Epidemic thunderstorm asthma
One stormy November night in 2016, a horror story unfolded across Melbourne.
Environment
Dec 15, 2023
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News tagged with asthma
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· american journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
· new england journal of medicine
Does your horse cough? Perhaps it has asthma
University of Adelaide researchers are investigating the frequency of equine asthma and risk factors for its presence in horses across Australia, and whether the recent bushfires have increased respiratory distress.
Veterinary medicine
Mar 11, 2020
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Automobile law in Japan has improved air quality
A law passed in Japan in 1992 aimed to improve urban air quality by banning vehicles that violated certain emission standards from being registered in designated areas. A new study published in Contemporary Economic Policy ...
Environment
Jan 8, 2020
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Rapid test to diagnose asthma
Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases worldwide, affecting more than 235 million patients. It is often more difficult to diagnose in children than in adults. An early diagnosis is especially important for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 3, 2019
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Higher air pollution days trigger cardiac arrests and hospitalizations
New data released today by King's and UK100, a network of local leaders, shows that hundreds of children and adults are suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrests or being sent to hospital for strokes or severe asthma attacks ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2019
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Coal dust and smog plague lives on S.Africa's Highveld
Tumelo has again lost several days at school because of sickness.
Environment
Jun 26, 2019
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Expert explains how breathing problems can quash a racehorse's chance at gold
The Kentucky Derby has come and gone, but there are still two races left in the fight for the Triple Crown. The horse favored to win the Derby, Omaha Beach, dropped out last-minute due to a breathing complication known as ...
Veterinary medicine
May 14, 2019
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Thunderstorm asthma—counting pollen to save lives
As Melbourne slowly moves from winter into spring, most locals look forward to putting away their winter coats and spending more time outdoors, enjoying the longer, warmer days.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2017
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Gasp! Wildfires cause hacking and wheezing across the South
Asthma sufferers and others with breathing problems are turning up at hospitals and doctors' waiting rooms, wheezing and hacking. Schoolchildren are being kept inside at recess. And people whose lungs are easily irritated ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2016
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Image: Dust storm over the Red Sea
The Sentinel-3A satellite caught this image of a dust storm blowing east across the Red Sea on 25 July 2016.
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2016
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