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...genetic reason for dyslexia -- a problem that keeps millions from reading well. Scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder have traced the disorder to a gene located somewhere in chromosome 6, the same pesky piece of DNA that also contains genes contributing to hay fever, migraine headaches, asthma, thyroid disease and allergies. The discovery may help in early detection of dyslexia, which could prompt early treatment of the disorder and lessen its effects on children's lives. About 20% of the population is born with the problem...
...council, he was natural, except for one thing. He suffered from asthma, and often had to use an inhaler before getting up in front of the council...
Because of their father's asthma, one of the brothers always had to accompany him and help out with his city council business...
...antibiotics and approximately 200 other medications, ranging from simple Mercurochrome to sophisticated cancer and heart drugs. Aspirin has been rationed to 20 pills per person per year (40 pills for Havana residents, no doubt because of urban stress). About 10% of Cuba's 10.7 million people suffer from asthma, but asthma inhalers are almost impossible to obtain. Even such rudimentary supplies as sutures, syringes and surgical gloves are scarce, as are anesthetics. "We haven't had a simple cotton bandage to put under children's plaster casts for three or four years," says Dr. Julio Gomez, a pediatric surgeon...
...conference room at the Charles Hotel for a brief interview with The Crimson, Alek Keshishian '86 tossed a pack of Marlboro Lights on the table with his left hand and inhaled Primatine Mist with his right. He waggishly shook his longish gray-streaked hair, explaining, "This is for my asthma...