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U. teen mother program aims to stop obesity in the womb
Salt Lake Tribune Braxton has asthma, and the movement made him gasp for breath. When the boy, then 4 or 5, started gaining weight, Longman brought her concerns to his pediatrician at the Teen Mother & Child Program in Salt Lake City. “He used to be a pretty skinny … |
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Study: Rising pollution will choke more Utahns and their wallets
Salt Lake Tribune Up to 46852 more cases of asthma and other respiratory illnesses could be expected by 2020, and costs could rise by as much as $107 million a year to treat those illnesses, the group said in its report, “Climate Change and Your Health: Rising … |
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For kids with asthma, Camp Wyatt a breath of fresh air
Salt Lake Tribune But Chalene now understands her asthma isn'ta laughing matter. Earlier this month, Chalene returned to Camp Wyatt, the asthma camp sponsored by the American Lung Association for kids between ages 8 and 14, for her second summer. The five-day program, … |
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Utah parents light up, kids with asthma head to the ER
Salt Lake Tribune By heather may You might think you were in a tobacco-producing state like West Virginia or Kentucky — not almost smoke-free Utah — judging by the number of parents who light up yet have children who end up in the emergency room for asthma. … |
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The kids are not all right
Salt Lake Tribune Between the ages of 1 and 3, Karime was hospitalized about 10 times for asthma. Once, she spent two weeks in a hospital bed, taking oxygen every two hours along with medicine to relax the constricted passages to her lungs, her mother said. … |
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Meet Andrea Jensen, Utah's blogging 'asthma mom'
Salt Lake Tribune By Heather may Eleven years and 12 hospitalizations after her children were diagnosed with asthma, the Orem mother has been on a hunt to find and remove asthma triggers. The journey has led her under beds, to stuffed animals and into the bushes. … |
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Utah freeways choking asthmatic kids?
Salt Lake Tribune There's little doubt that the polluted valley air makes breathing harder for asthmatics — it contributes to the increased use of medications, doctor visits and asthma hospitalizations, according to Utah pediatricians and the state health department. … |
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Meet Andrea Jensen, Utah's blogging “asthma mom”
Salt Lake Tribune By Heather may Eleven years and 12 hospitalizations after her children were diagnosed with asthma, the Orem mother has been on a hunt to find and remove asthma triggers. The journey has led her under beds, to stuffed animals and into the bushes. … |
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Utah hospital working to reduce asthma hospitalizations across US
Salt Lake Tribune By heather may Each year, about 700 children are admitted to Utah hospitals because they have asthma and they can't breathe. About 175 will be back in a hospital bed within a year. Many of those re-admissions can be prevented, according to Primary … |
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Why do some Utah kids struggle harder to breathe?
Salt Lake Tribune Between the ages of 1 and 3, Karime was hospitalized about 10 times for asthma. Once, she spent two weeks in a hospital bed, taking oxygen every two hours along with medicine to relax the constricted passages to her lungs, her mother said. … |
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