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September 30, 2015

Children with asthma who live with someone who smokes are twice as likely to … – abc27

Children with asthma who live with someone who smokes are twice as likely to …
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That is according to Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center, which reviewed 25 studies that included 430,000 children who have asthma and live with someone who uses tobacco. In addition, they found these kids are about one and a half times more likely …
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Exposure to secondhand smoke doubles hospitalization for kids with asthmaHamilton Spectator

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September 3, 2014

Philly schools sued over girl’s asthma death – abc27

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Philly schools sued over girl's asthma death
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The family of a girl who died of an asthma attack after attending a school without a nurse has sued the Philadelphia School District. The wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday says 12-year-old Laporshia Massey was kept in school …
School District Sued in Asthma DeathPhiladelphia Magazine (blog)
Philadelphia School Sued Over Girl's Asthma DeathABC News

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January 21, 2014

Heinz Endowments funds Pittsburgh asthma study – abc27

Heinz Endowments funds Pittsburgh asthma study
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Heinz Endowments is funding a $415,000 study by researchers to determine whether asthma rates among Pittsburgh Public Schools students are as bad as school nurses say. The nurses estimate as many as half of the city's school …

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