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… , of 502 words 86. Sydney Morning Herald, The Australia – August 6, 2001 Asthma in children up despite drop in death rate Asthma rates among Australian children are still rising and the death rate from the disease is double that of Britain, despite a big fall in the number of deaths since a peak in the 1980s. In a review of the impact of asthma, doctors at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have also found that four in five adults with the disease have some reduction in their lung function, making it harder for them to exercise or, in the most extreme cases, to perform simple daily activities. About a… , of 580 words 86. *PA – July 11, 2001 Camp shows children how to live with asthma The Asthma Camp shows asthmatic kids they can have fun just like everybody else. For 9-year-old Jariaha Orr, the reality of living with asthma remains a harsh one. Sometimes I wake up after midnight . . . coughing and looking around, and I get scared, said Jariaha, a student at the York City School District’s McKinley Elementary School.Jariaha is enthusiastic about being part of a summer program at Hannah Penn Middle School to help asthmatic students better understand their disease.Now in its third year, the three-day Asthma… , of 6 words 86. *- July 9, 2001 Asthma treatment is better for white patients than black Asthma treatment is better for white patients than black Care of asthmatic African Americans consistently falls short of standards set for treating the condition compared to care received by whites, according to a new national study of adults enrolled in managed care plans. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say the findings, reported today in the Archives of Internal Medicine, may help explain why African Americans are more likely to have severe asthma symptoms…. , of 520 words : 661 – 670 of 295486 |5758596061626 46566 67 68697071727 47576
Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA – May 3, 2001 PLANNING BETTER ASTHMA CONTROL Growing concern over childhood asthma, specifically in low-income neighborhoods in southwest Long Beach, has prompted medical providers and community members to develop a strategic plan that will help control the chronic disease.They met at a community forum for the first time Wednesday in honor of World Asthma Day, which is today. The plan is expected to be completed by September. Funded by a $ 1,000 grant and spearheaded by the Long Beach Alliance For Children With Asthma, the four-year… , of 553 words 86. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – March 6, 2001 MANY ASTHMA CASES COULD BE PREVENTED, STUDY FUNDS ELIMINATING ALLERGY TRIGGERS SUCH AS PETS IS CALLED KEY FOR CHILDREN UNDER 6 Asthma cases could drop nearly percent among U.S. youngsters under age 6 if susceptible children didn’t have pets or other allergy triggers in their , researchers say.Their study suggests that eliminating known household risks could prevent asthma in more than 500,000 children a year. This could have a profound effect on medical costs in the United States and, more importantly, on the health of children, said Dr. Bruce Lanphear, associate… , of 449 words 86. *- September 7, 2000 ASTHMA CRISIS CALLS FOR ANSWERS TWENTY YEARS into the asthma epidemic that is choking the country, we still don’t know its causes. Yet, in the next 20 years, asthma rates will double. America is facing an environmental health gap, according to a report released yesterday by the Pew Environmental Health Commission at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Critical information about where and when chronic diseases occur, the study says, and what… , of 0 words 86. Journal Star Peoria, IL – August , 2000 SUPER KIDS — CAMP IS BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR KIDS WITH ASTHMA METAMORA — Matt Hitchcock’s first time at a summer camp two years ago didn’t go well. The Belleville boy remembers being sent home early after suffering an asthma attack.But the 10-year-old wasn’t worried about going home early this summer at Camp Superkids. ”Here they can take care of me if I get sick,” the boy said.This medically supervised week-long camp, located at Camp Tapawingo, a Girl Scout… , of 9 words 86. Times, The NY – May 22, 2000 Study Finds Most States Lack System for Monitoring Asthma As the number of asthma cases in the United States rises sharply and researchers scramble to find the cause, newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that most states have no system to track the number of people with asthma or monitor what happens to them, and only a few states have any recent reports on the illness in their jurisdictions.

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