asthma

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    Can I smoke myself into asthma?

    Okay, I'm 19 and I've been smoking weed for 3 years now... pretty much every day. But recently I've been having a hard time, every time I inhale the smoke I end up coughing to the point where I drool. I'm not smoking nearly as much and still having the same problem. It's not that I'm over doing...
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    Will I have a hard time with my asthma living on a cruise ship?

    I'm 30 and I've been offered a contract with Steiner. I'm asthmatic and am worried about the bedroom and general living conditions onboard. I presume it is all air conditioned. My asthma usually reacts badly to air conditioning. I often develop chest infections when at my worst. Will i be able...
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    Flu Tips For People With Asthma

    Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), leading patient advocacy group for people with asthma and allergies, urges everyone with asthma and their family members (over 6 months of age) to get a flu shot. "People with asthma are at high risk of developing complications from the...
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    i think i might have asthma?

    so i kinda am thinking i have asthma. i am 11 years old & never had it before. my sister has had it since she was like, 7 or something & is 17 now & still has it. i get out of breath really fast. when i breathe in & out it almost sounds like wheezing almost. i have gym tomorrow & since i all of...
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    Make Holiday Gifts Nice, Not Naughty, By Avoiding Allergy, Asthma Triggers

    It's difficult enough to find the perfect holiday gifts for friends and loved ones, but the task becomes even trickier if they have allergies or asthma. Fear not, shoppers the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and its allergist members, doctors who are experts at...
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    Severe Asthma More Prevalent Than Thought, Related To Pronounced Nasal Symptoms

    People with multi-symptom asthma more often have night-time awakenings due to asthma-symptoms, a sign of severe asthma. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research have shown that asthma with multiple symptoms is more highly prevalent than previously...
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    Young Investigator Award Recipient Announced - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &

    Young Investigator Award Recipient Announced - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and CSL Behring are pleased to announce Duane Wesemann, MD, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, as the recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator...
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    Asthma Research Benefits From $54 Million Grant

    The Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences has received a grant of about $54 million over seven years to act as the data coordinating center for the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's AsthmaNet. This grant is one of the largest in the college's history...
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    Ten Steps To A Safe School Year For Kids With Allergies And Asthma

    For millions of children with allergies and asthma, heading back-to-school with high levels of fall pollens and molds in the air and exposure to potential allergens and viruses in class can really take a toll. In fact, asthma, which can be triggered by allergies and respiratory illnesses, causes...
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    Parents Of Students With Asthma And Allergies, How Do You Know When Your Child Is Rea

    Students with asthma and allergies will pack more than just a lunchbox and bookbag when they start school this year: They'll be devising ways to keep their life-saving medications close at hand should they need them. No longer do they have to be locked up in the nurse's cabinet or the office...
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    Getting Patients To Take Their Asthma Meds

    Armed with the right information, physicians can play a stronger role in ensuring asthma patients don't waver in taking drugs proven to prevent asthma attacks, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The study finds patients are more likely to routinely take inhaled...
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    Ligand Acquired Milestone And Royalty Interest In AstraZeneca IL-9 Program For Asthma

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announced today that it has purchased from the Genaera Liquidating Trust certain intellectual property and interests in future milestones and royalties for MEDI-528, an IL-9 antibody program under development by AstraZeneca's subsidiary...
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    Health News: Fatty Foods a Danger to Asthma Sufferers

    If you’re like the 10 million Americans out there who suffer from asthma, you know you really can’t bask in the glow of spring. Warm weather, blooming flowers, and sprouting trees are lovely, but it’s kind of hard to enjoy them when you’re wheezing into your inhaler. Now, a new ... MorePost...
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    Public Ignorance Putting Children With Asthma At Risk, UK

    Shocking new data* released by Asthma UK on World Asthma Day (4 May) suggests that 88% of UK adults would not be completely confident about what to do if a child with asthma in their care had an asthma attack. The lack of public awareness about asthma was highlighted by the recent inquest into...
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    New Tool To Help People With Asthma And Allergies Stay In Control, UK

    Asthma UK and Allergy UK are working together with Education for Health, to produce a patient self assessment tool to help people identify if their asthma and allergic rhinitis are well managed. The campaign was initiated and funded by MSD. The simple yes/no questionnaires will be available...
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    New Tool To Help People With Asthma And Allergies Stay In Control, UK

    Asthma UK and Allergy UK are working together with Education for Health, to produce a patient self assessment tool to help people identify if their asthma and allergic rhinitis are well managed. The campaign was initiated and funded by MSD. The simple yes/no questionnaires will be available...
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    Identification Of Immune Cells That Fight Parasites May Promote Allergies And Asthma

    Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. The Penn Vet researchers, studying how the immune system operates, have discovered a previously unidentified cell...
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    Identification Of Immune Cells That Fight Parasites May Promote Allergies And Asthma

    Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. The Penn Vet researchers, studying how the immune system operates, have discovered a previously unidentified cell...
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    If you smoke, have asthma, and your grandpa died of lung cancer, how high of

    a risk are you at developing it? Even if you smoked only 5-6 years and not a heavy smoker... I smoked for 5 years and that was 5 years ago. I have asthma now.
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    Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma

    An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr...
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