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Some 17.3 million Americans have asthma, a respiratory disease that
leaves sufferers coughing, wheezing and gasping for air. Cases of asthma
have risen about 75 percent since 1980, particularly among blacks… , of
620 words . The Kansas City Star – October 3, 1999 Asthma: Mystery
epidemic Dirty air, clean living to blame? How asthma chokes its victims
is much more complicated, and it still mystifies doctors after decades of
research. Asthma used to be thought of as a disease caused by
environmental factors. But now researchers think smoke and dust,
allergens, such as latex particles from tires – essentially dirty air -
are mere triggers.Instead of looking outside the body for what causes
asthma, doctors are looking within. The leading theory of the late 1990s
says asthma comes not from dirty air, but from… , of 664 words . *-
August 28, 1999 CAMP SUPERKIDS OFFERS WAYS TO COPE FOR THOSE WITH ASTHMA
Every child looks forward to summer camp, but most camps are not equipped
to provide medical treatment to children with moderate to severe
asthma.Camp Superkids, at the Geneva Center near Rochester, staffs a
medical doctor, a pharmacist, nurses and registered respiratory
therapists so that children who suffer from asthma can enjoy summer camp
just as other kids do. This camp, sponsored by the American Lung
Association, offers canoeing, swimming, hiking and arts and crafts, as
well as… , of 684 words . *- August 16, 1999 CAMP SUPERKIDS OFFERS WAYS
TO COPE FOR THOSE WITH ASTHMA Every child looks forward to summer camp,
but most camps are not equipped to provide medical treatment to children
with moderate to severe asthma.Camp Superkids, at the Geneva Center near
Rochester, Ind., staffs a medical doctor, a pharmacist, nurses, and
registered respiratory therapists so that children who suffer from asthma
can enjoy summer camp just as other kids do. This camp, sponsored by the
American Lung Association, offers canoeing, swimming, hiking and arts and
crafts, as well… , of 715 words . Scotland on Sunday Scotland – May 23,
1999 Scotland on Sunday: Fears over asthma inhalers for children
THOUSANDS of British children are being prescribed asthma inhalers
unnecessarily in a move that could make their breathing problems worse,
according to leading doctors.The plastic breathing aids were now so
widely used that they had become playground status symbols, said one
leading researcher. The experts warned there was a tendency to diagnose
any breathing difficulties as asthma and prescribe inhalers. If someone
coughs, they’ve got asthma, said… , of 869 words . Milwaukee Journal
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Sentinel – May 2, 1999 Olympian tells of winning race with asthma
Joyner-Kersee tells children they should not be in denial about disease
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, an Olympic gold medal track star hailed as the
world’s greatest living female athlete, was in world-class denial over
her asthma for a long time. And that was a gold medal mistake, she told a
room full of adults and kids with asthma Saturday, during a whirlwind
visit to Milwaukee to preach the gospel of taking charge of the
disease.It also was a lesson that took a near-lethal asthma attack for
her to learn, she told the gathering at the Doors To Employment… , of 7
words . *- March 11, 1999 MED VAN HELPS BX. KIDS BREATHE A LITTLE EASIER
Yazmin Dennis was giving her 7-year-old son Stephen the wrong dose of
asthma medicine. The hospital gave me two medicines for his asthma, but
they never taught me how to use them, said Dennis, whose son attends
Public School 62 in Longwood. So I had the medications backward. I was
trying to help him, but I could have made him sick. Luckily, Stephen was
one of the first children in the Bronx to be evaluated by a respiratory
specialist in a… , of 515 words . Mobile Register AL – February 22,
1999 Foley Intermediate students to be screened for asthma Foley
Intermediate students to be screened for asthma FOLEY – The American Lung
Association of Alabama will screen students at Foley Intermediate School
for asthma on Wednesday.Foley Intermediate is one of 18 schools
state-wide selected to participate in an asthma indicator screening
program, designed to detect asthma in children. Children grades two
through five at Foley Intermediate will complete the screening process.
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