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Asthma sufferer knows difference good air makes
Billings Gazette I've lived my whole life with asthma, so I know the value of healthy air. Through my life, there have been times I've found just taking a breath to be a challenge. On several occasions, asthma attacks have put my life in danger. … |
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Montreal Children's Hospital asthma clinic to reduce services after move to MUHC
Montreal Gazette By Aaron Derfel, GAZETTE health reporter December 15, 2011 A boy receives treatment for asthma complications in the pediatric intensive care ward of Montreal Children's Hospital. MONTREAL – The Montreal Children's Hospital plans to cut back some of its … |
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The Bus rolls into the nation's capital to talk air quality
Pittsburgh Post Gazette "This needs to happen sooner than later," said Mr. Bettis, who has asthma. "It's pretty simple. Everybody's health is at stake," he said during a meeting with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. Mr. Bettis is making the rounds today, speaking to lawmakers and … NFL Legend Jerome Bettis Joins with Clean Air Council to Advocate for … Jerome Bettis films EPA public service ad |
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Coke plant operator agrees to meet with concerned residents
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Bill Bartlett of Bellevue, who delivered the letter to Mr. Guzy, said he became concerned about his health and the health of his 7-year-old son when he heard that asthma rates at Northgate are 36.7 percent of the school population. … Concerned Residents Request Public Meeting with Neville Plant Management Residents Hand-Deliver Letter to Coke Plant Asking for Face-to-Face Meeting |
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Residents seek meeting with coke plant officials
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Residents of municipalities downwind from the Shenango Coke Works on Neville Island are concerned about the company's long history of air pollution violations and childhood asthma levels in the Northgate School … Residents Hand-Deliver Letter to Coke Plant Asking for Face-to-Face Meeting |
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Heating Oil Phase-Out Will Reduce Pollution, Asthma
Western Queens Gazette In Queens County, about 50000 children with pediatric asthma and almost 200000 people with adult asthma are at risk because of fine particulate pollution, according to the American Lung Association. Increased exposure to fine particulate matter is also … |
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Montreal Children's Hospital asthma clinic to close after move to MUHC
Montreal Gazette A boy receives treatment for asthma complications in the pediatric intensive care ward of Montreal Children's Hospital. MONTREAL – The Montreal Children's Hospital plans to cut back … |
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Mobile clinics, home visits don't help asthmatic kids who need care
The JHU Gazette A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of … More Children Using Preventive Asthma Drugs: Study |
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Where you live can help determine your health, studies say
Montreal Gazette The asthma that afflicted daughter Nyla, 9, and frequently kept her out of school just about disappeared when the family relocated to Parkville, Md., and most recently to Orchard Beach, Md., where there were no roaches and mice, and less dust because … |
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Firm fined over asthma threat to staff
Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Variable Message Signs, based at Monkton Business Park, Hebburn, was using a type of solder flux that can cause occupational asthma. An inspection in November 2009, discovered that 12 of the 80-strong … |
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