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New asthma program to specifically help teens
DNA India
| Washington, DC: A teen-specific asthma program could help people in rural areas to 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. | Acco...
Asthma Inhaler
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Asthma is challenge for city children
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| More than 80 percent of a group of inner-city Pittsburgh children with known asthma had poor care in controlling the disease, a study by local researchers has found. The study also found that in a group of children who had never been told they had asthma, nearly half failed a screening test, indic...
Immune cells that fight parasites but cause allergies, asthma identified
DNA India
| London: While studying how the immune system operates, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the body's double-edged sword, fighting off par...
Immune cells that fight parasites but cause allergies, asthma identified
Zeenews
London: While studying how the immune system operates, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the body’s double-edged sword, fighting off parasit...
Peanut Allergy Can Cause More Severe Asthma
redOrbit
Posted on: Friday, 12 March 2010, 06:58 CST | A new study suggests that children and teenagers that have peanut allergies might have more-severe asthma attacks. | According to the study, out of the 160 5-to 18-year-olds with asthma studied, 46 with p...
Immune cells that fight parasites but cause allergies, asthma identified
Newstrack India
| London, March 12 (ANI): While studying how the immune system operates, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the body's double-edged sword, figh...
Medicne - drugs - pills
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FDA issues warning on 4 widely used asthma drugs
Seattle Times
| WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday called for putting new limits on powerful and long-lasting bronchial drugs that millions of Americans use to treat...
Drug-medicines-health-pharmaceutical (sl1)
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U.S. requires new warnings for asthma drugs
The Guardian
* FDA: certain drugs should not be used alone * Affects GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Novartis products WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday called for ...
Spring allergies and asthma
The Examiner
| Spring often brings a need for more tissues photo D.Bock If you like this ... Acupuncture and the medicine behind it Know your acupuncturist- titles and certifications Understanding the reasons arthritis pain can increase in autumn Treatment strate...
Best Treatment Differs for Kids With Asthma
Newsvine
| Most children who have trouble controlling their asthma with low-dose inhaled corticosteroids show improvement by increasing the dose or adding another medication, a new study finds. But the best option differs for each child. | ...
Sports
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. unveils his proposal on new financial rules during a news conference in the Senate Radio and Television Gallery on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 15, 2010.
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Democrats Appeal Across the Aisle on Financial Overhaul
The New York Times
| WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, with the backing of the Obama administration, took a big step forward on Monday toward adopting the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Depression, calling on Republicans to join them to adopt the measure in the thick of an election year. | Exactly 18 months since Lehman Brothers filed fo...
Business
Workers install door paneling on a Lincoln Town Car at the Ford Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, Mich., Wednesday, May 16, 2007. The suburban Detroit factory, which opened in 1957, will cease operations on May 31. The idling is part of a restructuring plan in which the Dearborn-based automaker said it would close 16 facilities b
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U.S. Industrial Production Rises but Manufacturing Lags
The New York Times
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, topping expectations and marking the eighth monthly increase. But the crucial manufacturing sector produced less, showing that economic recovery is a ways off. | The Federal Reserve reported Monday that manufacturing, the index’s largest component, fell 0.2 perc...



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