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All suffer from troublesome symptoms in the summer such as wheezing,
coughing and shortness of breath when they exercise. Doctors at St Mary’s
Hospital, London,… , of 504 words . The Record New Jersey – December
23, 1999 NEW ASTHMA DRUG FOUND TO REDUCE NEED FOR STEROIDS 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 today’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 652 words . Syracuse Herald
American NY – November , 1999 EXPLORING THE ALTERNATIVES, CNY MEDICAL
COMMUNITY BEGINS TO RESEARCH COMPLEMENTARY METHODS SUCH AS HYPNOSIS AND
HOMEOPATHY Dr. Ran Anbar coaches children how to use their imaginations
to keep their asthma in check. Concerned he might be perceived as a
fringe doctor, Anbar’s colleagues at University Hospital urged him not to
call the technique by its name: hypnosis.Professor Fred Frohock invited a
guest to teach his medical humanities students how to visualize auras,
the subjective sensations that might precede migraines or seizures. His
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| . Times, The NY – September 29, 1999 PLUS: MEDICAL NEWS Stars With
Asthma Jerome Bettis, the Pittsburgh Steelers running back, recalled a
game against the Jacksonville Jaguars two years ago in which he had to
come out because he couldn’t breathe. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a three-time
Olympic champion in track and field, recalled the 800-meter race in the
1994 Goodwill Games heptathlon in which her breathing became so labored
that I started to trot and I saw stars. Amy Van Dyken, who won four gold
medals in 1996 Olympic swimming, recalled a time in college… , of 275
words . Independent, The London, England/Financial Times – September 29,
1999 The Independent: Big babies ‘are more likely to develop asthma’ BIG
BABIES are more likely than those of normal size to develop asthma and
are susceptible to allergies as a child. The findings, published
yesterday, caused concern among health professionals as the number of
larger babies has increased in the past years because of better
nutrition. At the same time there has been a rise in asthma, with one
child in seven now developing it, a 21 per cent increase in 10 years. The
researchers said the data suggests over-nutrition is… , of 4 words .

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*Madison, WI – September 9, 1999 NEWBORNS ARE VOLUNTEERS IN CHILDHOOD
ASTHMA STUDY The newest volunteers to help UW-Madison doctors track the
causes of childhood asthma have not had a chance to develop the disease
themselves — they were just born.Doctors are testing blood from babies’
umbilical cords when they are born and then testing mucus samples until
they are 4 years old to study why some children get asthma and others
don’t. Asthma is a chronic disease that causes airways in people’s lungs
to become inflamed, making it harder… , of 547 words . Irish Times
Dublin, Ireland – August 13, 1999 Irish Times: IRT Home News: Doctor says
asthma sufferers are in need of better advice Almost 60 per cent of
asthma sufferers cannot control their condition despite increasing
amounts of money being directed at the problem.A survey of 290 asthma
sufferers under the age of 18, which was funded by the South Eastern
Health Board GP unit, found that up to per cent had symptoms more than
once a week, almost per cent avoided activities because of their asthma
and 24 per cent had missed more than four weeks of school in the past
year. The patients were selected randomly from… , of 1 words . Western
Daily Press Bristol, England – July 28, 1999 Western Daily Press:
Inhalers are still vital: Letters I WRITE regarding the report on a
Gloucestershire schoolboy, Ian Barnett, whose asthma was purported to be
cured by swallowing a live murrel fish in Hyderabad, India. Western Daily
Press, July 10.The National Asthma Campaign appreciates that readers
would be interested in asthma issues but feels that it was dangerous to
suggest that Ian no longer needed to carry with him his life-saving
reliever inhaler.
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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… , of 563 words .
*- January 16, 2000 Kids’ asthma rates here lower than in rest of city
But the medical condition is a persistent problem on the North Shore, and
the city is negotiating with the Sisters of Charity Medical Center to
administer a program on the Island Fewer children on Staten Island need
to be hospitalized for asthma than in any other part of City.But even
here, in sections of the North Shore, some children are sick enough to be
admitted to the hospital for their asthma, at rates higher than those for
the entire borough.According to the Sisters… , of 1011 words . Wichita
Eagle, The KS – December 23, 1999 NEW DRUG FOR ASTHMA PROMISING, STUDY
SHOWS Medical scientists have completed the first large-scale tests of a
pioneering treatment for asthma, one that allowed some patients to
reduce their dependence on standard medications while still others
improved so dramatically they could throw their old drugs away.While not
a cure, the evolving treatment, which could be made available in six
months if approved by the Food and Drug Administration, is welcome news
to the millions of asthma patients who must rely on medications that
carry… , of 692 words . Economist, The London, England – December 11,
1999 The Economist: Science and Technology: Asthma: Not to be sneezed at
ABOUT 155m people around the world have asthma, according to the Global
Initiative for Asthma, and the number is rising. In Britain, for example,
research carried out at Dundee University suggests that 6% of the
population suffers from the disease, and that the total cost of medical
care, drugs and lost work comes to around Pounds 50 billion Dollars 80m a
year. Although atmospheric pollutants, such as ozone, sulphur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides, do not cause asthma, they certainly… , of 766 words .

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The Daily Oklahoman – November 23, 1999 Asthma group to hear dietitian
Tips for surviving the holidays with asthma and food allergies will be
the program topic for this month’s free meeting of the Family Asthma
Education and Support Group. The group will meet at 7 p.m. today at the
Junior League’s Blinn House, 6 0 N Western.Guest speaker will be Sherry
K. Hubbard, a dietitian with the Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic in
Oklahoma City.A separate asthma education program will be available for
asthmatic children ages 6 to …. , of 6 words . *- October 10, 1999
Asthma-causing genes found BERKELEY, Calif. – A familial link to asthma
was suspected by the Greeks more than two millennia ago. Now, two
researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory have found two genes they say
are responsible.Working with mice that have had human genes spliced into
their chromosomes, a team headed by Edward Rubin and Derek Symula found
that reducing the activity of the two genes can diminish susceptibility
to asthma attacks.The findings of the team, which also included
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. Ledger Dispatch CA – June 11, 1999 CALIFORNIANS CONCERNED ABOUT ASTHMA
IT’S ALLERGY SEASON again. For most of us, the effects of allergies are
merely a nuisance, lasting only for a few weeks. But think about people
who deal with those symptoms, or worse, on a daily basis. Their condition
is called asthma, and it affects over 2 million Californians of whom half
a million are children. Asthma is at epidemic proportions, and there is
no known cure.Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by
inflammation of a person’s airways,… , of 1 6 words . Ledger Dispatch
CA – June 11, 1999 CALIFORNIANS CONCERNED ABOUT ASTHMA IT’S ALLERGY
SEASON again. For most of us, the effects of allergies are merely a
nuisance, lasting only for a few weeks. But think about people who deal
with those symptoms, or worse, on a daily basis. Their condition is
called asthma, and it affects over 2 million Californians of whom half a
million are children. Asthma is at epidemic proportions, and there is no
known cure.
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