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Attack asthma: Kids are shown to suffer from bad air quality
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nearly 29 percent of fifth-graders in a study involving several elementary schools were found to have asthma. Another 11.7 percent of the 267 students in the study were determined to be at risk of developing it. And researchers with Allegheny Health … |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
Study: High rate of Pittsburgh-area children don't get proper asthma treatment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A high rate of children with asthma, including a high proportion who are not getting proper treatment, was reported in a study released Thursday that looked at students in several elementary schools in and around Pittsburgh. The study builds on … Study: Asthma More Common In Pittsburgh Children Than National Average Poor Air Quality Linked To High Asthma Rate In Pittsburgh Children Allegheny Health Network Physicians Announce Results of Study on Asthma in Pittsburgh-area Schoolchildren; Report … |
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Tracking asthma in Pittsburgh children finds high …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A high rate of children with asthma, including a high proportion who are not getting proper treatment, was reported in a study released Thursday that looked at students in several elementary schools in and around Pittsburgh. The study builds on … Study: Asthma More Common In Pittsburgh Children Than National Average Poor Air Quality Linked To High Asthma Rate In Pittsburgh Children Allegheny Health Network Physicians Announce Results of Study on Asthma in Pittsburgh-area Schoolchildren; Report … |
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CBS Local |
Study: Asthma More Common In Pittsburgh Children Than National Average
CBS Local PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — How common is asthma among area school children? Higher than the national average. That's what a new study says, led by asthma specialists at Allegheny General Hospital. “That's very concerning,” says lead investigator Dr. Poor Air Quality Linked To High Asthma Rate In Pittsburgh Children Allegheny Health Network Physicians Announce Results of Study on Asthma in Pittsburgh-area Schoolchildren; Report … |
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WPXI Pittsburgh |
Boy saves school bus driver from severe asthma attack
WPXI Pittsburgh Jayden Jaramillo photo. Jayden Jaramillo notified dispatchers where the bus was so the could get EMS. Sponsored Links. WISCONSIN —. A school student on his way home came to the rescue of his bus driver after she suffered a severe asthma attack. |
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Allegheny County offers help to Northgate students with asthma
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nearly 20 percent of students in the Northgate School District due east of Neville Island have asthma, which is among the highest rates in Allegheny County. So the county Health Department is launching a program, in association with the Healthy Homes … |
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Week 11 – Exercising with Asthma
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It's estimated that anywhere from 7 – 20% of people have some degree of EIB, and this figure rises to up to 80% among those with symptomatic asthma. Most people with EIB notice symptoms including shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough that … |
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Florida Police Shoot At Unarmed Man Speeding Home To Save His Daughter …
New Pittsburgh Courier While rushing home to obtain his daughter's asthma medication, Brian Dennison, 29, was shot at by a Jacksonville sheriff, J.C Garcia. At the last-minute the officer was able to divert his weapon after and Dennison was unharmed. Dennison's daughter, who … Florida Officer Faces No Consequences After Firing At Black Man Rushing to … Florida Police Shoot At Unarmed Man, And You Won't Believe Why |
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Taking a breather: Students with asthma get help learning to live full lives
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette He's been preoccupied with his struggle against asthma. Since he was 3 months old, the disease has kept him away from most sports, interrupted his classes at school, and kept him from visiting friends and relatives who have pets. Every once in a while, … |
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Summit highlights poor control of asthma here
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette But if the roughly 13 percent of Pittsburghers with asthma aren't taking their medications properly — or aren't aware of other information that will help them control their asthma — they will continue to struggle with breathing problems. "We're … Asthma In The Region Examined In Summit For World Asthma Month |
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