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Report: CT Asthma Rate Higher Than US
Hartford Courant The rates of asthma for children and adults in Connecticut is higher than the national average and children in cities have a particularly high rate of the respiratory disease, according to a report released by state health officials Thursday. According … |
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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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Is the CRRA's Garbage-Burning Plant Contributing to Hartford's Alarmingly High …
Hartford Advocate One environmental group in Hartford is now demanding the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority shut down part of its last garbage-burning plant, accusing it of contributing to the city's sickeningly high (41 percent) rate of childhood asthma. … |
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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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UnitedHealth, Big Bird & Co. teach kids
Hartford Business Big Bird, Bert, Ernie and Grover, among other Sesame Street characters, will headline the bilingual A is for Asthma awareness and Lead Away! lead-poisoning prevention programs. These newly updated programs are designed to help children and their … UnitedHealthcare and Sesame Workshop Launch Bilingual Childhood Asthma … |
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Updated: Protesters Want Trash Plant Out of Hartford [VIDEO]
Patch.com “Incineration is a major source of known toxins like mercury, nickel, and dioxin-toxins associated with aggravating asthma, cancer, diabetes and other diseases.” Protesters complained that, aside from being an inefficient and environmentally … Hartford businesses want power plant shut |
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Protesters Want Trash Plant Out of Hartford [VIDEO]
Patch.com “Incineration is a major source of known toxins like mercury, nickel, and dioxin-toxins associated with aggravating asthma, cancer, diabetes and other diseases.” Protesters complained that, aside from being an inefficient and environmentally … Hartford businesses want power plant shut |
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