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Maine News |
A First: NICE Drafts New Guidance to Improve Accuracy of Asthma Diagnosis
Maine News The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has warned that over one million people who were treated for asthma might have been misdiagnosed. The health watchdog stated that the studies have unveiled that up to 30% of the 4.1 million … |
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Maine Public Broadcasting |
The Inner City Might Not Be To Blame For High Asthma Rates
Maine Public Broadcasting Dr. Stephen Teach helps Jeffery Ulmer listen to his daughter Alauna's asthmatic breathing at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Alauna's mother, Farisa, holds her. The District has one of the highest rates of pediatric asthma in the … |
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Maine fisherman on trawler dies at sea
Boston Globe A spokeswoman for the US Coast Guard told The Gloucester Daily Times that crew aboard the 107-foot herring trawler Osprey reported a colleague suffering what appeared to be a severe asthma attack at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday. The man was identified as … Coast Guard outlines Osprey case response Gloucester trawler crew member from Maine dies at sea Body taken from herring trawler |
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 MPBN News |
Sierra Clubs in Maine, NH, Call for Stricter Pollution Controls on Schiller Plant
MPBN News Corkery says in particular, sulfur dioxide–or SO2–has been linked to asthma attacks, cardiac distress, and respiratory problems. She says in 2010, Schiller emitted over 3000 tons of SO2. That amount falls within current federal standards, … |
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Maine Groups Join Forces to Fight Attacks on Clean Air Act
MPBN News Some health professionals claim that Maine's geographic location and the national rise in toxic air pollution are resulting in alarming increases in asthma among children. It's difficult for Mark Conley of Raymond not to become emotional when he thinks … |
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Maine, New Hampshire, focus of arsenic studies
Boston Herald University of Maine researchers have been looking at whether there's a link between arsenic in drinking water and asthma. Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode … |
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