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LV HEALTH: A ranking that takes your breath away
Allentown Morning Call (blog) While allergy sufferers prepare for the springtime onslaught of their noses and eyes, asthma sufferers also know it can be tough in these parts — all the time. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recently released its list of Asthma Capitals, … Dayton among worst cities for allergy sufferers |
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Taking the Asthma Story to Fred Upton
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) In addition the report found that the law prevented more than 1.7 million asthma attacks last year. Specifically we oppose your legislation, HR 910 the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which will rollback Clean Air Act protections that are in place … Stealth-And-Trade US Energy Policy Should Be Based on Natural Gas |
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Pricey Asthma Drug Shows Potential In Easing Children's Milk Allergies
NPR (blog) They gave allergic kids milk after an injection of an asthma drug called Xolair, known generically as omalizumab. With Dr. Linda Schneider of Children's Hospital Boston and Kari Nadeau of Stanford's Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Umetsu studied … |
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Firstborns May Be Prone To Allergies
Slate Magazine (blog) A new study, presented Sunday at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found that 4 percent of firstborn children suffered from food allergies compared to 3.5 percent in second-born children and 2.6 in others. … Food Allergies More Common In Older Siblings, Study Says Kid Food Allergies Develop In The Womb; First Born More At Risk Moms' Use of 'the Pill' Won't Raise Kids' Asthma Risk: Study |
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High pollen levels are bad news for allergy, asthma sufferers
al.com (blog) At the Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center in Homewood, Dr. Maxcie Sikora sees the pollen allergies from both sides. As a physician, this is the busiest time of the year for the medical office, she said. Tree pollen counts began to rise two weeks ago, … |
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Meet the Asthma Aggravators
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Today members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of HR 910, known (by me) as the Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011, because it will allow big corporations to dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution from power plants and other … |
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Pregnancy Anemia Can Lead to Childhood Asthma
Babble (blog) Interesting study featured in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology showed that pregnancy anemia can lead to childhood asthma. 12% of pregnant mothers are anemic. Of those with pregnancy anemia – 22 percent of the mother's offspring had a … Pregnancy anaemia may up asthma risk Anemic Pregnancy Might Cause Asthma in Children Iron deficiency during pregnancy may directly impact infant breathing health |
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The Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Let's just call it the Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011. Much as some members of Congress would like to pretend otherwise, continuing to allow power plants and other polluters to dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution into our air will – among other … |
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Old MacDonald Had Some Germs
MedPage Today (blog) It was about two studies suggesting that children who were raised on farms may have a lower risk of asthma and atopy because of their exposure to various microbes and fungi in the barnyard. I don't have asthma and allergies either — even though I grew … Kids breathe easier on farms |
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Eliminate the "Health Gap"
Huffington Post (blog) When it comes to reducing disparities in health — rates of diabetes, asthma, even premature death — New York State still has a long way to go. Statewide, hospitalization rates resulting from diabetes complications are four times higher for black … |
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