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Only 21 percent of asthmatics aged 18 to 49 got the flu vaccine in 2001,
the researchers say.The recommendation exists because people with asthma
are… , of 760 words 46. Advertiser, The Adelaide, Australia – July 1,
2003 Asthma sufferers ignore doctors and put lives at risk ASTHMA
sufferers are risking death and hospital admission because they are not
following their doctors’ instructions, a new study has revealed. Up to 85
per cent of 18- -year-olds disregard treatment rules and put their health
and quality of life at risk, says the National Asthma Council of
Australia.Despite more than 90 per cent of asthma sufferers of all age
groups believing their asthma preventer medication is effective in
controlling their condition, 64 per cent of those… , of 9 words 46. *-
June 10, 2003 ASTHMA SYMPTOMS LINKED TO INFECTION About a decade ago, a
young woman with severe asthma was referred to a Denver doctor.She
already had undergone myriad tests and was taking several medications,
including powerful oral steroids, with little success. The doctor,
Richard Martin, of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center,
inspected the lung tissue with a special scope and took a biopsy. When
looking at a specimen under powerful magnification, Martin noticed what
appeared to be the squiggles of a bacteria called… , of 88 words 46. *-
June 7, 2003 On the offensive against asthma About 118,000 people in Utah
are affected, but many still lead fairly normal lives By JAMIE LAMPROS
Standard-Examiner correspondent Kelly Crawford used to watch people die
from asthma.As a respiratory therapist for 20 years, the -year-old Ogden
resident has helped treat people with the disease. She even put some of
them on life support.Given that she s an asthma patient herself, she s
found watching others suffer can be particularly poignant. It did scare
me to watch, but I also knew how to treat myself, so that really helped a
lot, she said.Crawford was… , of 1004 words 46. *- May 12, 2003 Gasping
for air Nebraskans have among the lowest odds of having asthma and the
highest odds of dying from it. Steve Beal knows what it means to rush a
wheezing daughter suffering from asthma to the hospital emergency room. A
couple of times Morgan had such difficulty breathing that we didn’t know
if we were going to get it under control, recalled Beal, the deputy
director of the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department. One time
we… , of 1290 words 46. Hampshire County Publications England – May 10,
2003 Better care for asthma patients ASTHMA sufferers in Southampton will
get better care thanks to the launch of a new asthma charter .The
charter, called A Breath of Fresh Air, features ten points outlining the
rights people with asthma should expect to receive from the National
Health Service.Launched on the back of World Asthma Day on Tuesday, the
charter comes after figures showed an estimated 13, 0 people in
Southampton are suffering unnecessarily because the NHS is not providing
a high… , of 258 words 46. Times-Picayune, The New Orleans, LA – April
, 2003 Coughing, throat clearing may signal asthma in kids While most
people associate asthma with wheezing and shortness of breath, the
disorder can show itself in other, less common ways, especially in small
children. That’s the conclusion of a new study from Greece finding that,
for some children, frequent throat clearing is the only apparent symptom
of asthma. of the study appear as a research letter in the April 10 issue
of the New England Journal of Medicine. Asthma can show up in many
different… , of 655 words 46. *- February 26, 2003 Attacking asthma
Jennifer Tunison of St. Charles has battled asthma for more than 20
years, but recently her condition seriously started limiting her life,
along with her ability to breathe. I’ve had pneumonia twice since
December and still haven’t kicked it. Every year it seems to get worse.
I’m tired all the time from coughing all night. Tunison, , a wife and
mother of two children, works and takes classes at Delta College – but…
, of 1027 words 46. *- February 18, 2003 ASTHMA DISEASE CAN TURN DEADLY,
COLUMBUS FAMILY’S TRAGIC SURPRISE HAS MOTHER RAISING MONEY IN WALK THIS
SATURDAY Sandra Anderson never thought of asthma as something that
kills.Then her son Lorenzo died a month before his 11th birthday.The
mother was given the news by a prison official. That I wasn’t with him,
that I was in a cell when it happened, that’s a guilt, she said, that
I’ll always carry. Not that she could have saved him. I believe
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