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*- June 15, 2006 MODERATE ASTHMA STILL DEADLY, 1 IN 3 FATALITIES INVOLVES CHILD WITH MILD FORM OF DISEASE, SURVEY FINDS One in three fatal asthma attacks worldwide involves a child with a mild form of the disease, and nearly half of all parents are unaware of the risk, according to a global survey presented Wednesday.The report said the findings expose a critical information gap between doctors who treat asthma and parents of youngsters diagnosed with the condition. Many patients with asthma underestimate their disease severity and overestimate their degree of asthma control, the… , of 265 words 86. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News – July 26, 2005 Oley asthma study a work in progress Jul. 26 Researchers need more time to determine why the Oley Valley School District appears to have a high rate of asthma cases among students. Oley Valley was identified last year with the second-highest rate of student-asthma cases in the state, according to data from 1997 through 2004.During that period, Oley’s rate of students with asthma rate was reported at 16.99 percent. The state average was 8.2 percent. Only the Bradford School District in McKean County was ranked… , of 481 words 86. *- March 9, 2005 More cause to hate roaches: asthma // Bugs linked to attacks, health threat for kids in Chicago’s inner city A major study has confirmed the leading role cockroaches play in triggering asthma, and researchers found the pests are especially troublesome in Chicago’s inner city neighborhoods. Researchers studied 9 inner city asthmatic kids in Chicago and six other areas. They found that 70 percent of the Chicago kids were allergic to cockroaches, and 55 percent had been exposed to enough cockroaches to trigger asthma attacks. Among all children studied, kids who were both… , of 579 words 86. Press-Enterprise, The Riverside, CA – September , 2003 Limiting exposure to asthma stimuli: BREATHING: Smoke, smog, dust mites and mold can trigger wheezing and airway inflammation. Asthma is a chronic disease whose symptoms include coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Its main features include constriction of the airways that causes wheezing and inflammation. Recently, there has been increased interest in how elements in our environment may cause some people to develop asthma and how they may trigger an asthma attack. Some of these elements are common in the Inland Empire. Environmental stimuli come in two groups: They are found indoors and… , of 523 words 86. Star, The Ontario, Canada – May 2, 2002 He huffs, he puffs, he scores, Maple Leaf has battled asthma since boyhood Maybe you know of a young person- maybe you are a young person- who is not dealing well with having asthma. You’re feeling sorry for yourself. All the pep talks you’re getting are a waste of air. You know the score. Having asthma is going to cancel out being one of the guys, playing all the sports well and chasing your athletic dreams.Listen up. Check out the player who wears Number 7 for the Maple Leafs.Visit Gary Roberts at the Air Canada Centre and… , of 712 words 86. Mt Druitt Standard Sydney, Australia – October 10, 2001 Education key in asthma fight ASTHMA awareness is reaching the community, but parents are still fearful when they first bring their children to hospital, a Mt Druitt asthma specialist said. Clinical nurse specialist Sharon Wilkinson and consultant educator Wendy Hall are part of the hospital’s team which deals with the condition daily.During National Asthma Week, which started on October 7, they are spreading the message that asthma need not be life-threatening.“When a child first presents with an… , of 265 words 86. *Madison, WI – August 17, 2001 ASTHMA IN U.S. ON RISE, EXPERTS PUZZLED AS TO WHY RATES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE 1980, A SURVEY FINDS. Nearly 15 million American adults — about one in every — suffer from asthma, according to the government’s first state-by-state survey of the respiratory disorder.About 6 million more adults say they have had asthma at some point in their lives, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The data showed no broad regional trends, leaving scientists scratching their heads as to why some states are more susceptible to asthma than others.

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And asthma rates continue to rise, especially among young children; since 1980, there’s been an alarming 160 percent increase in the disease in children under age 4…. , of 650 words 93. Victoria Advocate, The TX – November 13, 1999 Doctors alarmed by increase of asthma in children In the typical kindergarten class of 20 children today, at least one child has asthma. Asthma is out of control.The respiratory disease sends more than 570,000 children to emergency rooms each year gasping for breath. It accounts for more than 10 million lost school days for children under age 15. And asthma rates continue to rise, especially among young children; since 1980, there’s been an alarming 160 percent increase in the disease in children under age 4.“These… , of 745 words : 1 – 0 of 295486 |2829 4 24 4454647
93. Hamilton Spectator, The Ontario, Canada – October 21, 1999 ASTHMA TREATMENT LAGGING RESEARCH PAINFULLY SLOW DESPITE BONANZA AWAITING DRUG FIRMS New treatments have been noticeably slow in coming despite the seemingly endless rise in asthma cases. In the past two years, for example, three new drugs have been released to treat migraines, with another due in the spring. But for asthma, which accounts for more pediatric hospitalizations each year than any other illness, only two significant drugs were approved in the U.S. in the same period, Accolate by Astra-Zeneca and Singulair from Merck.These drugs, taken as pills, address the… , of 11 words 93. State, The Columbia, SC – September 28, 1999 SOME DOCTORS SAY IDLE IMMUNE SYSTEMS MAY TRIGGER ASTHMA. The act of breathing is simple. You do it without thinking. But 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 allergens, smoke and dust – 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… , of 9 words 93. Fresno Bee, The CA – September 28, 1999 HISPANIC YOUTHS FACE ASTHMA RISKS Living in California’s Central Valley is leaving Hispanic children at particular risk of serious complications from asthma, a chronic lung disease made worse by the farm dust, pesticides and smog from cars that make the region’s air some of the worst in the nation.State Department of Health Services numbers show Hispanic children in Fresno County are hospitalized at a rate of 289 per 100,000, a % higher rate than non-Hispanic white children 188 per 100,000…. , of 1594 words 93. *- September 22, 1999 DOCTORS STEP UP ASTHMA VIGILANCE GROUP WANTS TO HELP CHILDREN BREATHE EASIER Sometimes when 10-year-old Ishanae Ford is gasping in the midst of an asthma attack, she starts to cry. She’s scared she’s going to die.Ishanae, a northwest Detroit Winship Elementary fifth-grader, has been in the hospital so often she missed a week of school every month last year. But the asthma attacks never feel routine. They always are terrifying.The number of children living with asthma is soaring nationally, up 80 percent today from 15 years ago,… , of 9 words 93. *- September 4, 1999 ASTHMA’S CAUSE STILL A MYSTERY TO SCIENTISTS//LEADING THEORIES UNABLE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS The act of breathing is simple. You do it without thinking. But 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 allergens, smoke and dust – 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… , of 927 words 93. *- December , 1998 HIGH ASTHMA RATES IN 3 S. BRONX SCHOOLS Nearly one in four students at three South Bronx elementary schools has asthma, according to a newly released city survey. The first of its kind, the survey by the city Department of Health found that asthma levels at the schools in Hunts Point are at least three times the national average.

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Hospitalization rates… , of 1172 words 94. *- April , 2000 CHECKING KIDS FOR ASTHMA, LUNG ASSOCIATION TAKES THE LEAD IN SCREENING LOCAL SCHOOLCHILDREN After years of worrying that her son might have asthma, Sharon Krummel is breathing a sigh of relief.Thanks to a free screening provided recently by the Akron-Canton area branch of the American Lung Association, the Green mother has been assured that 8-year-old Connor probably doesn’t have the chronic lung disease. I took him to the screening to ease my mind, said Krummel, whose son was checked out recently at Barberton Community Hospital…. , of 1002 words 94. Times-News, The Twin Falls, ID – April 28, 2000 ASTHMA DEATHS INCREASE. HEALTH DISTRICT WORKS TO TURN TREND AROUND. Health district works to turn trend around.Secondhand smoke Asthma can be triggered by the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Do not smoke at home or in the car and do not allow others to do so Dust mites Dust mites are too small to be seen but are found in every home. They live in places like mattresses, pillows, carpets, fabric-covered furniture, clothes and stuffed toys. Wash sheets and blankets once a week in hot water *… , of 1155 words 94. Houston Chronicle – January , 2000 ASTHMA Taking control For asthmatics, the magic is in managing the condition Meredith Steele was 4 years old the first time she almost died from asthma. Her parents had just returned home from the emergency room after the preschooler received treatment for her labored breathing. It quickly became clear she was actually getting worse.The anxious parents rushed her back to the hospital, and while they waited for a doctor Meredith slumped forward and stopped breathing. She had to be intubated to force air into her lungs. When something like that… , of 1259 words 94. *- NOVEMBER 29, 1999 Children’s asthma can be deadly, even when it’s ‘mild’ As Joanie Newhart tells the story of how her only child died of asthma at age , no detail is too insignificant. From how many times he coughed, to the time he began to sneeze, to the exact route he took to get his inhaler, she gives each particular its due.It was spring break 1997, and Newhart’s son, Joe Tenant, was spending the vacation with his father in Atlanta during a season of unusually high pollen counts. Father and son were shooting hoops in the driveway. Joe coughed… , of 1580 words 94. *- August 12, 1998 FED ASTHMA GRANTS BRING JOY – & CONCERN South Bronx and Harlem activists in the fight against asthma reacted with relief and guarded optimism yesterday to news that the federal government is funding asthma studies in City and across the nation. Columbia University’s School of Public Health is scheduled to receive about $4.5 million over the next five years to study why inner-city children are more prone to asthma and other environment-related ailments. It is one of seven universities across the nation to receive… , of 559 words 94. People Weekly – August 10, 1998 Breathless Researcher Fernando Martinez seeks answers to asthma More than 15 million Americans–almost a third of them under the age of 18–suffer from asthma today, up from an estimated 6 million in 1980. Moreover, despite the advent of powerful new drugs, asthma-related deaths have almost doubled, from 2,891 in 1980 to 5,6 in 1995, the most recent year for which statistics are available. Perhaps most surprising, despite decades of research medical science has yet to find the root cause of the disease, much less a cure. For the past 15 years, Dr…. , of 78 words 94. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – June 1, 1998 15 STUDENTS SHARE INSIGHTS, SUGGESTIONS ON LIVING WITH, MANAGING ASTHMA’S AFFLICTIONS Students at Vashon High School are spreading the message about asthma and teaching others how to manage it and lead normal lives.Fifteen Vashon students who have asthma – a disease that causes inflamed airways – or who live with family members who have it, make up the school’s Lung Association Club. They are committed to helping students at Blewett and Stevens middle schools learn how to control the disease by arming them with knowledge.

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Consider yourself lucky if you don’t have allergies. About to per cent of the population do, and of those, about 10 to 12 per cent… , of 2046 words . Akron Beacon Journal OH|*- March 6, 2001 PETS AGGRAVATE ASTHMA ATTACKS NEW STUDY FINDS THAT CHILDREN WOULD BREATHE EASIER IF HOUSEHOLD RISKS, ALLERGIC MATERIALS WERE BLOCKED Asthma cases could drop nearly percent among U.S. youngsters younger than 6 if susceptible children didn’t have pets or other allergy triggers in their . Researchers suggest eliminating known household risks could prevent asthma in more than 500,000 children a year and underscores the important role environmental factors play in development of the disease. This could have a profound effect on medical costs in the United States and, more importantly, on the… , of 508 words . *- February 4, 2001 Local coalition seeks to curb spread of asthma Controlling just one patient’s asthma, experts agree, requires teamwork by physicians, nurses, schools and families. In New Haven, health-care providers are ready to make that commitment. The New Haven Pediatric Asthma Coalition – composed of the city’s Health Department, schools, and local clinics – is launching an effort to coordinate the work of agencies combating asthma. New Haven is on the brink of really starting to work together, said… , of 679 words . Times, The NY – August 20, 2000 High Rate of Asthma For Hartford Children A screening of Hartford children for asthma shows that percent have the illness, which city officials and environmental activists believe is the highest rate in the country. Among the city’s Latino youngsters, the rate is 48 percent. Those numbers persuaded Hartford’s City Council to declare an asthma emergency last Monday. The vote fortifies an effort at the city, state and federal levels to find the cause of the widespread problem, conduct education for… , of 1079 words . *Madison, WI – May 17, 2000 ASTHMA EPIDEMIC OUTLINED< PEW STUDY EXPECTS NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CHRONIC DISEASE TO MORE THAN DOUBLE BY 2020. America is awash in asthma and allergies, and prospects for curbing the epidemic over the next 20 years are grim.A study released by the Pew Environmental Health Commission Tuesday said the number of patients with asthma in America will more than double by 2020. “In America today, no chronic disease is increasing faster than asthma,” the study said. “Overall, the number of people with asthma in America jumped by 75 percent between 1980 and 1994 . . . Among those… , of 769 words . News-Sentinel, The Fort Wayne, IN – May 5, 2000 ASTHMA CAN COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU I can’t.I have asthma. That’s the way you had to turn down other kids. A simple, direct negative.Nope. Can’t do it.You never wanted to give a reason or explanation, because that might sound like whining, and they’d never let you live it down.But you always knew the reason, were never able to forget it. So you whispered it to yourself as you watched them go off on some wild adventure.It’s because I have… , of 1170 words . *- April 22, 2000 Asthma cases skyrocket in U.S. With deaths doubling in 20 years, inner-city kids most at risk — In America’s asthma epidemic, Yolanda Garcia’s impoverished South Bronx neighborhood very likely is at the epicenter. Rates of the potentially fatal respiratory disease are at least eight times the national average here, and often the victim is a child. Despite advances in medication and therapy, scientists are struggling to explain why asthma rates are skyrocketing, not just in City but nationally, and why the increase has been so severe in inner… , of 513 words . Times, The NY – March 17, 2000 City Is Sued Over Asthma Care For Children in Shelter System Homeless children who suffer from asthma are returned to overcrowded apartments or placed in roach-infested city shelters that only aggravate their illness, a federal class-action lawsuit has charged. Filed yesterday in Federal Court for the Southern District of , the Legal Aid Society complaint accuses the city and the state agencies responsible for the health and welfare of homeless families of failing to screen, diagnose and treat children with asthma in the… , of 703 words . *ME – December 23, 1999 NEW ASTHMA DRUG HAILED AS ‘BREAKTHROUGH’ An experimental, genetically engineered asthma drug could offer sufferers an entirely new treatment without the dangerous side effects of steroids, the standard medication for many patients, researchers say.In a study published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine, about one quarter of the asthma patients on inhaled steroids were able to stop taking them after being given the new drug, rhuMAb-E25. And one-third of those using oral steroids were able to quit, too…. , of 8 words : 211 – 220 of 295480 |1213 15161718192021 22 2 526272829

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Although it happened nearly a decade ago, Justin’s mother still recalls the details. When Tammy Smith, of Dubuque, put her then-toddler to bed, she knew he was suffering from a cold, but didn’t think it was unusual. Later, Justin woke up in the middle of the night wheezing. He couldn’t breath, she said. His lips were turning blue, and he was gasping for… , of 722 words . Capital Times, The Madison, WI – October 12, 1995 MORE STUDENTS BATTLE TO BREATHE< ASTHMA JUMPS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS Despite being hospitalized on several occasions for her asthma, Corine Holmes, a fifth-grader at Lowell Elementary School, keeps on jumping rope.Corine goes to the school nurse’s office twice a day to take a blast from two inhalers to try to keep her asthma under control. “When I run a lot in gym, the asthma quick comes up,” she said. “I sit down and rest myself and take my asthma pump.” Corine is not alone. Nearly 2,000… , of 805 words . Newsday Melville, NY – September , 1995 Study: More Testing For Asthma Needed Government does not adequately emphasize asthma prevention as a public health priority, especially among children, a study suggests. The group that completed the study, the Asthma Zero Mortality Coalition, says more school nurses are needed to screen for the condition and that all states need to make school physicals – including asthma testing – mandatory.Twelve million Americans suffer from some form of asthma, a life-threatening breathing disorder that can be treated but not cured. The… , of 477 words . Sun-Sentinel – July 27, 1995 LEARN, TEACH TO LIVE WITH ASTHMA Asthma can be a deadly disease, and some who are burdened by it may not realize just how serious the ailment is. The sad death of 17-year-old model Krissy Taylor underscores the need for widespread dissemination of accurate information about asthma, especially the important role of physicians’ advice to patients.She was found dead July 2 on the floor in her parents’ Pembroke Pines home. The offical cause of death, announced on Tuesday by Broward Medical Examiner Dr…. , of 452 words : 2 – 2 of 295486 | 151617181920212223 24 2526272829
. *- December 8, 1994 STUDY REASSURES ASTHMA SUFFERERS//MAYO FINDS DEATH RATE ISN’T AS HIGH AS FEARED The death rate among asthma victims who are free of other lung problems is no higher than it is in the general population, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester have found.The finding should lend reassurance to many asthma sufferers, and it gives researchers a better idea of where to focus their efforts to determine why asthma death rates have been rising for two decades. “We think our study is important because it provides assurance to patients” who get… , of 613 words . The Dallas Morning News – June 6, 1994 EXERCISING ASTHMA Keeping your body fit lets you breath easier Andrew Kahn, 17, doesn’t remember life without asthma. But unlike many who view the lung condition as a roadblock to an active life, the 6-foot-4-inch, 180-pound senior at Irving’s Cistercian Preparatory School plays varsity football, baseball and basketball. You look at asthma as a disadvantage, but accept it and deal with it, he says. My parents never made me think of asthma as something to hold me back. For the… , of 10 words . The *- January 10, 1994 Asthma, bronchitis widespread in U.S. Q. I am 55 and have suffered from asthma nearly all my life. The drugs I use to control my attacks are fine, but some things still bother me about this disease. For one, I still have trouble managing my inhaler. I’m certain that I often get an incorrect dose of medication. Has an improved inhaler been developed? Also, do researchers know what causes asthma? I’ve been hearing that more people are dying from asthma than they used to. Is that true, and if so, why? – Evelyn… , of 9 words . *- April 29, 1991 Asthma attack, Doctor says rising suffering, deaths unnecessary Despite a succession of miracle drugs, asthma is deadlier than ever. The number of people who develop the disease and die from it has nearly tripled since 1979. And no one knows why.Speculation centers on increased exposure to infections and other asth*triggers, air pollution, lack of education, non-compliance in taking prescribed medication and lack of access to adequate medical treatment.

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.. , of 809 words 99. *Madison, WI – November 19, 1998 UW RESEARCHERS LAUNCH CHILDHOOD ASTHMA STUDY< UP TO 200 NEWBORNS NEEDED FOR SERIES OF TESTS Asthma researchers in Madison hope to find out why some children develop the dangerous disease before they reach age 5.They need help from about 200 new babies. “We’re all very excited about this project,” said Dr. Robert Lemanske, an expert on asthma and professor of pediatrics and medicine at the UW-Madison Medical School.He’s the director of a study called COAST, for Childhood Origins of Asthma, funded by a $3.1 million grant from… , of 655 words : 71 – 80 of 295486 |12 567 8 910111213 151617181920
r, The Cleveland, OH – May , 1998 WHY OUR CHILDREN CAN’T BREATHE THE RISE IN ASTHMA IN THE YOUNGER SET Dr. Carolyn M. Kercsmar, director of the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Asthma Center, is a slight, unimposing woman, until she walks into her East Side office one day last month.Like a quick-changing Superwoman, she takes off her leather bomber jacket and puts on a white doctor’s coat. Once cloaked, she is greeted respectfully by her colleagues. Nurses shower her with questions and concerns. She responds in a calm, almost monotone, voice.She… , of words 99. Daily Press Newport News, VA – April 29, 1998 CHILDHOOD ASTHMA WHY AREN’T VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN BREATHING EASY? Samuel Ghivizzani knows exactly how to describe an asthma attack: “It feels like a big ring around my neck.” Samuel, a 7-year-old redhead with freckles splashed across his nose, loves to run, ride his bike, play soccer and eat candy. But at least twice a day, he and his twin brother, Shane, turn into patients, fighting a disease severe enough to kill them. This morning, as the sun blazes outside, Samuel and Shane are sitting at their kitchen table sucking on… , of 2027 words 99. Newsday Melville, NY – February 15, 1998 Zeroing In On Hot Spots / Efforts to fight asthma examine airport pollution Cherise Johnson has asthma. So do her seven children, her three sisters and the seven grand- and great-grandchildren they have among them. They all live throughout South Ozone Park, about 10 miles from Kennedy Airport. From the seventh floor of her apartment building, Johnson complains, she can feel the vibrations made by departing planes.But more worrisome, public officials and health advocates say, is whether her family’s chronic illnesses – as well as the high rate of asthma… , of 2004 words 99. The Tampa Tribune – October 12, 1997 Athletes need not surrender to asthma SUMMARY: Asthma doesn’t have to slow today’s athletes. With proper medication and precautions, most can perform at their best. TAMPA — Tampa Prep basketball player Reno Bevis didn’t blink last month when a young baseball prospect died after an asthma attack.Bevis, 18, figures he knows his body well enough to avoid a similar fate. I guess I’m like all teenagers. I think I’m invincible, says Bevis, who… , of 992 words 99. *- August 5, 1997 ASTHMA Wouldn’t you avoid a frightening asthma attack – wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath – if you could?Just a few years ago, people with asthma had no choice but to use inhaled medication only after an asthma attack was under way.But a revolution in asthma treatment has made prevention the new buzzword for treating the disease. Most asthmatics, with proper medication and a look at their lifestyles, rarely have full-blown asthma attacks – and now have a higher quality… , of 1817 words 99. *- March 18, 1997 THE BREATH OF LIFE, HOSPITALS HELPING PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR ASTHMA Seeing an asthma attack occur can be frightening. Experiencing one is terrifying.When asthma attacks strike, it’s a frantic struggle for the victims to get their passageways open and their breathing to return to normal. Any number of triggers – allergies, high humidity, cigarette smoke, pollen, even walking up stairs – can be a danger to severe asthma sufferers. And once an attack strikes, the result can be an expensive trip to the emergency room.But area hospitals and… , of 51 words 99. Washington Post – February 25, 1997 ASTHMA TREATMENT SHOULD BE PROMPT, FEDERAL PANEL SAYS Calling asthma under-diagnosed and under-treated, the federal government issued new guidelines yesterday that recommend prompt, aggressive treatment for this common respiratory condition.

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