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LETTER: On A Coal-Free Connecticut
Hartford Courant I was born and raised in Bridgeport and I, like many of my neighbors, have asthma. Our asthma rate has skyrocketed in comparison to neighboring towns and our coal plant, operating on some of the hottest days of the year, has been a huge factor in this … |
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Program Can Aid Asthma Sufferers In Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
Hartford Courant By BILL LEUKHARDT, bleukhardt@courant.com The Hartford Courant — None of the hundreds of people suffering from asthma here or the three other towns in a regional health district have ever used a free program to help asthma victims breath easier at … |
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Allergies: What's Fact And What's Fiction
Hartford Courant Children with asthma shouldn't play sports: Not true at all, Mendelson said. "There are many Olympic athletes who are asthmatic," he said, adding that many of his patients with asthma have competed in high school and college sports. Cockroaches may be primary allergen culprit Seasonal allergies affect many Southern Utahns Allergists offer tools, tips to curb spring allergies |
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Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids
Hartford Courant NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, providing more evidence for the link between secondhand smoke and breathing problems. Researchers found that the … |
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Sesame Street, UnitedHealthcare Offer Health Tips Regarding Asthma, Avoiding …
Hartford Courant based health insurer is involved in two web-based health information programs, one to prevent lead poisoning and another to raise awareness about asthma and how it can be managed to allow children an active, healthy life. "Asthma is on the rise, … |
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Srinivasan Hosts Event to Honor Glastonbury Residents, Asthma Clinic
Hartford Courant The evening also marked the first anniversary of the free asthma clinic he offers to residents. Srinivasan, the only physician in the General Assembly, previously volunteered his time at Malta House for people in need. While Srinivasan learned a lot … |
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New Hope For Severe Asthma Sufferers
Hartford Courant A surgical procedure that shrinks muscle tissue in the windpipe is offering hope for sufferers of severe asthma. There has been frustratingly limited treatment for asthma, a chronic condition in which restricted airflow causes breathing problems. … Boston Scientific Targets Asthma |
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Healthy homes and asthma
Hartford Courant (blog) The public forum will focus on asthma with Dr. Michelle Cloutier, pediatric pulmonologist with Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Mary Sherwin, … |
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Antibiotics can lead to greater risk of asthma in children, says Yale study
Hartford Courant Children who receive antibiotics before they're 6 months old – about a third of all children in the US – are 52 percent more likely to develop asthma, … Giving antibiotics to babies could increase asthma risk Antibiotic Use in Infancy May Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma |
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