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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
Healing Powers course explores the… , of 2587 words : 11 – 20 of 295486
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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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