How do I help a shedding cat?

I recently took in a stray cat who had been on her own since about December. It's now shedding season in Western Washington and she's shedding like crazy. Is there anything I can do to help make her more comfortable or help her get rid of all that dead fur faster? Currently I am using a rubber Kong curry comb to loosen the dead hairs and then brushing them away with a wire bristle brush for short-hairs about once every hour when I'm home. She appears to be a Burmese (American-Type)/Bombay mix with an extra thick coat because she was outside on her own during the winter. I gave her a flea bath when she first got her about three weeks ago; would giving her another bath help loosen more dead fur? Any tips would be most helpful. The weather is starting to warm up here and I don't want her to be miserable the whole summer.