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Child asthma rates quiet down after earlier increase
The Boston Globe CHICAGO — Asthma rates in US children have quieted down after a decades-long increase, a government study found, and researchers are trying to pinpoint reasons that would explain the trend. A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in … |
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Cadet who died at Nova Scotia base suffered asthma attack: family
The Globe and Mail The family of a 13-year-old air cadet who died at a Nova Scotia military base earlier this month says he had a sudden and severe asthma attack. The family of Gabriel Comeau says the attack could have happened anywhere and they are thankful he had … Cadet had severe asthma attack before death Gabriel Comeau died of asthma attack while at air cadet camp, says family |
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Man gets 6 to 8 years for manslaughter
Boston Globe A Boston man received a prison sentence of six to eight years on Friday for a 2012 incident in which he fired a gun on a city street, causing another man to flee and die of an asthma attack, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley's office said … |
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Man convicted of manslaughter in asthma death
Boston Globe (subscription) A Dorchester gang member who fired a gun at a crowd on a Boston street in 2012, causing one man to suffer a fatal asthma attack as he ran from the scene, was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter, authorities said. A Suffolk Superior Court jury … Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in asthma death Man convicted of manslaughter in asthmatic's death |
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Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in asthma death
Boston Globe (subscription) A Suffolk County Superior Court jury Monday convicted a Boston man of involuntary manslaughter for shooting into a crowd on a Boston street in 2012, prompting a man to suffer a fatal asthma attack when he ran for cover. The jury returned its verdict … Man convicted of manslaughter in asthmatic's death |
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Source of shots linked to fatal asthma attack disputed
Boston Globe (subscription) On a rainy night in January 2012, gunfire erupted on Blue Hill Avenue, and Kelvin Rowell took off running. No one was struck by the shots, but Rowell, 40, did not escape unharmed. He suffered a severe asthma attack after the shooting incident, slipped … |
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In fatal asthma attack trial, defense focuses on who shot first
Boston Globe (subscription) The defense attorney for a Boston man facing an unusual murder charge for allegedly firing a gun and causing a bystander who ran away to suffer a fatal asthma attack said Tuesday that another man was to blame because he fired his gun first. Delivering … |
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Study shows asthma is not more prevalent in the inner city
Boston Globe For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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Did enterovirus D68 cause limb paralysis in children?
Boston Globe Tufts's pediatric intensive care unit saw double the usual number of patients during September, as the bug identified as enterovirus D68 triggered severe asthma attacks, mostly in children with underlying lung disease. And then, just as suddenly as it … |
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Was virus the cause of limb paralysis in children?
Boston Globe Tufts's pediatric intensive care unit saw double the usual number of patients during September, as the bug identified as enterovirus D68 triggered severe asthma attacks, mostly in children with underlying lung disease. And then, just as suddenly as it … |
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