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Asthma Risk Varies with Ethnic Ancestry Among Latinos, UCSF Team Finds
HealthCanal.com Native American ancestry is associated with a lower asthma risk, but African ancestry is associated with a higher risk, according to the largest-ever study of how genetic variation influences asthma risk in Latinos, in whom both African and Native … |
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Asthma Risk Varies with Ethnic Ancestry Among Latinos, UCSF Team Finds
UCSF News Services Native American ancestry is associated with a lower asthma risk, but African ancestry is associated with a higher risk, according to the largest-ever study of how genetic variation influences asthma risk in Latinos, in whom both African and Native … |
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The Tyranny of Asthma: How the EPA Can Help Fight This Scourge on Latinos
Huffington Post Fear is Pati Calzada's constant companion. Her six-year old son, Abraham, has asthma, and his frequent attacks fill them both with terror and anguish. "He gets scared and calls me, 'Mommy!' And I can hear him wheezing, and he asks me, 'why can't I … |
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The Tyranny of Asthma: How the EPA Can Help Fight This Scourge on Latinos
Huffington Post (blog) Fear is Pati Calzada's constant companion. Her six-year old son, Abraham, has asthma, and his frequent attacks fill them both with terror and anguish. "He gets scared and calls me, 'Mommy!' And I can hear him wheezing, and he asks me, 'why can't I … |
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Why Latinos Are Disproportionately Affected by Asthma
Care2.com Today in the United States, Latinos are three times more likely to die from asthma than other racial or ethnic groups. Latino children are 40 percent more likely to die from asthma than non-Latino whites, and nearly 1 in 10 Latino children under the … Scary! Latinos Three Times More Likely to Die From Asthma Than Other Groups … |
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Report: Latinos Three Times More Likely To Die From Asthma Than Other …
Fox News Latino Latinos are three times more likely to die from asthma than other racial or ethnic groups in the United States due in large parts to socioeconomic, housing and health care divides in the country, one environmental non-profit said. With Latino children … |
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Environmental Defense Fund (blog) |
Why Latinos are disproportionately affected by asthma, and what we can do
Environmental Defense Fund (blog) This post was co-authored by EDF's Rachel Shaffer and Declan Kingland, National Health Programs Coordinator for the League of United Latin American Citizens. Today in the United States, Latinos are three times more likely to die from asthma than other … |
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Walgreen Clinics Will Soon Treat Chronic Diseases Like Asthma and Diabetes
Latinos Post Walgreens has announced that its chain of drugstore clinics will now treat certain chronic diseases including asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Over 330 of the company's roughly 370 in-store clinics will offer the new services. These drugstore … Walgreens clinics expand treatments, will now handle chronic diseases like … Walgreen clinics add care of chronic illnesses to boost sales Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness |
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Affordable Healthcare Key to Helping Latinos Struggling with Asthma, Experts Say
Fox News Latino More than 8 percent of the U.S. Latino population suffers from asthma — and the number continues to grow. According to the American Lung Association, over 3 million Hispanics suffer from the debilitating condition. And even though it a very treatable … |
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White House Releases Plan to Reduce Asthma Rates Among Latinos
Fox News A blueprint for a plan to reduce the rates of asthma among low-income and minority children was released Thursday, an effort taken on by several federal agencies. The suggestion is to develop a multi-pronged approach to reach patients who seem to be … |
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