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Partnership delivers asthma care to children whose care centers were flooded …
EurekAlert (press release) NEW ORLEANS, October 20, 2011 – The disappearance of reliable healthcare services in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina left many children with asthma no choice but to seek treatment in emergency rooms across town – if they sought care at all. … |
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Childhood asthma non-profit invests millions in health centers to help …
EurekAlert (press release) WASHINGTON, DC, October 5, 2011 – The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) today announced more than $4 million in funding to implement the Community Healthcare for Asthma Management and Prevention of Symptoms (CHAMPS) partnership in five … |
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NH keeping cooling centers open due to heat
Boston Globe Public Health Director Jose Montero said the effect of days of hot weather is cumulative. He said the elderly and people with health conditions making it hard for them to tolerate heat, such as asthma and heart disease, are especially at risk. |
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KC offers program to assess asthma risks at child-care centers
Kansas City Star The department has started a new asthma prevention program and Steiner was at the center to educate employees and check the air quality in the center. … |
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Studies of the safety, effectiveness, and biological action of botanical products are major focuses for the five dietary supplement research centers selected to be jointly funded by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), two components of the National Institutes of Health. The NIH’s National Cancer Institute is co-supporting two of the five centers.
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In an effort to accelerate the control of malaria and help eliminate it worldwide, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced approximately $14 million in first-year funding to establish 10 new malaria research centers around the world.
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