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Weary of high Chicago asthma rates, some lobby Washington
WBEZ (blog) The asthma hospitalization rate in Chicago remains significantly higher than the national average. While the origins of the disease remain elusive, mounting evidence has made its risk factors more clear, and Chicago has somewhat of a perfect storm for … |
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Weary of high Chicago asthma rates, some lobby Washington
WBEZ The asthma hospitalization rate in Chicago remains significantly higher than the national average. While the origins of the disease remain elusive, mounting evidence has made its risk factors more clear, and Chicago has somewhat of a perfect storm for … |
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Clinic to study low asthma, allergy rates in farm children
Marshfield News-Herald The Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation National Farm Medicine Center has partnered with researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to study why children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop asthma … |
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Why Does VT Have High Asthma Rates?
Fox44abc22yourvoice For some people, the sound of an ice cream truck is one they look forward to on a hot May day. Sun in the sky means big business for Gary Hathaway, who drove around his ice cream truck Tuesday. It'sMore >>. ABC22/FOX44 has told you how the slow start … |
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Mac study finds C-section may affect allergy and asthma rates
Hamilton Spectator A McMaster University-associated study is raising questions about possible links between increased Caesarean sections and the rising rates of allergies and asthma. The study found key differences in the gut bacteria of babies born by C-section that … |
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Asthma rates below average in US flexible foam plants
Plastics News The results indicated that the incidence of self-reported occupational asthma was infrequent representing less than 1 percent of the related worker population. Medically confirmed cases were less frequent. In fact, no medically confirmed cases of … |
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Wind Energy Can Help Lower U.S. Carbon Dioxide Rates
EmpowHer Wind energy, like other renewable energy forms such as solar and geothermal, are important to help wean America off the dependence on foreign oil. Wind power is a free, non-polluting, renewable resource. There will be a plentiful supply in the future … |
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Mobile Clinic Combats High Asthma Rates In East Bay Neighborhoods
CBS Local OAKLAND (KCBS) – An innovative mobile clinic is getting plenty of use as asthma and other respiratory issues plague certain East Bay communities at a disproportionate rate. According to a recently published report in the Oakland Tribune, children in … |
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Age not a major factor in asthma allergic sensitization rates
News-Medical.net "Physicians providing care for older patients with asthma should consider testing for allergic sensitization and counseling about environmental control practices, particularly among those with poorly controlled asthma," suggest Paula Busse (Mount Sinai … |
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Asthma rates high among children in Pittsburgh-area communities
WTAE Pittsburgh “It's like I'm battling a monster,” the 8-year-old boy told Channel 4 Action News investigator Jim Parsons. It's been that way since he suffered his first near-fatal asthma attack when he was 3. “It brings tears to my eyes because he came to me and … |
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