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May 28, 1997 ASTHMA PANDEMIC It’s one of medicine’s greatest paradoxes.
In an era of advanced medical treatments and cleaner air, more and more
people around the globe are developing asthma and dying from it.The
pandemic is affecting both sexes, all age groups, all races and
socioeconomic groups. It has permeated every developed area of the world.
And researchers still don’t understand why. It’s a big mystery, says Dr.
Homer Boushey,… , of 1224 words . The Florida Times-Union – April 29,
1997 U.S. gets aggressive with asthma treatment Calling asthma
under-diagnosed and under-treated, the federal government issued new
guidelines that recommend prompt, aggressive treatment for this common
respiratory condition.An estimated million Americans — including nearly
5 million children — suffer the wheezing, breathlessness, chest
tightness and cough that characterize asthma, according to the latest
government figures. Asthma claims 5,000 lives each year. What troubles
researchers is that the incidence of asthma has doubled… , of 4 words .
The Buffalo News – September 24, 1996 INCREASE IN ASTHMA CASES IS CAUSE
FOR ALARM The number of Americans who have asthma is soaring, and people
over 50 are particularly at risk, experts say.Asthma is caused by a
narrowing of the bronchial tubes airways in the lungs, which makes it
difficult to breathe. A dry cough develops as the victim attempts to
clear the airways. Overall, 12 million Americans have asthma today — a
rise of percent since 1982, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, in Atlanta.Sometimes the disease hits them… ,
of 644 words . Newsday Melville, NY – December 12, 1994 TWO OTHER HOUSING
COPS SAVE ASTHMA BABY Speedy Pair Revive Infant To the joy and credit of
a pair of housing police officers, a 10-month-old baby girl from Brooklyn
was in stable condition at a hospital last night, hours after the two
resuscitated her following what appeared to be a nearly fatal asthma
attack. The two officers, Victor Ortega and Adolfo Gonzalez, were called
to an apartment on Osborne Street in East yesterday morning to help
10-month-old Tiffany Ricks, who was unconscious and not breathing. The
baby was turning… , of 178 words . THE SEATTLE TIMES – December 8, 1994
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ASTHMA RISK HIGHER AMONG POOR BOSTON – Asthma victims in poor urban
neighborhoods are more likely to die from the disease than others, and
that risk is growing, according to a study released today. For most of
the nation’s 12 million asthma victims, however, today’s New England
Journal of Medicine has reassuring news: Even though asthma-related
deaths have increased since the late 1970s, the risk of death for
individual asthmatics is slight.At the Mayo Clinic, where nearly all
asthma patients… , of 0 words . Chicago Sun-Times – December 28, 1993
Minorities Are Hard-Hit By Asthma and Allergies D D ear Zazz: Most people
view asthma as a harmless disease that affects a small number of children
and even fewer adults. In fact, 15 million Americans have asthma and each
year it claims 5,000 lives.Many of those dying are African-Americans who
live in low-income urban areas. They die partly because they can’t pay
for medicine or visits to allergists, or they live in substandard
housing. The National Institutes of Health has started a project to study
asthma mortality… , of 688 words . *- May 18, 1993 Live with asthma
education It was with great interest that I read the Bangor Daily News’
reprint of The Times’ May 4 article titled, Rise in asthma deaths is tied
to ignorance of many physicians, by Lawrence Altman, M.D. I was saddened
to read about the death of Marti Stevens, 54 years old, from asthma on
May 8, as reported in the BDN on May 11.It is alarming that the incidence
of asthma continues to rise. Five thousand people die yearly, of whom
about 500… , of 1257 words . Tulsa World – December 24, 1992 Research
Finds Women More Susceptible to Severe Asthma PHILADELPHIA – Women are
three times more likely than men to be hospitalized for asthma, perhaps
because the disease hits them harder, a new study by Philadelphia
researchers has found.
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