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County's kids with asthma more likely to visit ER
San Jose Mercury News CALEXICO, Calif.—Children with asthma are far more likely to visit the emergency room in they live in Imperial County—an alternative that costs taxpayers and may result from dust and poverty, experts suggest. High asthma rates in the Imperial Valley Imperial County asthma kids more likely to hit ER |
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Sea Salt Therapy
San Jose Mercury News Sea Salt therapy helps clients with respiratory and skin ailments like asthma, emphysema, psoriasis, eczema and more. Sea Salt Therapy is 100% natural, safe … Patients claim salt therapy eases many ailments |
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Stepfather: Mountain View man who died after striking light pole may have …
San Jose Mercury News By Lisa Fernandez A 28-year-old Mountain View man who died when his car crashed into a light pole may have suffered a medical emergency because of the asthma medication he was taking, according to the man's stepfather. Eric DeRitis of Sunnyvale said … |
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Smoky air can harm dogs and cats, too, says vets and pollution experts
San Jose Mercury News She estimated that as much as 10 percent of her cat patients have asthma — a condition aggravated by allergens, dust and smoke. She cautions anyone with asthmatic cats to keep their pets indoors on Spare the Air days, when smoke and other fine … |
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Spare the Air alerts make air district public enemy No. 1 — but there's a …
San Jose Mercury News 1, the start of a winter season that has seen hospitals throughout the Bay Area reporting almost double the normal admissions for cases of asthma. "Particulate matter is very dangerous, and it can have devastating health consequences," Roselius said. |
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Air cleaners can help kids who live with smokers
San Jose Mercury News A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study shows that air cleaners can significantly reduce household air pollution and lower rates of asthma symptoms among kids living in homes with smokers. The improvements are similar to those achieved … |
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Youth fulfills dream of racing
San Jose Mercury News Jake, of Madera, was born with an underdeveloped lung and also has asthma. Unable to play high-endurance sports like football and baseball, he longed to find a sport he could participate in. The family settled on quarter midget racing, but were unable … |
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The long arm of childhood: How chronic stress impacts Oakland teens…
San Jose Mercury News As teens age, there is an even bigger physical toll: Adolescents exposed to chronic stress have higher adult rates of asthma, obesity and Type 2 diabetes, and are at higher risk for some cancers and stroke. Chronic stress will upset a teens' … |
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The long arm of childhood: How chronic stress impacts Oakland teens in body …
San Jose Mercury News As teens age, there is an even bigger physical toll: Adolescents exposed to chronic stress have higher adult rates of asthma, obesity and Type 2 diabetes, and are at higher risk for some cancers and stroke. Chronic stress will upset a teens' … |
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Mercury News editorial: Health insurance window closing for California kids
San Jose Mercury News The federal government last year initiated reforms forbidding health insurers to deny coverage to children with chronic conditions, such as asthma or diabetes. California's Legislature took that one step further by forcing insurers to offer premiums … |
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