obese. The CDC found the obesity rate among adults with asthma to be at almost 39% while the obesity rate among adults without asthma was almost 27%.
Fact or Fiction?: The Ebola Virus Will Go Airborne - Scientific American - 0 views
Asthma Facts Slideshow: Symptoms of Asthma, Causes, and Treatments - 0 views
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Several studies suggest that adults and teenagers who smoke are more likely to develop asthma. And there is strong evidence to incriminate secondhand smoke as well. Kids who are around people who smoke have a higher chance of getting asthma early in life
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Asthma and Smoking
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Exercise and Asthma: Exercise Safely, Prevent Asthma Attacks - 0 views
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Is It Safe to Exercise if I Have Asthma?
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If asthma symptoms prevent you from participating fully in activities, talk to your asthma doctor. A small change in your asthma action plan may be all that is needed to provide asthma relief during exercise or activity.
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Activities that involve short, intermittent periods of exertion, such as volleyball, gymnastics, baseball, and wrestling, are generally well tolerated by people with symptoms of asthma.Activities that involve long periods of exertion, such as soccer, distance running, basketball, and field hockey, may be less well tolerated. Also, cold-weather sports, such as ice hockey, cross-country skiing, and ice-skating, may pose challenges. However, many people with asthma are able to participate fully in these activities.
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Oregon, Washington, D.C. legalize marijuana - CNN.com - 0 views
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Washington, D.C.'s proposal, while scaled back compared to the Oregon proposal, allows for a person over 21 years old to posses up to two ounces of marijuana for personal use and grow up to six cannabis plants in their home. It also allows people to transfer up to one ounce of marijuana to another person, but not sell it.
Ebola Virus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention - 1 views
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 13,700 confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola, mostly in the countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as of Oct. 27. More than 4,900 people have died in the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.
Signs and Symptoms | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC - 0 views
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Symptoms of Ebola includeFeverSevere headacheMuscle painWeaknessFatigueDiarrheaVomitingAbdominal (stomach) painUnexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or bruising)
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Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola, but the average is 8 to 10 days.Recovery from Ebola depends on good supportive clinical care and the patient’s immune response. People who recover from Ebola infection develop antibodies that last for at least 10 years.
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How to Improve American School Lunches - Scientific American - 0 views
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"Americans have done a great job making sure that our kids have something to eat at school regardless of socioeconomic status, with the National School Lunch Program providing low-cost or free lunches to upwards of 31 million students at 92 percent of U.S. public and private schools. But that doesn't mean the food has been especially nutritious, and public health experts say it's no wonder our kids are more obese than ever when we feed them trans fats, salts and sodas for lunch. Kids get half their daily calories at school, so what's for lunch there has a big impact on health and lasting eating habits. A 2008 analysis of school lunches by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that American kids consume very few fruits and vegetables in their cafeterias-with potatoes accounting for a third of all vegetables consumed. IOM also found that kids were eating many refined grains and too much saturated fat and sodium. A 2009 study by USA Today found that meat used by McDonald's and Burger King was tested for bacteria and unsafe pathogens up to 10 times as much as meat bound for U.S. school cafeterias. In response to these stark findings, along with vigorous advocacy by First Lady Michelle Obama, things are starting to improve. In 2010, Congress voted to revamp the nation's school lunch program by enacting the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA). The higher standards in the new law seek to align school meals with the federal 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans by upping the availability and portion sizes of fruits, vegetables and whole grains (and requiring students to select a fruit or vegetable), establishing calorie ranges, removing trans fats and limiting sodium levels. The law also incentivizes schools to take part with generous meal reimbursement funds. The new standards went into effect in 2012 and have been working their way through school districts from coast-to-coast and getting rave reviews in the process. Researchers from the Harvard Schoo
Duke Hospital monitoring patient for possible Ebola :: WRAL.com - 0 views
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The patient, whose age and gender were not released, took a bus from New Jersey to Durham Count
Who Has Asthma and Why? | ACAAI - 0 views
Short- & Long-Term Side Effects of Crystal Methamphetamine on the Body- Drug-Free World - 0 views
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Other serious effects can include insomnia, confusion, hallucinations, anxiety and paranoia.
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Thus, drug users can experience a severe “crash” or physical and mental breakdown after the effects of the drugs wear off.
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When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
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Prevention | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC - 0 views
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If you travel to or are in an area affected by an Ebola outbreak, make sure to do the following:Practice careful hygiene. For example, wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and avoid contact with blood and body fluids.Do not handle items that may have come in contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids (such as clothes, bedding, needles, and medical equipment).Avoid funeral or burial rituals that require handling the body of someone who has died from Ebola.Avoid contact with bats and nonhuman primates or blood, fluids, and raw meat prepared from these animals.Avoid hospitals in West Africa where Ebola patients are being treated. The U.S. embassy or consulate is often able to provide advice on facilities.After you return, monitor your health for 21 days and seek medical care immediately if you develop symptoms of Ebola(http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/index.html).
What are the long-term effects of methamphetamine abuse? | National Institute on Drug A... - 0 views
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Methamphetamine abuse also has been shown to have negative effects on non-neural brain cells called microglia. These cells support brain health by defending the brain against infectious agents and removing damaged neurons. Too much activity of the microglial cells, however, can assault healthy neurons.
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