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...dust, monoaluminum phosphate, is not toxic, but Quincy House Allston Burr Resident Dean Judith F. Chapman said that it might pose a problem for two students with asthma who she said live on the floor...
...aids the energy crisis, Obama needs to focus on greater investment in sustainable, alternative energy solutions. The real problem lies in the United States’s heavy reliance on oil and fossil fuels, which generate greenhouse gases and particulate matter, which, in turn, cause serious health issues like asthma...
Without a doubt, the bill’s immediate effects are especially significant for young Americans. Last week, in compliance with the new law, insurance companies announced their intention to eliminate restrictions on children 18 and under with pre-existing health conditions, such as asthma. In addition, coverage for more than seven million children in low-income families who receive health-care from the Children’s Health Insurance Program will be shielded until 2019 from the fiscal pressures facing state governments...
Such is the life of Amya, who has been battling tracheobronchomalacia, severe asthma, and a compromised immune system ever since she was about a year...
...Most food allergies - whether to peanuts, eggs, milk or shellfish - are a result of the immune system misidentifying a food as a dangerous toxin. The body wages war with the invader, and the by-product is an allergic reaction - anything from a minor itch or swelling to a severe asthma attack, which in extremely rare cases and if left untreated can lead to death. Immunotherapy is designed to build up the body's tolerance to such "toxins" by gradually increasing patients' exposure to them over several weeks or months, says Hugh Sampson, who runs the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute...