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Asthma affects millions, numbers increasing - Health 24 Asthma continues to take its toll, with almost 19 million American adults (8.2%) suffering from the disorder in 2010, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC analysis also found that more than 29 million ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:36 am |
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Rigel Advances Asthma Programs: Two Inhaled Drug Candidates Take Aim at Acute and Chronic Lung Disease - Yahoo Finance SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (RIGL) is expanding its respiratory franchise by focusing on two innovative, comprehensive treatment alternatives for patients with asthma. One of these ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:31 am |
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Number of Asthma Sufferers Sky-Rocket; Doctors are Puzzled - KSPR.com Asthma nationwide is at an all-time high. About 1 in 12 people in the U.S. now have asthma, an increase of more than 4 million in the last decade, and what's most concerning is experts don't know why. Not only are there more people with asthma ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 3:13 am |
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Cockroaches Linked to Increased Asthma and Allergy Attacks - Yahoo Finance In recognition of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, celebrated in May, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is reminding people that cockroaches can trigger asthma and allergy attacks, along with other pertinent diseases. Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:54 am |
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Daily Checkup: The nation’s surge in asthma cases is linked to rise in obesity - New York Daily News The director of the adult asthma program at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Gwen Skloot is a pulmonologist who has spent the past two decades studying the mechanisms of asthma. She specializes in caring for patients with difficult-to-treat asthma. Posted on 16 May 2012 | 4:36 pm |