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There is no simple answer about how to address the problem. State and local health officials, hospitals and nonprofit groups such as the state lung association all have mounted campaigns to increase awareness. The council’s vote last… , of 7 words 89. News-Sentinel, The Fort Wayne, IN – May 5, 2000 FIGHTING FOR AIR ONE OF FIVE HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDES A PERSON WITH ASTHMA, BUT NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHICH OF MANY FACTORS ARE TO BLAME. Grayen Bowers and his family rang in the new millennium in a hospital emergency room. It was one of numerous hospitalizations the toddler had before he was finally diagnosed with asthma.Five-year-old Devin Hubbard’s trip to the zoo last fall could have been his last. While riding a pony during the outing, the Fort Wayne youngster broke out in hives and began to struggle for breath. He was having an asthma attack. In March, Andrew Bosell, 10, joined other fifth-graders from J.R…. , of 18 words 89. Seattle Times, The WA – December 23, 1999 NEW ASTHMA DRUG OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO STEROIDS Asthma sufferers worried about dangerous side effects from steroid medications, the best treatment for many patients, may soon have a better option for controlling the increasingly common respiratory condition. An experimental, genetically engineered asthma drug called rhuMAb-E25 not only reduced asthma symptoms but allowed nearly one-quarter of asthma patients on inhaled steroids to stop taking them, researchers reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine.One-third of those… , of 721 words 89. *- September , 1999 ONLY CONTINUAL VIGILANCE REDUCES ASTHMA DEATHS Asthma can be a killer foe.Jordan Lee Brooks of Overland Park, Kan., was diagnosed with severe asthma at age 2. He took 12 medications a night. He kept his parents up with pain he was too young to talk about, recalled his mother, Mindy Corfman, now of Wichita, Kan.With new medication, Jordan’s asthma finally seemed to be under control. But in June 1998, he woke every two hours with three straight severe attacks. The inhaled steroid didn’t work. The emergency… , of 9 words 89. Miami Herald, The FL – September 9, 1999 ASTHMA HAS REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS, BUT NO CURE IN IN SIGHT In the crude crayon picture, a floppy-eared, big-footed elephant crushes a frowning girl into her bed.“It feels like something was standing on my chest when I have an asthma attack,” explains the artist, Madison Benner, an 8-year-old Virginia farm girl. Madison’s asthma is relatively mild. But a disease once treated as a minor irritant is now a global medical problem that has reached epidemic proportions.The number of cases in the United States… , of 1988 words 89. *- February 25, 1998 OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS AREN’T HELPING MATTERS They are the quickest asthma remedies available without a prescription and asthma sufferers scoop up more than $85 million worth from pharmacy shelves each year. A spritz from Primatene Mist, the most popular of a half-dozen over-the-counter asthma medications, can spell fast relief for clogged airways.It can also spell trouble.Physicians and health advocates claim that hundreds of thousands of asthmatics are lulled into thinking they are helping themselves when they use the easily… , of 578 words 89. *- February 24, 1998 HELPING KIDS WITH ASTHMA Alex Matchuny , 8, is planning to stay up all night Friday .That’s when he and up to other children with asthma, ages 7-12, will gather for Lexington’s first Overnight Asthma Camp, sponsored by the American Lung Association.Not only is Alex excited about sports activities like basketball , but he also wants to learn more about his condition. I want to see the other kids and learn more about asthma, he said. More about… , of 596 words : 571 – 580 of 295486 |48495051525 4555657 58 596061626 4656667
89. Sun-Sentinel – May 3, 1996 YOUNG BLACKS ARE HARDEST HIT AS ASTHMA DEATH RATE DOUBLES The rate of reported asthma deaths among young people more than doubled between 1980 and 1993, with blacks hit far harder than whites, the government said on Thursday.From birth to age 4 and for ages 15 to 24, blacks were six times more likely than whites to die of asthma in 1993, the most recent year for which figures are available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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Asthma is a chronic condition that occurs when the airways leading to a patient’s lungs become inflamed or swollen. During an asthma attack, a patient’s lungs become constricted and excrete mucus, making it difficult for the asthmatic to breathe. “You feel like you’re choking or someone is sitting on your chest,” says asthmatic Teo Hoke. A wide range of environmental factors, like pollen, dust, smoke or cold air, can trigger asthma attacks. They can also be caused by exercise, emotional stress or viral illness. Common symptoms of asthma include wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. During a severe asthma attack, the asthmatic may turn blue from lack of oxygen, experience chest pain, and lose consciousness. Roughly 4,000 people die from asthma-related deaths each year, which is why physicians are always on the lookout for new ways to treat and control asthma. TRADITIONAL TREATMENT: Experts say one of the best ways to treat asthma is to identify what exactly is triggering the attacks (like pets or cigarette smoke) and limit the patient’s exposure to it. “I cannot be around people who smoke cigarettes or have harsh perfumes,” explains Hoke. Desensitization can also help asthmatics cope with common environmental triggers like pollen or dust. Relief medication like fast-acting, pocket-sized bronchodilators filled with medication can help clear an asthmatic’s airways during an attack, and some asthmatics take preventive medication to stop symptoms before they start. Some patients, like Hoke, use oral steroids to control their asthma. “About 5 percent of my asthmatic patients use oral steroids,” says Neil Schachter, M.D., medical director of the respiratory care department at Mount Sinai Medical Center. “They are the most beneficial, the most reliable of all the medications that we use for the treatment of asthma, but they also carry the highest proportion of side effects.” These side effects include excitability, sleeplessness, nervousness, bone damage, infection due to decreased immune system, increased risk for diabetes, and insatiable hunger. “I would get up in the middle of the night and make seven course meals,” says Hoke. “All this because you have this drive to eat, and you cannot control it. [Since getting off the medication,] I have lost 50 pounds, and I sleep well.”

That was the treatment for asthma three decades ago. It was an improvement to what the generation experienced, when the medical profession believed the condition w*all in your head. Treatment and diagnosis have come a long way since then, and it is not only keeping individuals healthier, it’s saving the health-care system time and money,… , of 1560 words 90. *- September 17, 2004 Recent rain dampens this area’s asthma walk Because of the wet weather, the American Lung Association’s Asthma Walk scheduled for Saturday has been moved from Greenfield Lake to Westfield Shoppingtown Independence mall. The walk is one of hundreds held nationwide by the American Lung Association to increase awareness of asthma and to raise funds to benefit asthma research, education and advocacy. Trish Snyder, the walk’s coordinator, said that the recent ra*put a damper on the event,… , of 4 words 90. Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek, CA – May 5, 2004 MORE ASTHMA ATTACKS IN BAY AREA REGIONS, BREATHING DISORDER ON RISE IN CHILDREN, STUDY FINDS SACRAMENTO — Each year in California, 18,000 people are hospitalized for asthma attacks, even though experts say many serious incidents can be avoided.Nearly 7,000 of the hospitalizations involve children, particularly from poorer communities. Asthma-related absences cause schools to lose several hundred millions of dollars each year, according to a study released Tuesday that also found that some of the state’s highest asthma hospitalization rates are in the Richmond, San… , of 955 words 90. Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek, CA – May 5, 2004 MORE ASTHMA ATTACKS IN BAY AREA REGIONS, BREATHING DISORDER ON RISE IN CHILDREN, STUDY FINDS SACRAMENTO — Each year in California, 18,000 people are hospitalized for asthma attacks, even though experts say many serious incidents can be avoided.Nearly 7,000 of the hospitalizations involve children, particularly from poorer communities. Asthma-related absences cause schools to lose several hundred millions of dollars each year, according to a study released Tuesday that also found that some of the state’s highest asthma hospitalization rates are in the Richmond, San… , of 925 words 90. *- October 29, 2003 Walk supports asthma sufferers When a whistle blast kicks off Saturday’s walk to fund asthma programs research, the sound will be a reminder of what many of the sufferers of the widespread lung disease cannot do when an attack occurs. According to Trish Snyder, who is coordinating the local American Lung Association Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walk, the illness, which causes coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, is on the rise, with 20.3 percent of Americans suffering from the disease. Asthma deaths are on… , of 6 words 90. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News – June 25, 2003 Asthma Rates in North Carolina Trouble Experts Jun. 25 Even with a diagnosis, medications and a firm understanding of his ailment, Aaron Braxton gets panicky when an asthma attack hits and he starts heaving for air. It hurts, like my throat, and my stomach hurts, Aaron said from his home in Pittsboro. The 11-year-old was diagnosed with the breathing disorder about three years ago and has been taking medication, including a steroidal inhalant, ever since.His diagnosis and treatment have helped him forge a… , of 953 words 90. Capital Times, The Madison, WI – June 24, 2003 ANALYZING ASTHMA, STUDY LOOKS AT STATE’S RURAL CHILDREN Do farm kids wheeze more than city dwellers? Or is there something about rural life that protects people from allergies and asthma?These are among the questions being asked in a landmark study of asthma among children in rural Wisconsin. Area families who received one of the ,000 asthma questionnaires are being urged to help guide further research into the causes and prevention of childhood asthma by completing the surveys. We know about the severity of asthma in the… , of 648 words 90. Southern Star, The Brisbane, Australia – October 9, 2002 Coping with asthma A number of Asthma Management Health Care Programs will be held in the area tomorrow. Customers with asthma will be able to visit both Acacia Ridge’s Elizabeth St Chemmart and Terry White Chemist at Sunnybank Hills for information.Elizabeth St Chemmart pharmacist Linda Beaumont said because two in five children and one in 10 adults had asthma, it was important to better manage those who were not correctly administering their medication.“The Asthma Foundation recommends… , of 276 words : 521 – 5 of 295486 |4 44546474849505152 53 545556575859606162

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