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Survey shows high poverty, asthma rates in neighborhood
Meriden Record-Journal Meriden Choice respondents were significantly more likely to be unemployed than Meriden as a whole, where 25.6 percent of residents reported not working and actively looking for work. Almost 50 percent of the Choice Survey respondents said their … |
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Cancer, birth defects, asthma: Your neighborhood is impacting your health
KATU The problem held special significance for Peveto because her daughter, Lucia, has asthma. She decided to spearhead a non-profit organization called Neighbors for Clean Air. "This is really coming home,” she said. “I mean when your kids can't breathe … |
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Students Research Asthma Problems In Back Of The Yards Neighborhood
CBS2 Chicago The students said they believe that vehicle exhaust contributes to a high rate of asthma, citing research that found asthma was the leading chronic cause of absenteeism for students, accounting for more than 13 million missed days of school. “We hope … |
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Asthma plagues Peace Bridge neighborhood
Investigative Post Instruction at the school includes reading, writing and, for some pupils, how to use an inhaler. “It is very difficult for these kids who are having asthma problems,” said Assunta Ventresca, director of health related services for Buffalo schools … |
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Cancer, Asthma, and Death Prowl a Miami Neighborhood
Miami New Times I had a serious asthma attack." It was so bad that McCoy spent Christmas 2011 wheezing and coughing at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She had never had a problem like this before, but in the past couple of years, her breathing had become shallower — more … |
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Pediatric Asthma Admissions Varied Greatly By Neighborhood
Family Practice News Digital Network So suggests the wide variability within a single Ohio county in hospitalization rates for children with acute asthma, Dr. Andrew F. Beck, a fellow in general and community pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, said at the annual … |
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A year later, Planet Southie turns to confronting asthma, toxins in neighborhood
Boston Globe "But I think there are still a few challenges like asthma and toxins in the neighborhood, that haven't been addressed yet.'' Valovic said that connecting other environmental groups and residents is the group's main motivation. 'We noticed there didn't … |
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Mayo Clinic study reveals neighborhood asthma risks
( Mayo Clinic ) Mayo Clinic researchers recently released study data showing children who lived near major highway or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma. The researchers used this study to show how neighborhood environment is a risk factor in understanding the development of pediatric asthma. The study appears in a recent addition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical …
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Study Reveals Neighborhood Asthma Risks
Those living near highway and railroad intersections more likely to develop asthmaMayo Clinic researchers recently released study data showing children who lived near major highway or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma.
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