On The Waterfront: Port’s Pier S plan will receive public review – Long Beach Press-Telegram

On The Waterfront: Port's Pier S plan will receive public review
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Allergy, asthma and elder-care clinics serving local residents near the port are the recipients of roughly $2 million as part of Long Beach's Healthcare and Senior Facilities Management Program. Previous funds have gone to schools for air filters and

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On The Waterfront: Port giving $5 million in health grants – Long Beach Press-Telegram

On The Waterfront: Port giving $5 million in health grants
Long Beach Press-Telegram
The latest round of grants, the second in less than a year, will aid local initiatives fighting asthma in kids, cancer, heart disease, lung disease and other ailments. Most of the cash will benefit hospitals, neighborhood health clinics,
Port of Long Beach Awards $5 Million in Health GrantsOccupational Health & Safety

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Port of Long Beach Funding BREATHE LA Initiative Targeting Childhood Asthma – LBPOST.com


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Port of Long Beach Funding BREATHE LA Initiative Targeting Childhood Asthma
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Upon the program's culmination at the end of the third year, BREATHE LA said it hopes to have achieved a 10 percent to 15 percent decrease in absenteeism of students undiagnosed with asthma, which translates to 152 missed school days.
BREATHE LA Receives Critical Funding from Port of Long Beach to Help Benzinga

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Richmond, Virginia Beach among top 10 most challenging places in the US to … – The Republic

Richmond, Virginia Beach among top 10 most challenging places in the US to
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Richmond has won the title of "Asthma Capital" of the US for the second year in a row. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America also ranked Virginia Beach in the top 10 most challenging places to live with asthma. The group's rankings are based on

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Miserable? Blame airborne pollen – Daytona Beach News-Journal


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Miserable? Blame airborne pollen
Daytona Beach News-Journal
However, if it's windy while pollination is in progress, there exists a higher tendency of wind-borne-pollen induced allergies, including conjunctivitis, rhinitis and asthma. In the United States, most wind-pollinating plants — those not attractive to
Firstborn kids seem to have more food allergies, hay feverVisalia Times-Delta
Reported pollen counts may be inaccurate, study findsSheboygan Press
Firstborns more vulnerable to food allergiesDetroit Free Press
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Noxious school-bus prank ends with shooting threat, panicked students – Palm Beach Post


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Noxious school-bus prank ends with shooting threat, panicked students
Palm Beach Post
Two students suffered asthma attacks this week when a can of body spray was taped open and rolled down the aisle of a Volusia County school bus. One student has been accused of threatening to shoot the bus driver, although there are
2 kids face charges in school bus incidentDaytona Beach News-Journal
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2 kids face charges in school bus incident – Daytona Beach News-Journal

2 kids face charges in school bus incident
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The students threw the can of AXE down the aisle Wednesday at 3:24 pm The contents sprayed out as the can rolled through the bus and caused a student to have a severe asthma attack, authorities said. The girl was taken to Saxon Medical Center in
Noxious school-bus prank ends with shooting threat, panicked studentsSun-Sentinel

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Colleges study asthma, roaches to find links – Myrtle Beach Sun News

Colleges study asthma, roaches to find links
Myrtle Beach Sun News
NEW ORLEANS — Researchers from Tulane and North Carolina State universities are gearing up to study whether exterminating roaches can alleviate asthma symptoms in children who live in public housing.
Tulane study to test whether roach control program helps asthma in La. inner The Republic
La. Study to Look at Roach Control, Asthma LinksWSLS

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