR SUFFERERS. Mary Ellen Johnston has childhood memories of crawling across the kitchen floor because she didn’t have enough breath to walk. Her asthma went away when she was 12, but it returned with a vengeance when she was .”You feel like you’re suffocating, says the Fort Wayne woman, now 53. You can get air in, but you can’t get it out. It gets pretty scary. She used to spend three or four weeks a… , of 1875 words 92. Financial Times London, England – October 1, 1991 UK Company News: No clear passage for asthma debate – The growing schism between differing treatments THE Dollars 4bn-a-year asthma drug market has been thrown into disarray by the revelation that some treatments might be lethal to a small number of users. Last week, the medical profession divided acrimoniously over which type of drugs should be the first line of attack against the disease. The big guns of the pharmaceutical industry quickly split to support one camp or the other.A group of 15 asthma specialists from nine countries had recently set up the International Asthma Council… , of 864 words 92. Chicago Sun-Times – September , 1990 Asthma on rise despite advances LONDON Asthma, the most widespread chronic disease in the industrial world, is afflicting and killing more people every year despite huge advances in its treatment.Study after study shows that the incidence, severity and death rate for asthma has been steadily rising in the last decade throughout Europe and the United States. Unlike all other diseases, with asthma an increase in the use of modern drugs and therapy has occurred along with an increase in death rates and… , of 8 words 92. Washington Post – August 29, 1989 THE CUTTING EDGE AIR POLLUTION MAY BE CAUSE OF INCREASE IN ASTHMA CASES Asthma appears to be on the rise, particularly among young Americans, partly because of worsening air pollution, according to a new report.

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