noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
AIDS/cancer/asthma/arthritis etc sufferers
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a support group for cancer sufferers
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
severe
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The condition of the 60 year-old actress, who is believed to have suffered a severe asthma attack, worsened since yesterday.
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He had severe asthma , and a doctor suggested he try a sport that took him away from grass and pollen.
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His health began to fail as a result of severe attacks of asthma .
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Immunology recommends allergy shots as an effective way to control moderate to severe asthma .
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The two-year Hopkins study dealt with children who suffer year-round from moderate to severe asthma caused by allergies.
■ NOUN
attack
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The deaths linked to Zyban include heart attacks , suicides, brain disorders and asthma attacks.
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Still, the smell of smoke inevitably triggers an asthma attack .
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Each practitioner was invited to record details of all patients who presented with an asthma attack during a predetermined three month period.
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There are a number of medications available to treat asthma attacks and to prevent attacks in the first place.
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The police tear-gassed all the university dorms: people had asthma attacks and a girl had her wrist broken.
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Doing so allows the inflammation to reoccur and an asthma attack can follow shortly.
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It can assist in diminishing the effects of an asthma attack and is an integral part of the childbirth process.
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Proponents say the changes will prevent 8,300 premature deaths each year-5,500 cases of chronic bronchitis and 360,000 asthma attacks .
sufferer
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One child in ten is affected and, in 1990, there were 98 deaths among five-to-24-year-old asthma sufferers .
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Of course, large hurdles remain before asthma sufferers can breathe easier.
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But frequently the asthma sufferer learned to hold back both feelings because neither are acceptable to the family.
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Environmental groups say the current air standards are inadequate to protect the health of asthma sufferers and others with lung diseases.
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The study offers hope to allergy and asthma sufferers , Bloom said.
■ VERB
suffer
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In later years she suffered severely from asthma .
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There he's caught up in a gas attack, and when he returns to Swindon he suffers recurring asthma .
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If Richard, who suffers badly from asthma , had children, they might not get asthma.
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Frederick was plagued with one illness after another throughout his childhood, mainly suffering from asthma and other breathing problems.
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The condition of the 60 year-old actress, who is believed to have suffered a severe asthma attack, worsened since yesterday.
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Shona died at the scene and Gavin, who suffers from asthma , was in a critical condition last night.
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Lock forward Bayfield had to leave the pitch while playing for Northampton after suffering an asthma attack.
treat
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There was one fascinating lecture on chirality and organic synthesis including the design of Salbutamol, a drug used to treat asthma .
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There are a number of medications available to treat asthma attacks and to prevent attacks in the first place.
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She was visiting Glasgow's Western Infirmary to learn about pioneering work to find new ways to treat asthma .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Frederick was plagued with one illness after another throughout his childhood, mainly suffering from asthma and other breathing problems.
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If Richard, who suffers badly from asthma , had children, they might not get asthma.
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Of course, large hurdles remain before asthma sufferers can breathe easier.
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Or you have an asthma attack?
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Over time, you should be able to recognize your own asthma triggers and develop a prevention or treatment plan for them.
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She's coped with asthma and she's sure her children could.
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There are a number of medications available to treat asthma attacks and to prevent attacks in the first place.
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We were later told about Piggy's asthma which stopped him from doing many physical things like swimming and running.