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Short Takes: Kempton Shindig, fighting asthma
Reading Eagle "Asthma can limit physical activity and is the number 1 reason for school absenteeism," said Michelle Niedermeier, community IPM coordinator for PA IPM, in a statement. "While asthma cannot be cured, it can be controlled with medication and by avoiding … |
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Michigan Radio |
Many of DC's poor children struggle with asthma, and officials might make it worse for some
Reading Eagle WASHINGTON – Washington is a city that wheezes. It has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country. Those who suffer from the disease cluster in the city's poorest communities, where asthmatic children are 10 times more likely to visit the … Better air means healthier children Washington: Announcement of shelter for homeless families within District's largest bus garage alarms advocates Connecticut counties all at risk for high ozone levels, report says |
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BLR Eagle |
Biologics promise a new way to treat Asthma
BLR Eagle Picture this: You are suffering from Asthma, and you are trying every possible treatment available to treat your Asthma which is becoming severe day by day. But still it seems like nothing is working for you. And then a be therapy comes out of the blue … |
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
Kids use art to raise awareness of asthma
Brooklyn Daily Eagle A dozen New York City area students, including four from Brooklyn, were winners of a poster contest sponsored by HealthPlus Amerigroup to raise awareness of asthma. The kids will have the honor of seeing the posters they created used in a special … |
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Asthma linked to cardiovascular disease, but cause eludes researchers
Reading Eagle People who are treated for asthma are at substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to two research papers presented Sunday. However, researchers don't know whether it is asthma or asthma medications that are behind the … |
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OPINION: Asthma is a serious problem, but what are the causes?
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Asthma is costing New York's Medicaid system more than half a billion dollars a year, according to a report by the state Comptroller's Office quoted in an Associated Press article posted on the Brooklyn Daily Eagle website. The cost to the state is … |
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Asthma costs New York state $1.3 billion each year, study shows
Brooklyn Daily Eagle ALBANY— Asthma is costing New York's Medicaid system more than half a billion dollars a year, according to a report released Friday that urges the state to do more to help those affected by the respiratory illness. The study by state Comptroller … |
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OPINION: Freestanding emergency rooms: advice from a former asthma patient
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Between roughly 1985, when I had my first serious asthma attack, and 1995, when I had my last one, I must have been in the emergency room at least one a month. Because I moved around during that time, I became familiar with ERs in the Bronx (Jacobi), … |
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With proper treatment, athletes with asthma can do it all
Lancaster Eagle Gazette Jordan Adkins runs through the woods during cross country practice at Highland High School in October. The Scots seventh-grader suffers from allergy-induced asthma. / Daniel Melograna/CentralOhio.com … |
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Motorcyclists hit road in Exeter to battle asthma
Reading Eagle Daigle did not have a total on how much money was raised Saturday, but said that in the 15 years they have been holding the ride, they have collected close to $100,000 to help children with asthma. The money is placed in a fund named after Dean with … |
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