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Addressing Childhood Asthma — and the Millions That Have It
Huffington Post (blog) For many of us who are invested in and committed to the fight against childhood asthma in this country, it's clear that we are in the midst of a public health crisis. A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed for … Black children hardest hit by asthma Black Children More Likely to be Hospitalized for Severe Asthma Attacks |
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Fenugreek: A Food and a Medicine
Huffington Post (blog) If not for his troublesome difficulty with feline asthma and respiratory infections, he would hardly even need a veterinarian. Since many cases of asthma are related to upsets and difficulties in the intestinal tract, we began his therapy by putting … |
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The Cruelty of Asthma
Huffington Post (blog) If he does not take his medicine every morning or if the air is too polluted, he can end up in the emergency room with an asthma attack. Perea, director of the Juan Diego Community Center in South Chicago, goes through this tragedy not only at home but … |
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Asthma Rates Rising: Find A Free Screening Near You (MAP)
Huffington Post Asthma rates are on the rise, with 24.6 million now suffering from the condition, according to a CDC report. That's a 12 percent jump in the last decade. Asthma specialists across the country are rallying to help, by offering free asthma screenings … Cockroaches: The Little Known Culprit That Triggers Asthma Attacks & Allergies As Allergy Season Arrives Big Time, Prepare Yourself The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance |
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In King Coal's Kingdom, Truth Is Stranger Than Satire
Huffington Post Peabody agreed to a typical class action suit remedy: provide a free inhaler to any child afflicted with asthma who lives close to a coal-fired power plant, along with a $10 coupon for the purchase of the medicine that goes in the inhaler. … Yes Men hoax uses Twitter, Facebook to put Big Coal on the defensive The Justin Bieber Inhaler Makes Coal-Induced Asthma Fun! Tackling Childhood Asthma Not Coal Industry Priority After All |
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Yes Men Affiliates Prank Peabody Energy
Huffington Post LOUIS, May 10, 2011 / PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Peabody Energy today announced the creation of an innovative new public health initiative designed to combat the stigma of asthma among American children ages 0-18. With Coal Cares™ (www.coalcares.org), … Coal Cares Site, A Brilliant Hoax of The Coal Industry Peabody Punked by Fake 'Coal Cares' Asthma Site Fake website, press release targets Missouri coal company |
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Little Things Can Fix a Big Problem on National Healthy Schools Day
Huffington Post (blog) Regular attendance is a key indicator of a child's success in school and the Centers for Disease Control reports that asthma is the number one cause of absenteeism for American schoolchildren. Poor indoor air quality in schools, however, contributes to … |
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How Much Poison is OK for Our Kids?
Huffington Post (blog) It lowers their IQ and is linked to childhood asthma, cancer and autism. 410000 infants are born every year in America having been exposed to unsafe levels of mercury while in the womb. Mercury reduces a child's ability to become a productive member of … |
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Eliminate the "Health Gap"
Huffington Post (blog) When it comes to reducing disparities in health — rates of diabetes, asthma, even premature death — New York State still has a long way to go. Statewide, hospitalization rates resulting from diabetes complications are four times higher for black … |
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How Race and Class May Affect Asthma
Huffington Post (blog) I have a dream that one day children of all nations, races and ethnicities will have the same (low) rates of asthma. The other day I linked to a new set of … |
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