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Carbon tax can aid clean energy
Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia could benefit from reduced air pollution, since there are about 10,000 hospitalizations for asthma yearly at a cost of more than $130 million. Less soot and other irritants from coal-fired power plants would help asthma sufferers – especially … |
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Saint Elizabeth Foundation gets EPA grant for asthma training
Lincoln Journal Star The Environmental Protection Agency announced it was awarding the grant to the foundation. The grant will fund training for school nurses about asthma, and the foundation will host workshops on asthma for public health agencies, hospitals and providers. |
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Coal dust could cause asthma or other illnesses in children
Statesman Journal The Union Pacific freight train, presumably the mile-long coal train, is within a few feet of my garden and backyard. I am especially concerned for the children who live on my block: two toddlers, two school-aged children and one teenager. More young … |
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Umenyiora's son hospitalized with asthma
Wall Street Journal Associated Press. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora's son was hospitalized and then released Sunday after an asthma attack. Umenyiora left MetLife Stadium immediately after the 41-27 victory over Cleveland to be … Umenyiora's son out of hospital after asthma attack Relief for Umenyiora as son is released from hospital |
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Local virus patterns may affect kids' asthma risk, study says
Lansing State Journal Infants in urban areas have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than those in the suburbs, which may explain why inner-city children are more likely to develop asthma, a new study suggests. The findings may lead to new ways to treat … Inner-City Kids Get Different Kinds of Colds Inner City Infants Have Different Patterns of Viral Respiratory Illness Than … Expat Health Insurance News: Virus infections 'linked to higher rates of … |
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New asthma treatment a relief for Lincoln woman
Lincoln Journal Star In one study of bronchial thermoplasty, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found those who had it suffered one third fewer asthma attacks, made one sixth as many emergency room visits and lost two thirds fewer days of work or school. |
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Dirtier Lives May Be Just the Medicine We Need
Wall Street Journal But there's also a long list of modern illnesses that your great-grandparents barely knew: asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergies, Crohn's disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis. The coincidence of the rise in these … Worms And Germs: Their Absence May Explain Ills From Allergies To Asthma |
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Parent to Parent: Pregnancy is safe at 40
Poughkeepsie Journal I also suffered from asthma and allergies. As long as your sister is under a doctor's care and well-monitored for both the pregnancy and for asthma, things will most likely go well. There are certain drugs that she can take while being pregnant but … |
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LABA Withdrawal Increases Asthma-Related Impairment
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (HealthDay News) – For patients with asthma controlled with a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long-acting ?2-agonist (LABA), withdrawal of the LABA once asthma is controlled correlates with increased asthma-associated impairment. |
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Air quality alert issued for Thursday
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette FORT WAYNE – The city's air will be unhealthy Thursday for people with asthma or other lung problems, health officials warn. The air will remain "unhealthy for sensitive groups" because of ground-level ozone. The "unhealthy for sensitive groups … TEHAMA COUNTY AIR QUALITY ADVISORY |
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