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Understanding the damage smoking does to the lungs
There is a saying, 'I'm older than my teeth and the same age as my tongue'. But if you are a smoker aged 45, your lungs could be as much as 135 years old. This is what many people discovered when they attended a World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Open House at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Date: November 24, 2009 | Lifestyle | Royal Gazette |
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Health screens are vital to early detection
...It's estimated that one in five school- aged children suffer from asthma. But thanks to a partnership between the Department of Health and the charity, Open Airways, an Island-wide asthma education program has helped to ensure that admissions to hospital have decreased by a staggering 77 percent. Date: August 27, 2009 | Special Sections | Royal Gazette |
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Managing asthma is key, says visiting specialist
Last week Body & Soul profiled 14-year-old Rachel Doughty who has asthma and talked about how it restricts her ability to participate in sports. Rachel has never had an asthma attack or had to go to the hospital for difficulty breathing. But many asthmatics say they forgo exercise because it will trigger an attack. Visiting asthma specialist Professor Martyn Partridge responded to this in his public talk last week. He said in Bermuda such an attack would indicate that the person was not managing their asthma well. Date: May 12, 2009 | Body & Soul | Royal Gazette |
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Grab hold of the latest asthma information
It is estimated that more than 7,000 people on the Island have asthma. The support group, Open Airways, works hard at educating the public on how to manage the disease. It provides free pillows to asthmatic children, as well as free spacers for all asthmatics and has piloted an asthma nurse for schools. King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) asthma educator Debbie Barboza said that such efforts have had a positive impact on the community. The number of asthma patients admitted to KEMH for problems with the disease has dropped significantly since the formation of Open Airways. Ms Barboza heads the Asthma Education Centre at KEMH. It handles about 300 patient visits each year. Nurse Barboza provides clients with information on recognising and understanding warning signals, asthma triggers and suggests how to avoid them. Date: May 5, 2009 | Body & Soul | Royal Gazette
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World Asthma Day is tomorrow
Bermuda will join countries around the globe as they recognise World Asthma Day on Tuesday. Local presentations include a talk by renowned asthma specialist Martyn Partridge, and a health fair at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) where asthma and allergy education and free spacer devices will be on offer. The events are being put on by Open Airways and the Bermuda Hospitals Board. May 4, 2009 | News | Royal Gazette |
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World Asthma Day is Tuesday
May 2, 2009: Bermuda will join countries around the globe as they recognise World Asthma Day on Tuesday. Local presentations include a talk by renowned asthma specialist Martyn Partridge, and a health fair at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) where asthma and allergy education and free spacer devices will be on offer. May 2, 2009 | News | Royal Gazette
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TV lifestyle heightens asthma risk for children
Parents have been urged to get their children outside more often after a major study showed a strong link between watching TV and asthma. ...Date: March 4, 2009 | Bermuda Sun |
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End-to-End spreads donations wider
Charities geared toward young people are to benefit from the 2009 Catlin End-to-End. Organisers behind the annual fundraiser yesterday named 11 organisations which will this year receive its support. The number is a marked increase on previous years, when typically five or six charities were selected as grant recipients. Date: January 16, 2009 | News | Royal Gazette
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'A basic human right'
How much oxygen do we need? How much oxygen do you breathe? Not typical questions for the average person to ponder but the purchase price in Bermuda could set you back a small fortune. Date: November 18, 2008 | Body & Soul | |Royal Gazette |
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Open Airways - C.O.P.D. Poster in Royal Gazette
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Open Airways Poster - Is your Asthma Well Controlled?
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Two children with asthma — a mother's story
Although she's in the medical field, Michelle Edwards admits asthma was putting her in a tailspin. The mother of two asthmatic boys, she said late night trips to the Emergency Ward were commonplace for years before she was able to get their conditions under control with the help of asthma specialist Liz Boden. Her six-year-old son Nkosi and his four-year-old brother Najee both showed asthma symptoms before they were two years old. Date: May 20, 2008 | Body & Soul | The Royal Gazette |
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Getting the message out
May is asthma awareness month and a new asthma booklet specifically edited to reflect the Bermuda experience has been produced by asthma charity Open Airways. The 17-page information booklet is in an easy to read format, covering questions like: What is Asthma? What is Allergic Rhinitis and Why did I get asthma? It explains the symptoms of asthma out of control and offers practical advice on avoiding the triggers. Date: May 20, 2008 | Body & Soul | The Royal Gazettejfksl |
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Warwick Pre-school praised for addressing asthma concerns
If your child has asthma, you may want to have them attend Warwick Pre-school. The Government nursery school on the busy Middle Road in Warwick gets highest praise from asthma specialist Liz Boden who operates Open Airways charity. At the school, Pauline DeShield is the educational awareness team leader. She's held that post for the past five years and during that time the school has made significant changes to help combat asthma. Nine years ago, Mrs. DeShield made frequent trips to the Emergency Ward of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) with her six-year-old son. Then she met Ms Boden of Open Airways. " Liz came to my home, put stuffed animals in the fridge, had me take up the carpet and even suggested to my doctor to put my son on Singulair," she said. "My son was six years old then. He's still prescribed Singulair and he's turning 13. It made a difference in his life." Date: May 13, 2008 | Body & Soul | The Royal Gazette |
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Who was at the fair
The more than 30 health-related charities, organisations and medical professionals showcased included: · Bermuda Heart Foundation · End-to-End walk. Date: May 8, 2008 | Special Sections | The Royal Gazette
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'No child should have to suffer with asthma at school'
May 6, 2008: One in five local children has asthma and, thanks to local charity Open Airways, these children now have a nurse advocate. Jennifer Wilson, an asthma sufferer herself, is the first schools asthma nurse thanks to a joint initiative between Open Airways and the Ministry of Health. In her first year, nurse Jen, as the children call her, has started a schools asthma register. It lists 1,269 children in the system of 6,600 as having the disease. She spoke with Body & Soul about her first year on the job. Date: May 6, 2008 | Body & Soul | Royal Gazette
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Record-breaking End-to-End raises $250,000 for charity
Organisers of the annual End-to-End charity walk celebrated their 20th anniversary with a bang - by breaking many previous records. Bermuda End-to-End’s charity walk, held on May 5, raised more than $250,000, the highest amount in the event’s history. The money raised this year went to five charities: Bermuda Autism Support and Education, Meals on Wheels and Open Airways, which were all given cheques for $55,000 and Keep Bermuda Beautiful and Raleigh International, which both received $27,500. Date: June 15, 2007 | News | Royal Gazette |
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Dozens learn tips on World Asthma Day
Dozens of people visited an event aiming to tackle asthma levels on the Island. The Open Airways charity held a stall at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital yesterday to hand out vital tips to sufferers of the condition and their families. On display were a host of household items which can trigger asthma attacks, including furniture polish, air freshener sprays and plug-ins. People were given information leaflets and free "spacer" devices which help ensure their inhalers are as effective as possible. Date: May 2, 2007 | Royal Gazette
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Wold Asthma Day Today
Awareness campaigners are holding a fair to mark World Asthma Day today. Charity workers at Open Airways say they want to get across the message that nobody needs to suffer with asthma. Nurses will be on hand with information and free anti-asthma devices at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital's lobby from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Date: May 1, 2007 | Royal Gazette |
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Open Airways targeting asthmatic kids while they are at school
Scores of asthmatic children were given a demonstration to help control their condition as part of a campaign to cut hospital admissions. One in five children on the Island suffers from asthma, meaning Bermuda has one of the highest rates of the illness in the world. Campaigners at charity group Open Airways have visited numerous schools across the country, trying to get children to understand how they can cope with their illness. Date: January 29, 2007 | Royal Gazette |
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Open Airways celebrates ten years of helping asthma sufferers
Numbers of asthma patients being admitted to hospital have been cut by nearly three quarters in Bermuda following a tireless awareness campaign from a charity group. Date: 01/14/07 | Royal Gazette |
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Teacher, nurse, pastor and musician among those granted Queen’s Certificate & Badge of Honour
After 40 years of working in schools across the Island one woman has been awarded the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour. Date: 12/30/06 | Royal Gazette |
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Increase in asthma cases is preventable
The founder of Open Airways said prevention was better than cure when it came to chronic breathing problems like asthma. Date: 05/25/06 | Royal Gazette |
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Events planned to mark World Asthma Day
Bermuda Hospitals Board will celebrate World Asthma Day with an open house in the lobby at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) today. Date: 05/02/06 | Royal Gazette |
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Asthma warning: Use proper medication
ASTHMA nurse Liz Boden is leading a campaign with a blunt message this month, telling sufferers that the only way to improve their quality of life is with proper medication. Date: 04/28/06 | Mid Ocean News |
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Emphasis is on fun in the 20-20 village
THE 20-20 World Cricket Classic is only one side of what will be going on at the National Sports Centre during the week ahead. Date: 04/21/06 | Mid Ocean News |
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Asthma charity gets van for school visits
With one-quarter of Bermuda’s young children having asthma and many schools having a poor breathing environment because of old carpets and pets in the classroom, the Open Airways (OA) charity has purchased a van for a full-time nurse to visit... Date: 12/03/05 | Royal Gazette |
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What causes your asthma attacks?
In Bermuda, respiratory illnesses are a serious health problem. According to Open Airways, a registered charity for people with asthma, one in 10 adults and one in five children in Bermuda suffer from asthma. 11/16/2005 | Bermuda Sun |
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End-to-End Charity walk featured in Shape magazine
Bermuda’s End-to-End charity walk has been featured prominently in America’s number one selling active lifestyle magazine for women. Date: 10/27/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Time to stub out those cigarettes says BANS
IF you're a smoker, take a piece of paper and write down the reasons why you should smoke and the reasons you shouldn't. 05/27/05 | Mid Ocean News |
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High winds or rain - nothing will stop us!
More than 1,700 people – including 600 students – defied torrential downpours and high winds to raise a record sum for charity during the End-to-End walk and cycle. Delighted organiser Anne Mello hailed the spirit of the day. 05/10/05 | News
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Asthma and children
Dr. Olutoyin Fayemi is not a specialist in asthma but his son's condition has given him a particular interest in the condition. 05/03/05 | Mid Ocean News |
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Asthmatics can have Open Airways by following a few simple steps, says Liz
ASTHMA is a life-threatening disease. It's disabling. It's disrupting. But it's also very treatable – the message is one Liz Boden, director of Open Airways hopes to get across to residents next week. 04/29/05 | Mid Ocean News |
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Charity walk goes online
Taking part in Bermuda's biggest charity race will be even easier this year with the advent of online registration. 04/22/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Time to sign up for the End-to-End
ONLINE registration for the Bermuda End-to-End has begun at www.bermudaendtoend.bm. Participants now have the option of registering online, or in person on May 4 at 5.30 p.m. at the Bank of Bermuda head office. 04/22/05 | Mid Ocean News
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Asthma: The scale of the problem
Asthma is a huge problem in Bermuda affecting around one in four pre-schoolers, one in six older children and one in ten adults. The incidence of asthma is rising and has been reaching epidemic levels as in other developed countries around the world. 03/18/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Who is at risk from asthma
The cause of asthma is unknown but there are many triggers which increase the likelihood of getting it. There is a genetic link which is exacerbated by Bermuda's small gene pool. 03/18/05 | Royal Gazette
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Asthma team formed
Health professionals have formed a team to counter epidemic levels of asthma which now affect about one in six of the population. The condition is on the rise again after spending a decade in decline but experts are stumped about why. 03/18/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Cash boost for helping agencies
Twelve local charities received $25,000 or more from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation in the second half of 2004 – with the final sum of the donations totalling $750,000. 02/16/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Shirt design a perfect fit for End-to-End
Graphic artist John Elsegood won out with his T-shirt design as the image of this year's End-To End event. 02/15/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Breathe easy, Island's asthma care class makes the grade
Twenty-one Bermuda residents have been awarded diplomas in asthma care by the National Respiratory Training Centre in North Carolina, after completing exams described by the director of the NRTC as 'the best papers ever graded'. 01/13/05 | Royal Gazette |
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Bermuda Shorts
Hospital fundraisers the Bermuda Health Alliance are winding down after fulfilling their mission.Chairperson Jane Spurling said the charity was set up in 1996 to raise money for the new wing which was built in 1998. 12/22/04 | Royal Gazette |
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Nurse issues warning on dangers of aerosols
Asthma nurse Liz Boden is urging islanders to lay off the aerosols and air fresheners if they want to preserve their health. Date: 12/06/04 | Royal Gazette | News |
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Congestion driving up asthma rates
Bermuda's heavy congestion and humidity could be escalating the island's high asthma rates, a local expert has warned. 11/17/04 | Royal Gazette | News |
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Government moving to reduce emissions
Government is moving to reduce dangerous emissions from vehicles, according to a top civil servant. 11/17/04 | Royal Gazette |
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Stop smoking clinic offers a second chance to butt out
One of the world's leading quit smoking clinics will return to Bermuda to help nicotine-addled Islanders throw out their cigarettes for good. Date: 10-Aug-04 | Royal Gazette |
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National Quit Day May 28 - a speech on no-smoking - Commentary By Charles Jeffers
Excerpts of a speech to the Hamilton Rotary Club on May 25, 2004. Date: 28-May-04 | Bermuda Sun |
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Residents flock to clinics on butting out
The Allen Carr 'Easy Way to Quit Smoking' workshops with facilitator Damian O'Hara are now officially sold out due to an overwhelming response from the public, said Peter French, of the Bermuda Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) yesterday. Date: 14-May-04 | Royal Gazette |
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Go ahead, quit - Interview By Keisha Webb-Gibbs
Within two days of announcing that a week-long clinic on Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking was coming to Bermuda, seating sold out. Date: 11-May-04 | Bermuda Sun |
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Quit smoking clinics to be held this month
The Bermudian Pharmaceutical Association (BPA), in partnership with the Argus Group, TB Cancer and Health Association, and Open Airways are to mark National Quit Day 2004 by bringing the world's leading quit smoking clinic to Bermuda for five days...Date: 11-May-04 | Royal Gazette |
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Help at hand for Bermuda smokers who want to quit
NEW hope for smokers having difficulty in quitting will arrive in Bermuda at the end of the month. A representative of the globally renowned Carr clinic will fly in from Toronto and offer five group sessions, each lasting five hours. Date: 07-May-04 | Mid Ocean News. |
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Boden Airways is flying high
THOUSANDS of people have asthma in Bermuda - but nowadays there is no reason for anyone to have to suffer from its life-threatening symptoms. Date: 30-Apr-04 | Royal Gazette |
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Removal of carpets eases the wheezing
ONE of the reasons why asthma is so prevalent in Bermuda compared to other places was graphically illustrated by the experience of children at Devonshire Preschool. Date: 30-Apr-04 | Mid Ocean News |
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Top volunteers
Following is a list of outstanding volunteers as nominated by their charities: Senior Islanders - Helen Burt, Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies - Mark Lima, Open Airways - Liz Boden, St. John Ambulance Brigade - Steven Adams. Date: 02-Mar-04 | Royal Gazette |
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Battling asthma in Bermuda
It did not take visiting health consultant Dr. Jonathan Shapiro long to recognise the magnitude of Bermuda's asthma problem. Date: 17-Feb-04 | Royal Gazette |
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Stamping out asthma
Open Airways continued its push to share asthma awareness with the Island's school students last week when nurses Debbie Barboza and Liz Boden held a lively interactive assembly at St. David's primary school. Date: 12-Dec-03 | Royal Gazette |
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Health experts dispense facts on disease
Some of the most destructive illnesses that blight our community will come under the spotlight when experts go on the road to dispel myths and give advice on prevention and treatment. Date: 26-Sep-03 | Mid Ocean News |
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Open Airways seeks asthma relief in schools
Discussions have begun within Bermuda's schools with the view to introducing a national school asthma policy, something which should be in place by the start of the next school year in 2004. Date: 16-Sep-03 | Royal Gazette |
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Helping to stub it out
Almost 30 per cent of the adult population in the United Kingdom smokes...the highest percentage being teenage girls! Date: 02-Jan-03 | Royal Gazette |
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The goal is control, the tool is the spacer
Liz Boden of the Nurses Practice and Open Airways was overwhelmed at the response to the first Action Asthma Week...but they are only `scratching the surface' in terms of education. Date: 14-May-02 | Royal Gazette
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You can breathe free with asthma
Bermuda's high number of asthmatics is cause for concern, Monica Fletcher, Director of the National Respiratory Training Centre in England, said. Date: 14-May-02 | Royal Gazette |
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End-to-End looks to beat last year's record
This year's End-to-End event is set to raise a record sum, spokeswoman Terri Durrant predicted. She said $137,000 had already been raised and she believes when all the pledges come in the figure could top last year's total of $141,000. Date: 06-May-02 | Royal Gazette
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Living with asthma can be easy!
ASTHMA is a serious and life-threatening condition that affects an estimated 8,000 people in Bermuda - but it is easy to keep under control. Date: 03-May-02 | Mid Ocean News
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Getting asthma of your chest
Helping Bermudians gain a better understanding of asthma will be the purpose of the first `Action Asthma Week' which begins tomorrow. During the week some 600 free spacers will be distributed throughout the Island to those living with asthma. Date: 03-May-02 | Royal Gazette |
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Phoenix to offer free asthma education
With a vision of raising awareness of asthma, The Phoenix Stores is going to offer free asthma education on World Asthma Day. Date: 03-May-02 | Royal Gazette |
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End to End walkers prepare to get set
Eager participants in this year's End to End walk queued outside the lobby of the Bank of Bermuda Wednesday evening to begin event registration. Date: 03-May-02 | Royal Gazette |
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Boost for local charities
THE BANK of Bermuda Foundation has announced eight successful applications for grants. The applications were made by charities during the first quarter of the year for donations to fund worthwhile projects in the community. Date: 10-Apr-02 | Bermuda Sun |
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Cathedral receives grant
An asthma charity, the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, and two schools are among the recipients of grants from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation. Date: 08-Apr-02 | Royal Gazette |
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Bermudians put through asthma care trainers' course
THIS week two asthma experts from the National Respiratory Training Centre in the United Kingdom were on the island to help local health care professionals prepare for a special asthma care exam - but if Nurse Liz Boden has her way they're here for... Date: 29-Mar-02 | Mid Ocean News |
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Free advice to help asthmatics breathe easier
ONE IN 10 locals suffer from asthma - and the numbers are growing. Date: 01-May-01 | Bermuda Sun |
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Continental helps open the airways
CHILDREN at the Heron Bay Primary school should be able to breathe a little easier now. Date: 06-Apr-01 | Bermuda Sun |
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Alliance paints bright picture for upcoming telethon
THE Bermuda Health Alliance is urging people to dig deep on September 12 for its first annual telethon. Date: 06-Sep-00 | Bermuda Sun |
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Action asthma for the elderly
Asthma is on the rise throughout the developed world and Bermuda is no exception. Many people develop asthma for the first time after the age of 60 years. More men than women seem to suddenly develop asthma at this stage of life. Date: 01-Mar-00 | Bermuda Sun |
