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Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Asthma in Inner-City Youth
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (HealthDay News) – Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A (BPA) are significantly associated with asthma in inner-city children, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Kathleen M. Donohue, MD … BPA Levels Linked to Asthma |
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New Study Links BPA and Childhood Asthma
Scientific American Kids exposed to a commonplace chemical early in life are more likely to have asthma, according to a study published today. The study, which tested 568 children and their mothers in New York City, is the first to link early childhood exposure to … |
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READER SUBMITTED: American Lung Association Hosts 5k To Benefit Asthma …
Hartford Courant Norlean Litwinka was just arriving home from Michael's parent-teacher conferences when Michael suffered his final asthma attack. She gave Michael CPR, which was continued by the police officer who arrived on the scene. As soon as the Emergency … |
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Urban School-Based Asthma Treatment Cost-Effective
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (HealthDay News) – A program to administer asthma medication each day to urban children with asthma reduces symptoms and is cost-effective, according to research published online Feb. 11 in Pediatrics. Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, from the University of … |
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Asthma illusions fading
Waterbury Republican American (blog) I've occasionally commented on new developments in asthma research and treatment, out of frustration with the insistence by many — even some experts — that asthma is linked to air pollution. This conclusion is counterintuitive if you examine the data … |
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Depression Surpasses Asthma as Top Disability Problem amongst U.S. and …
Scientific American The recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, perpetrated by 20 year-old Adam Lanza, has intensified the discussion about how mental health is handled and documented in the US. Officials have not provided information about Lanza's motivation and state of … |
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Researchers Find Link Between Childhood Physical Abuse and Asthma in …
Afro American Researchers have made a connection between childhood abuse suffered by African-American women and asthma which develops later in their lives. As part of the Black Women's Health Study at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, … |
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AACR: Hay Fever, Asthma Tied to Lower Colorectal Cancer Death
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (HealthDay News) – People with both hay fever and asthma have a modestly reduced risk of dying from colorectal cancer, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer … Study: Allergies May Protect from Colon Cancer |
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Google gift allows SLU, Harvard to create real-time asthma alert system
St. Louis American A $93,000 gift from Google together with a $25,000 award from Saint Louis University's President's Research Fund will allow faculty at SLU, Harvard and St. Louis College of Pharmacy to research smart phone and web-based applications and data … SLU To Help Develop Asthma App |
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EPA Launches $1.2-Million “Asthma Awareness” Program
The New American Through a series of training and awareness programs, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is embarking on a $1.2-million expedition to offer “asthma-friendly homes” training and outreach programs to curb exposure to indoor contaminants. Focusing … EPA funds asthma management in San Diego schools EPA grant to fund Vegas schools indoor air program |
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