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RV battles asthma throughout East Bay
San Jose Mercury News In fact, the crew piloting this RV battles asthma, the most common childhood illness, affecting more than 7 million children nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the Northern California Breathmobile — an … |
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Asthma kit helps sufferers breathe easier
Illawarra Mercury Colleen Allen was diagnosed with asthma when she was just three months old but didn't get a proper care plan for the condition until she was in her 20s. The 37-year-old Wollongong nurse said getting an active management plan from her GP was … |
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Oakland: Tribune to hold public forum next week on impact of asthma
San Jose Mercury News In Alameda County, the asthma hospitalization rate — 20.3 stays for every 10,000 children — is nearly twice the state average and the third-highest in California, after Imperial and Fresno counties. Some Oakland neighborhoods send children to the … |
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Oakland: Tribune to hold public forum on impact of asthma March 20, 6 to 8 pm …
San Jose Mercury News In Alameda County, the asthma hospitalization rate — 20.3 stays for every 10,000 children — is nearly twice the state average and the third-highest in California, next to rates in Imperial and Fresno counties. Some Oakland neighborhoods sent children … |
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Attacking Asthma: Program to keep kids out of hospital saves tax dollars, but …
San Jose Mercury News Like every other young patient treated on the Breathmobile, an asthma clinic on wheels, Tyree, 13, receives respiratory exams, medication, equipment and periodic checkups that help control his asthma, all for free. His experience illustrates that … |
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Meet asthma detective Amy Sholinbeck
San Jose Mercury News If stuffed animals had brains, they would tremble at the sound of her voice. Dust mites in the carpet would shudder inside their exoskeletons. Officially, Amy Sholinbeck is a case worker with the Alameda County Public Health Department's Asthma Start … |
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Oakland: McClymonds High School graduate to discuss battle with asthma …
San Jose Mercury News When Pamela Tapia came to Oakland from Mexico as a 7th grader, language was not her greatest challenge. Nor was her immigration status. Asthma was her nemesis. Join Tapia for an online chat Friday, noon to 1 p.m. as she recounts her difficulty dealing … |
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Data Center: Childhood asthma hospitalization rate by ZIP code
San Jose Mercury News Data Center: Childhood asthma hospitalization rate by ZIP code. Daniel J. Willis and Katy Murphy Bay Area News Groupcontracostatimes.com. Posted: 02/09/2013 03:45:02 PM PST. February 9, 2013 11:45 PM GMTUpdated: 02/09/2013 03:45:27 PM PST … |
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Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma
San Jose Mercury News Each year, asthma attacks send tens of thousands of California children to the emergency room. Some of the patients face such severe and enduring symptoms that they are admitted to the hospital for days. In 2010, the state had more than 11,000 such … Pamela Tapia: My life as an asthmatic |
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Asthma resources
San Jose Mercury News Here is a list of Asthma resources for the family around the Bay Area. Asthma Start: A program in the Alameda County Public Health Department that offers home visits and education to families in the county who have children 18 and younger with an … |
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