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Time that Kivi’s girlfriend spent wheezing uncontrollably in an asthmatic fit before he administered medicine to her through his own asthma inhaler: 5 Minutes...
...think twice about giving antibiotics to kids: researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that by age 7, children who received antibiotics such as penicillin in their first six months were 1.5 times as likely to develop allergies and more than twice as likely to develop asthma as kids who didn't get the drugs. Also at higher risk for allergies were children who were breast-fed for more than four months and those whose mothers had a history of allergies. The study followed 448 youngsters suffering allergies to pets, ragweed, grass and dust mites. Researchers...
With autumn just around the corner, Americans can look forward to cool breezes, leaf-peeping trips and, of course, a brand-new allergy season. The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America this week unveils its rankings of the top 50 U.S. allergy capitals for fall--Harrisburg, Pa., pictured, is No. 1--based in part on seven-year averages of pollen levels, pollen types and the number of antihistamine prescriptions written per capita. Before your next trip--leaf peeping or otherwise--check out www.allergyactionplan.com...
...fracture suffered as an adult, unexplained back pain and the loss of 2 in. or more in height. Also at risk are men with a family history of osteoporosis or a personal history of alcoholism, kidney stones, or treatment with cortisone or prednisone for such chronic conditions as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis...
...vivid colors, reflecting the heat and white nights of summer, in paintings like Landscape of the Summer Solstice (1943). Under the crouching trees, the focal point is a menacing dandelion. The implicit dread is more than merely romantic - imagine a soundtrack of German bombers. Dogged for years by severe asthma, Nash died in 1946 of pneumonia, aged 57. The last painting in the show is Farewell (1944), a moment of calm after the bombing raids and the high summer heat. A dry branch writhes like a dead snake against shades of cool lettuce, but a thick wood still lurks darkly...