Experts: More solutions needed to address urban asthma – The Detroit News


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Experts: More solutions needed to address urban asthma
The Detroit News
Patient Davioanna Harris, 15, of Detroit, prepares to go back to Cody High School, where she is a sophomore, after her asthma treatment inside “Clara,” a pediatric-based mobile unit parked outside the school. (Photo: Todd McInturf / The Detroit News
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Public/Private Partnership To Address Housing And Health Care For Children … – Health Affairs (blog)


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Public/Private Partnership To Address Housing And Health Care For Children
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Mary (not her real name) is an elementary school student with moderate to severe asthma. She struggles to manage her condition and uses her rescue inhaler frequently. Mary's mother is concerned about several problems in their apartment, including an …

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Asthma society calls on Varadkar to address medication costs – BreakingNews.ie


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Asthma society calls on Varadkar to address medication costs
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The Asthma Society has called on the new Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, to combat the high cost of medication they say puts asthma sufferers at higher risk of attack. Recent research conducted by the society shows that 40% of its members are not

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Girl dies after asthma attack as paramedics sent to wrong address – Express.co.uk


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Girl dies after asthma attack as paramedics sent to wrong address
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Although an ambulance was called at 7.44pm it was mistakenly sent to RAF Wyton, 10 miles away, and did not arrive until 8.03pm. Elouise had suffered from asthma since she was 18 months old and Karen, 33, rushed to be by her daughter's side after she
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Mother of teenage girl who died of asthma attack after ambulance was sent to Daily Mail
Asthma death teenager Elouise Keeling screamed “I'm dying” three times – as Cambridge News
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New York City Housing Authority Agrees to Address Mold, Contributor to Asthma … – Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

New York City Housing Authority Agrees to Address Mold, Contributor to Asthma
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
On New Year's Eve last year, Rossana de la Cuadra wasn't celebrating. She was in the hospital with her six-year-old daughter, Amanda Santos, who was experiencing yet another severe asthma attack. An inspection of the family's apartment, in the 

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Programs address cardiovascular disease, immunization, asthma and reducing … – The FINANCIAL

Programs address cardiovascular disease, immunization, asthma and reducing
The FINANCIAL
Each pilot program addresses a region-specific health issue such as heart disease and diabetes, childhood immunization, asthma and respiratory disease management, and patient compliance and retention. “GE recognizes there is a critical need in the U.S.

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Child’s home address helps predict risk of readmission to hospital – Science Codex

Child's home address helps predict risk of readmission to hospital
Science Codex
"The use of this data to help identify children admitted to the hospital with asthma who may need more aggressive, targeted assessments and/or interventions may prevent asthma attacks and reduce disparities," says Dr. Beck. "These interventions could

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