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California city seeks to cut asthma rate via bond issue
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – The city of Fresno, Calif., will be the first municipality in the United States to see whether "social impact bonds," an innovative security that promotes a societal benefit, can be used to tackle a major healthcare problem like … |
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Imperial County kids suffer highest asthma rate
Chico News & Review Severe asthma is a problem for children elsewhere in California—particularly in heavily agricultural Central Valley cities like Fresno, Bakersfield and Merced—but Imperial County is far and away the worst for hospitalizations and ER visits. One in … |
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Poor Children Drive City's Asthma Rate
Wall Street Journal One in eight New York City children has been diagnosed with asthma, with poor children nearly twice as likely to suffer from the respiratory disease, according to a report to be posted by the city health officials on Wednesday. |
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As Illinois asthma rate continues to rise, expert says more funding needed for …
Medill Reports: Chicago by David Tonyan The rising prevalence of asthma in Illinois means more people are depending on inhalers to deal with their chronic condition. As the prevalence of asthma increases in Illinois to 5 percent higher than the national average, … |
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Asthma rate at record high; clean Olympic air helped hearts
USA TODAY By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Asthma count: The share of the US population with asthma has reached the highest level ever, 8.4% in 2010, up from 7.3% in 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. While deaths are dropping, the impact is … |
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Researchers wonder why asthma rate has jumped since the 1980s
Baltimore Sun By Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune reporter The sharp increase in asthma since the 1980s — some 34 million Americans now suffer from the condition — has confounded health professionals. To get some answers, we turned to Dr. Stephen Apaliski, … |
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Researchers wonder why asthma rate has jumped since the 1980s
WSBT-TV By Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune reporter The sharp increase in asthma since the 1980s — some 34 million Americans now suffer from the condition — has confounded health professionals. To get some answers, we turned to Dr. Stephen Apaliski, … |
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Death rate for children with asthma is rising
Medical Xpress Parents of children with asthma are urged to be more vigilant. Credit: AAP/Simon Renilson Health experts have warned parents of children with asthma to take the condition more seriously as new data reveals that in recent years asthma-related deaths … Rise in child asthma deaths concerning Asthma Secretly Growing in Children Asthma warning over Tasmania fires |
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Asthma rate higher than average in Central New York
Syracuse.com By James T. Mulder / The Post-Standard Syracuse, NY — More than one in 10 adults in Central New York have asthma, a higher rate than the state average, according to a report released today. The report by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield shows 11.4 … Healthy Living: Asthma Study Incidence of asthma in upstate New York is higher than the New York state a |
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One in nine adults in upstate New York has asthma, which is a rate higher than …
Ithaca Journal "Where's the mud?" I kept asking, my fingers unable to stop flipping LL Bean pages.- 2:58 pm One in nine adults in upstate New York has asthma, which is a rate higher than the New York state average, according to a new report by Excellus BlueCross … |
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