Asthma

2024 - 7 - 17

Unleashing the Truth Behind Asthma: From Misdiagnosis to Strokes

Antibiotics - Asthma - Children's Health - Community Health Workers - Medical Research

Discover the shocking journey of a soccer player misdiagnosed with asthma, leading to multiple strokes. #AsthmaAwareness #HealthJourney

The NHS England's Ask About Asthma campaign is making waves in its eighth year, targeting young people affected by the respiratory condition. With a focus on helping children and adolescents manage their asthma effectively, the campaign aims to empower them to lead fulfilling lives despite the challenges of the disease. Meanwhile, in a startling revelation, Cassidy Leake, a player from the US Women's CP National Soccer Team, shared her harrowing experience of being misdiagnosed with asthma. This misdiagnosis overlooked a critical heart defect, leading to Leake suffering from four strokes.

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Ask About Asthma campaign focuses on young people (Pharmacy Magazine)

NHS England's Ask About Asthma campaign is back for its eighth year with the theme of helping children and young people with the disease “to live their best ...

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Doctors Told Me I Had Asthma. Then I Had Four Strokes (SELF)

US Women's CP National Soccer Team player Cassidy Leake shares how a heart defect went misdiagnosed by doctors for years, leading to four strokes.

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CalAIM Community Supports Early Adopters: Spotlight on Asthma ... (chcf.org)

Partner with community health workers. SD Healthcare sends out community health workers — who are seen as trusted messengers — to talk with enrollees and ...

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Researchers make breakthrough in asthma prevention, linking ... (ABC News)

After years of research into a possible prevention for asthma, researchers find the chronic disease is triggered through the use of antibiotics in children, ...

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Early exposure to antibiotics can increase risk of asthma: study (Australian Hospital + Healthcare Bulletin)

Researchers found a molecule produced by bacteria in a healthy gut that provides an explanation as to why the recurrent use of antibiotics increases the risk of ...

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Big childhood asthma breakthrough (Kids News)

New Australian discovery at the forefront of developing lifesaving preventive treatments for asthma in children. Sarah Booth. 5 min read.

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Early antibiotic use may raise risk of asthma in kids - UPI.com (UPI.com)

Early exposure to antibiotics might increase a kid's risk of asthma by altering their gut bacteria, a new study finds.

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How Early Antibiotic Use Could Raise Kids' Asthma Risk (The Mountaineer)

A biochemical produced by gut bacteria could be key to preventing asthma, new research suggests · The chemical IPA was lower in mice that receive antibiotics ...

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