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December 2, 1991 Smog Blamed for an Increase in Asthma Cases Researchers who conducted separate studies in , Connecticut, New Jersey and Georgia think they’ve found one explanation for the national upsurge in asthma, and that reason is smog.For papers slated for presentation soon at medical conferences and in journals, they charted hospital visits, hospital admissions and asthma symptoms. In each case, they demonstrated that asthma got worse when the air showed higher levels of ozone–a sharp-smelling, colorless gas that is the… , of 1157 words 88. Washington Post – October 3, 1990 DEATH RATES FROM ASTHMA RISE SHARPLY AMONG YOUNG STUDY SAYS SEVERAL FACTORS MAY HAVE LED TO INCREASE For unknown reasons, death rates from asthma among American children and young adults have been increasing steeply since the late 1970s, according to a study published today. The rise in death rates is greatest among children between the ages of 5 and and is affecting both whites and non-whites, according to the study, which is reported in today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.People with asthma suffer attacks during which the bronchi, the tubes… , of 546 words : 611 – 620 of 295486 |525 455565758596061 62 6 465666768697071
The Dallas Morning News – August , 1988 ASTHMA CAUSES GO BEYOND ALLERGY Although asthma is often thought of as a childhood condition due to a single allergy, such a narrow characterization is inaccurate, according to a physician at University Medical Center. Asthma may begin at any time during adult life, including after 65,’ said Dr. David L. Kamelhar, clinical assistant professor of medicine. It is seldom the result of a single allergy. Some people are sensitive to only one irritant, such as cats or feathers, but… , of 4 words 88. The Record New Jersey – October 5, 1987 STALEMATE IN ASTHMA TREATMENT Mom, it’s real hard to breathe, said Michael Berger, who had just come in from playing and was sitting at the table eating lunch.Michael has asthma, a disease that sometimes blocks his lungs, stifling the exchange of oxygen. He turned on his nebulizer, a device that sprays mists of airway-opening medicines into his lungs.It didn’t help. His lips tinged with blue.His mother, Janice Berger of Reston, Va., took out a flow meter, a… , of 1889 words 87. Newcastle Herald Australia – September 2, 2006 Asthma risk highlighted, Misinformation could harm babies: study PREGNANT women are at risk of harming their babies because their GPs tell them to stop taking their asthma medication, Hunter researchers say. The Hunter Medical Research Institute’s Vicki Clifton said many women stopped taking vital asthma medication during pregnancy because of an unfounded belief the medication could harm their baby.But the opposite was true.Associate Professor Clifton said the health risks of asthma attacks during pregnancy included low birth weight,… , of 299 words 87. *- April 18, 2006 Early Life Exposure to Dust May Protect Against Asthma, From The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology PRNewswire — Exposing children early in life to dust and other microbial agents could protect them from developing asthma, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology JACI.Jeroen Dowes, PhD, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, and colleagues’ study, Does early indoor microbial exposure reduce the risk of asthma? The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort… , of 3 words 87. Los Angeles Times CA – April , 2005 The Nation Adults With Mild Asthma Can Limit Drugs, Study Says About 4 million adult Americans with a mild form of asthma may not need to take daily steroid doses, but instead can use the drug only as needed to control symptoms, says a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.The change would make drug use more convenient, minimize side effects from the powerful drugs and possibly save the nation as much as $2 billion per year, the study concludes.

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The number of cases in the United… , of 2453 words 90. Flint Journal, The MI – December 11, 1998 BREATHING UNEASY TASK FORCE TAPS KIDS’ ASTHMA IN STUDY Kiara Rumph, born at 27 weeks, began life with intense struggle. She continues with a daily battle to breathe freely by keeping her asthma under control. She has 5 asthma attacks a week. Her mother, Sherri January, wonders if the girl’s acute asthma is because Kiara, a third-grader at Cody Elementary in Flint, was born so early or if it’s family history. As a girl, January had asthma, too. Yet statistics show her maternal guilt may be unwarranted:… , of 1021 words 90. Star-Ledger, The Newark, NJ – September 29, 1998 EATING WELL Right foods help asthma sufferers breathe easier About 5 percent of the Western population is affected by asthma, according to a study published last year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which also reported that asthma is the most common chronic condition of childhood. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta report that asthma cases, and asthma deaths, are rising. Asthma is a chronic lung condition caused by an inborn imbalance in the chemical system that regulates lung function. It may be allergic or nonallergic…. , of 503 words 90. *- April 13, 1997 FINDING IT TOUGH TO BREATHE EASY REPORT POINTS TO A RISE IN ASTHMA RATES FUSCO CALLS FOR A DEPER PROBE INBTO THE SITUATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OR A UNIVERSITY Something sinister in Staten Island’s air is making it harder for some residents to breathe, suggests a report on asthma by a medical panel convened by Councilman John Fusco R-Mid Island.Asthma sufferers on Staten Island fare worse after they move to the borough, the study found.Fusco said the survey provides anecdotal proof that the air quality on the Island is responsible for climbing asthma rates and for worsening the conditions of those who already had the… , of 917 words 90. The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution – November , 1996 Community Asthma program aims for Empowerment Zone A$5 million initiative is under way to help young asthma sufferers and their families in Atlanta’s Empowerment Zone and neighboring communities better manage the disease. Asthma —a chronic disorder affecting the respiratory system, causing breathing difficulty — in hundreds of local emergency room visits and hospital admissions annually.Launched Nov. 1, ZAP Asthma will work during the next three years to lessen t he impact of this serious and sometimes fatal illness… , of 600 words 90. Times, The NY – September 29, 1996 As Asthma Cases Rise, Tough Choices and Lessons Six times in the last three months, Jeannine Starks has taken her 9-year-old son, Kevin, to the hospital because he was wheezing and coughing so wrenchingly from asthma that he needed emergency oxygen. Her 4-year-old daughter, Quenecia, has had asthma attacks that have landed her in the emergency room at 3 A.M.Already this school year, both children have wound up in the nurse’s office at Public School 9/207 in Harlem. And last year, Kevin missed school an average of once or… , of 1759 words : 5 – 550 of 295486 |45464748495051525 4 55 565758596061626 4
- 90. Washington Post – July , 1996 WINNING THE GOLD, DESPITE THE ASTHMA Improved medications, revised rules about what drugs Olympic athletes can take and sheer determination are what enabled Arlington swimmer Tom Dolan to overcome his asthma and capture a gold medal last week, according to his doctor. I think that Tom’s achievements will be quite an inspiration for a lot of people and may be a stimulus for addressing these kinds of health problems better, said Martin C. Hurwitz, a University of Michigan pulmonologist and… , of 1 3 words 90. Daily Camera Boulder, CO – September 25, 1995 ARRESTING ASTHMA Ever wonder about all those people puffing on inhalers?Does it seem like more and more people suffer from asthma? Well, they do.Consider the statistics: ` About 12.4 million Americans have asthma, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.` Asthma costs more than $6.2 billion annually in health care, lost wages and loss of earnings because of premature death.` The No. 1 cause of school absenteeism is asthma, according to the Baylor College of.

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.. , of 501 words 93. Boston Globe, The MA – April 13, 2004 THE ASTHMA RIDDLE, SCIENTISTS STILL STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND THE EPIDEMIC There’s no disputing that the United States is in the midst of an unparalleled asthma attack: A pair of federal reports recently announced that 16 million adults and 9 million children now suffer from the respiratory illness, wringing $13 billion from the nation’s annual health-care bill.It is the cause of all this misery that remains murky. Maybe it’s the way we seal ourselves into our newly built houses. Or maybe how obsessed we are with keeping… , of 1 7 words 93. *- March 17, 2004 DETROIT RANKS NO. 18 ON TOP 100 ASTHMA LIST Poor air quality and a higher use of drugs to treat emergency asthma attacks — instead of the drugs that prevent them — helped push Detroit to the No. 18 spot on a list of Top 100 Asthma Capitals compiled by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.Three other Michigan urban areas made the top worst cities: Lansing and East Lansing No. ; Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland No. and Kalamazoo, Battle Creek No. .A city’s score… , of 616 words 93. *- March 17, 2004 DETROIT RANKS NO. 18 ON TOP 100 ASTHMA LIST Poor air quality and a higher use of drugs to treat emergency asthma attacks — instead of the drugs that prevent them — helped push Detroit to the No. 18 spot on a list of Top 100 Asthma Capitals compiled by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.Three other Michigan urban areas made the top worst cities: Lansing and East Lansing No. ; Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland No. and Kalamazoo, Battle Creek No. .A city’s score… , of 616 words : 1 – 0 of 295486 |26272829 4 24 445
93. Age, The Melbourne, Australia – March 15, 2004 Asthma down as rend is reversed The rate of reported asthma in children has declined significantly in the past 10 years, but more than half those with troublesome asthma do not take sufficient medication. A report in The Medical Journal of Australia found the proportion of children aged six and seven with asthma fell by 26 per cent between 1993 and 2002.The report’s co-author, Colin Robertson, said the , which are likely to apply to children of all ages, reverse a relentless… , of 684 words 93. Age, The Melbourne, Australia – February 21, 2004 Omega-3 a success in asthma study Omega-3 fatty acids given from birth to children at risk of asthma may prevent the disease from developing. Early findings from an Australian study show that a daily dose of the acids – most commonly found in oily fish – given to children who have a parent with asthma are reducing symptoms such as wheezing and coughing.The Childhood Asthma Prevention Study has followed 600 at-risk children, mostly from western Sydney, from birth. It tests four methods of cutting the chance of asthma… , of 897 words 93. Daily Gazette, The Schenectady, NY – November 28, 2003 Program helps alleviate asthma problems at school SCHENECTADY — Lori Cullen wants to make sure her 8-year-old daughter Allegra’s asthma is under control. That’s why Cullen signed up for the Schenectady City School District Asthma Management Program.The program — a collaborative project between the Schenectady City School District and St. Clare’s Hospital with funding from a Greater Capital District Asthma Coalition grant — is designed to reduce the number of missed school days resulting from asthma… , of 860 words 93. The San Diego Union-Tribune – July 23, 2003 Pooling the risk Chlorine is menace to young swimmers, who may get asthma from indoor pools Could swimming in chlorinated indoor pools be an important cause of the global surge in childhood asthma? European scientists think they have found compelling evidence linking the chemical to the disease, though some U.S. experts are skeptical. And here in San Diego, some swimmers and health experts are starting to see chlorinated pool water and asthma as a chicken-and-egg thing. Swimming has long been recommended as the preferred form of exercise for asthmatics, but a Belgian… , of 2296 words 93. Indianapolis Star, The IN – July 12, 2003 Targeting asthma, Because asthma is more common among blacks than whites, Black Expo sponsors a health fair to increase awareness of the disease.

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The study noted vitamin D deficiency and asthma are common in the northeastern part of the United States and although vitamin D is important for the immune system, its affect… , of 963 words : 1 – 0 of 295486 |2526272829 4 24 4 93. *- July 15, 2005 Local study finds large racial gap in asthma care A new study is documenting a disturbing racial gap in how asthma is managed in Chicago. African-American asthmatics are 6.3 times more likely than whites to go to the emergency room and 12.3 times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma attacks, the study found. These disparities persist despite intense efforts by local doctors and hospitals to narrow the gap, researchers said. The study is published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Researchers… , of 8 words 93. *- June 13, 2005 HOW STEELERS’ BETTIS TACKLED HIS ASTHMA You don’t have to sit on the sidelines if you have asthma, says Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, who has been living with the chronic lung condition for nearly 20 years.Bettis, who was diagnosed with asthma at , is now tackling the condition in partnership with the American Lung Association. The organization supports a five-question quiz called the Asthma Control Test, which seeks to help you and your doctor determine how well you’re managing your… , of 293 words 93. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News – May 24, 2005 New asthma drug holds hope for some May 24 It doesn’t feel as if Karen Fairbanks even has asthma any more, she says. Gone are the three different inhalers, the nasal sprays and all the pills the teacher used to keep her allergic asthma in check. The medicines have been reduced to a daily inhaler and a once-a-month shot.Fairbanks, 55, of Clayton, participated in a study conducted by Washington University and St. Louis University researchers on behalf of drug maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals to test a new therapy… , of 689 words 93. Star, The Ontario, Canada – May 5, 2005 Giving asthma the boot, Whitby teenager won’t let disease keep her sidelined Medication allows her to stay active and feel ‘great’ Janine Caird is living proof there’s life after a diagnosis of asthma. Caird, a vibrant 16-year-old from Whitby, experienced constant bouts of bronchitis and other respiratory ailments as a child.That evolved into exercise-induced asthma and she experienced all the debilitating symptoms that come with it.But that hasn’t kept her on the sidelines.Caird is a striker for one of the town’s soccer teams, exercises four or five times a week, and says… , of 866 words 93. *- June 18, 2004 Local study suggests traffic, asthma link, HEALTH: Children living near busy streets more likely to be afflicted, physician finds. Anchorage children living near busy streets have a greater chance of being diagnosed with asthma than those in lower-traffic areas, according to a new study by a local doctor. Dr. Mary Ellen Gordian, a preventative medicine specialist and a former Anchorage city medical officer, said her findings suggest the city should consider health effects when planning roads and schools.During the 2001-’02 school year, her research team surveyed parents of students attending 13 of the 51… , of 1212 words 93. Illawarra Mercury Wollongong, Australia – May 4, 2004 School asthma program breath of fresh air BELLAMBI Public School students and staff can breathe easy thanks to its comprehensive asthma management plan. The school – one of 23 in the Illawarra to be certified *asthma friendly by Illawarra Asthma Services – will today celebrate World Asthma Day along with schools across the state.Illawarra Health asthma coordinator Karen Longley encouraged all schools to take part in the Asthma Friendly Schools Program due to the high incidence of the condition in… , of 579 words 93. Illawarra Mercury Wollongong, Australia – May 4, 2004 School asthma program breath of fresh air BELLAMBI Public School students and staff can breathe easy thanks to its comprehensive asthma management plan. The school – one of 23 in the Illawarra to be certified as “asthma friendly” by Illawarra Asthma Services – will today celebrate World Asthma Day along with schools across the state.Illawarra Health asthma coordinator Karen Longley encouraged all schools to take part in the Asthma Friendly Schools Program due to the high incidence of the condition in.

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