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 The Uptowner |
Rates Decline, But Asthma Still Choking Harlem Children
The Uptowner Nationally and in New York, asthma hospitalizations among children are on the decline. They're dropping in Harlem, too. But the neighborhood, which represents roughly 20 percent of Manhattan's population, still accounts for more than half the borough's … |
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 Sydney Morning Herald |
Study finds new asthma cases on the decline
ABC Online The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found the prevalence of asthma in young Australians has dropped. Asthma cases in children and young people are on the way down but the poor are still more likely to suffer, … Asthma rates fall … but it's too soon to breathe easy Rich, poor divide widens in asthma cases Mystery drop in asthma deaths |
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 TopNews United Kingdom |
Asthma Rates Among Canadian Children Decline
TopNews United Kingdom A Statistics Canada report released on Wednesday indicates that asthma rates among 2-7-year old children are at their lowest in more than a decade. … |
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 Globe and Mail |
Asthma rates decline among children; Statscan cites less cigarette smoke
Globe and Mail Fewer Canadian children are being diagnosed with asthma, likely because of reduced exposure to cigarette smoke, Statistics Canada said in a new study. … Asthma among young kids plunges: StatsCan |
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Scientists have discovered a compound that restores the capacity to form new memories in aging rats, likely by improving the survival of newborn neurons in the brain’s memory hub. The research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, has turned up clues to a neuroprotective mechanism that could lead to a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Preterm births and adolescent births declined, eighth graders’ math and reading scores increased, and more children had health insurance, according to the federal government’ annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation’s children and youth. The report also showed several economic changes that coincided with the beginning of the economic downturn: increases in child poverty and food insecurity, as well as a decline in secure parental employment.
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