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Port-area residents getting clean-air help
Long Beach Press-Telegram Soon, residents in Wilmington will be treated for asthma caused by emissions spewed from the nearby Port of Los Angeles, while a study will help determine … |
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How Long Will We Let Them Poison Our Kids?
Huffington Post Some will be trapped indoors during the next few months, unable to play outside because of their asthma attacks. Like many kids, I had asthma growing up so I know how hard it is to be stuck inside while everyone else plays. Too many kids in our country … |
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Asthma fair Saturday at Admiral Kidd Park in Long Beach
Long Beach Press-Telegram By Greg Mellen Staff Writer In conjunction with World Asthma Day, a free Asthma Resource Fair will be held on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm at Admiral Kidd Park, 2125 Santa Fe Ave. Free educational materials and medical guidance on use of asthma-related … |
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Asthma costs from air pollution costs Long Beach and Riverside $18 million a year
89.3 KPCC A study finds traffic-related cases of asthma are costing the city. Air pollution is taking a higher toll than previously thought, especially in Long Beach and Riverside. Researchers at USC's Keck School of Medicine and the University of Massachusetts … |
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Kids at Increased Risk With Long Acting Beta Agonists
MedPage Today Explain that children with asthma had a five-fold greater risk of adverse events with long-acting beta agonists (LABA) compared with the general population of asthma patients. Point out that the results … |
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On The Waterfront: Port's Pier S plan will receive public review
Long Beach Press-Telegram Allergy, asthma and elder-care clinics serving local residents near the port are the recipients of roughly $2 million as part of Long Beach's Healthcare and Senior Facilities Management Program. Previous funds have gone to schools for air filters and … |
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Air quality advisory issued for NYC, Long Island
Wall Street Journal It can especially affect young children, those who work or exercise outdoors, and those who have respiratory disease, such as asthma. Ozone levels tend to be highest in the afternoon to early evening. —Copyright 2011 Associated Press This copy is for … |
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Monday Declared An Air Quality Action Day
Long Island Press Ground-level ozone is a respiratory irritant that can trigger asthma attacks and aggravate emphysema, bronchitis and other respiratory ailments. Children, people with pre-existing respiratory or heart conditions, people doing strenuous outdoor work or … Air Quality Action Day Declared for Monday, July 11, 2011 Air quality alert…Hot weather continues Warning asthma sufferers: smoggy conditions |
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Take Action on Hot Summer Days to Reduce Asthma Attacks
Long Island Press By US EPA on June 29th, 2011 Summer is here and the hot weather can cause ozone levels to rise, making the air unhealthy to breathe, especially for people with asthma or other respiratory ailments. On days like today and throughout the hot summer … Take Action on Hot Summer Days to Reduce Asthma …. Air Quality Alert Issued For Albuquerque Smog Alert for June 30 |
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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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