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Sleep Loss Often Disruptive for City Kids With Asthma
U.S. News & World Report SUNDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — Sleep loss is common among children with asthma who live in cities, and it is a major reason for missed school days, emergency room visits and lower levels of involvement in sports, according to new research. |
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SUNDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — Sleep loss is common among children with asthma who live in cities, and it is a major reason for missed school days, emergency room visits and lower levels of involvement in sports, according to new research.
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Fire smoke can exacerbate asthma, COPD
Rapid City Journal She was diagnosed with asthma in 1985 and more recently with vocal cord dysfunction, a condition that causes her vocal cords to constrict, blocking the flow of air to the lungs. Rasmussen said her asthma is caused not by allergies, but from irritants … |
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 Albany Times Union |
Oklahoma City councilman says his cousin, Anthony Shadid …
NewsOK.com Anthony Shadid, 43, an Oklahoma City native, died in February of a suspected asthma attack while covering internal strife in Syria. Ed Shadid told The … Anthony Shadid's cousin takes a shot at NYT — and journalism in … Dead <em>New York Times</em> Reporter Anthony Shadid … 'The New York Times killed me,' said reporter who died in Syria … |
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Albany Times Union |
Oklahoma City councilman says his cousin, Anthony Shadid …
NewsOK.com Anthony Shadid, 43, an Oklahoma City native, died in February of a suspected asthma attack while covering internal strife in Syria. Ed Shadid told The … Anthony Shadid's cousin takes a shot at NYT — and journalism in … Dead <em>New York Times</em> Reporter Anthony Shadid … 'The New York Times killed me,' said reporter who died in Syria … |
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 Scientific American |
Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Asthma and the Inner City
Scientific American Seven million children now suffer from asthma–and they are disproportionately poor. |
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 Environmental Health News |
Asthma and the inner city: East St. Louis children struggle with life …
Environmental Health News Two years later, he still suffers asthma attacks and must take his nebulizer, which … When it comes to asthma, the children of their community are at high risk. |
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 New York Daily News |
South Bronxites Sue FreshDirect, City For Ducking Asthma Risk Study
Village Voice (blog) FreshDirect officials claimed that asthma worries from idling trucks are unwarranted, as "our goal is to move towards a 100% green transportation fleet over the next five years," and issued a statement reading, in part: "It's unfortunate that this … Community Activists Sue to Stop Fresh Direct from Moving In |
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 Minneapolis Star Tribune |
Study: City kids more likely to have food allergies
Chicago Sun-Times Similar trends have been seen for related conditions like asthma. The big question is – what in the environment is triggering them?” Gupta said some of her future research will focus on identifying the environmental causes. City kids much more likely to have food allergies than rural kids Food Allergies More Common in City Kids than Kids From Rural Communities |
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Missouri House passes bill on asthma meds in schools
Kansas City Star JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation that would let Missouri school nurses keep asthma medication on hand and treat students for attacks is on its way to Gov. Jay Nixon. School districts would purchase the medication, and the nurses would decide how much to … School Nurses Can Keep Asthma Meds On Hand |
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