DC has one of the nation’s highest childhood asthma rates. So why is the city planning to house homeless kids next … – Washington Post


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DC has one of the nation's highest childhood asthma rates. So why is the city planning to house homeless kids next
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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 emergency room than
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Detroit has some of America’s highest asthma rates. (Photo: Ankur Dholakia … – The Detroit News


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Detroit has some of America's highest asthma rates. (Photo: Ankur Dholakia
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We want to applaud The Detroit News for shining a light on the problem of childhood asthma in Detroit in your recent article, “Health providers target Detroit's child asthma woes.”) The tragedy of asthma is not only that it limits the lives of so many

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Asthma mortality rate highest in older women – Clinical Advisor


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Asthma mortality rate highest in older women
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An increased risk of osteoporosis, glaucoma, cataracts, and adrenal suppression in older women using inhalers; an increased rate of depression and more severe depression with severe asthma; and a diminished awareness of breathlessness are common …
Asthma Outcomes Worse in Older WomenHCPLive
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Asthmatics 'don't know they are in danger'Independent Online
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Asthma Awareness Month important in Kentucky, which has one of highest rates – KyForward.com

Asthma Awareness Month important in Kentucky, which has one of highest rates
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In May the Kentucky Department for Public Health is observing Asthma Awareness Month by cultivating awareness about the disease's impact and working with the Kentucky Asthma Partnership to reach both health care providers and schools to assist people …

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Indians highest users of asthma medicines yet quality of life low: survey – Indian Express

Indians highest users of asthma medicines yet quality of life low: survey
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Though the use of medicines to treat asthma is the highest in india, the country also reported the lowest levels of controlled asthmatics. India has the highest levels of overnight hospitalisations. Majority of the respondents said they had to leave

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VT Health Department: VT Has the Highest Asthma Rate in the Nati – FOX44 … – Fox44abc22yourvoice

VT Health Department: VT Has the Highest Asthma Rate in the Nati – FOX44
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VT Health Department: VT Has the Highest Asthma Rate in the Nation – Fox44abc22yourvoice

VT Health Department: VT Has the Highest Asthma Rate in the Nation
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Vermont publishes asthma data and state plan on World Asthma Day. A press release says Vermont has the highest asthma rate in the nation with 1 in 10 Vermont children and approximately 11% of adults having asthma in 2010. "Public health officials have

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