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Press conference held on Asthma prevention in schools
Bronx Times According to the New York State Department of Health, approximately 34,000 children in the state were hospitalized for asthma attacks between 2011-13. In addition, asthma causes students across the country to miss a total of 10.5 million school days. |
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Bill aims to help NY students with asthma
News 12 Bronx (registration) New legislation has been proposed to change the way New York schools respond to asthma attacks. Kenneth Wilkerson's 9-year-old son Kendell died in 2012 from an asthma attack at P.S. 97. Wilkerson says he doesn't want any other parent to experience … |
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Cold weather tips for asthma sufferers
News 12 Bronx (registration) Doctors are warning asthma sufferers to take extra care of themselves in the extremely cold weather. Many asthmatics have more attacks during the winter months. Experts say that's because exposure to freezing temperatures outside combined with dry air … |
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One-fourth of Bronx schoolchildren diagnosed with asthma
Healio In 2012, researchers submitted 1,270 self-administered questionnaires for parents of children in grades 2 through 4 at four Bronx elementary schools with questions pertaining to asthma, medication and symptoms. Responses to the six-item surveys were … |
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Bronx man exonerated after 23 years in prison dies from asthma attack
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A Bronx man who was freed after serving two decades for a murder he did not commit died days before his $124 million wrongful imprisonment lawsuit was set to begin. William Lopez, 55, was found guilty of the 1989 murder of … |
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September brings peak season of asthma
News 12 Bronx (registration) Along with the start of school, September is also the peak season for asthma. Doctors say asthma is common in September because this is when asthma triggers like mold, ragweed and other viral infections are in the air. Asthma symptoms include … |
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Health Fair aims to combat asthma
News 12 Bronx (registration) The fair is working to combat asthma in the borough. (6:43 PM). MOUNT HOPE – The Acacia Health Fair took place today in the Bronx. The fair is working to combat asthma in the borough. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in … |
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State Senate Passes Bill to Study High Asthma Rates in The Bronx
DNAinfo BRONX — The Bronx has some of the worst asthma rates in the state, and a new bill that passed the State Senate Wednesday would require the health department to try to find out why. The measure would direct the New York State Department of Health to … |
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Lincoln Hospital doctors educate public about managing asthma during Asthma …
News 12 Bronx (registration) Lincoln Hospital officials report that there are about 9,000 emergency visits each year from Bronx residents suffering from asthma. The hospital's Asthma Pulmonary Clinic offers a wide range of services to asthma sufferers and has been treating some of … May is Asthma Awareness Month |
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Schenectady tops Bronx as worst place in NY for asthma: study
New York Post ALBANY — Schenectady has edged out The Bronx as the asthma capital of the state among Medicaid recipients. A report issued Friday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found that 131.3 of every 1,000 Medicaid recipients in the upstate city have been … |
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