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Parent Pointers: Tips For Parents of Kids With Asthma
About – News & Issues Teenagers, especially, need to learn to make responsible decisions about their asthma. With summer here, our asthmatic kids will be off doing a whole host of different things. Consider these tips to help your teen with asthma. … |
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Black kids hospitalized more for asthma
UPI.com WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) — African-American children are four times as likely as white children to be hospitalized for a severe asthma attack, US health officials say. A report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the Department … AHRQ releases data on disparities involving hospitalization of children for asthma |
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Asthma camp trains kids to learn their triggers
Chicago Sun-Times Children ages 6-13 participate in a variety of activities at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center's first asthma camp on June 4, 2011. | Submitted by Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center JOLIET — At day camp, 6-year-old Gabrielle Kics, of Shorewood, … |
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Why Farm Kids Don't Have Allergies But City Kids Do
FYI Living Kids who live in rural areas are 30 to 50 percent less likely to develop asthma or allergies than city kids. If your child suffers with allergies and asthma, your family probably lives in a city, not on a farm. … |
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Kids head to Camp Tyler for fun and learning
KLTV WHITEHOUE, TX (KLTV) – Kids from all over Texas are at Camp Tyler this week and they all have one thing in common: asthma. The week long camp gives campers a chance to have fun while learning more about their … |
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Texas Asthma Camp Helps Kids Turned Down by Other Camps
KYTX Kids are being turned away from summer camps because of a medical problem affecting millions: asthma. CBS 19's Monique Bird shows us how one Tyler camp is welcoming these children and helping them be typical kids. … |
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Early Exposure to Pets Won't Up Kids' Allergy Risk: Study
U.S. News & World Report As many as 70 percent of US households have pets, according to estimates from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. For those who are allergic to these animals, symptoms can range from watery eyes, a runny nose and sneezing to a … Early Pet Exposure May Not Raise Risk of Childhood Allergies Pet dogs and cats don't increase the risk of allergies |
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Cockroach May Be Culprit In Urban Kids' Asthma
RedOrbit Cockroaches have been identified by researchers as a potential explanation as to why childhood asthma is more prevalent in some urban neighborhoods than others. In New York City neighborhoods where asthma is common, Children are exposed to higher … |
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Kids Can Breathe Easier: NYM Offers Pediatric Asthma Education Service
Brooklyn Daily Eagle PARK SLOPE — Asthma is a serious health problem in the United States—it affects 10 percent of American children. A chronic respiratory illness, asthma causes repeated episodes of … |
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Crawling culprit seen in urban kids' asthma
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers have identified cockroaches as a potential explanation for dramatic variations between neighborhoods in asthma rates among New York City children. In some New York City neighborhoods, … |
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