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CAPE to answer parents' asthma questions at Oct. 6 program
The River Cities Sunday Tribune FREDERICKSBURG — What do you do if your child has asthma or you think they do? The Children's Asthma Prevention Education (CAPE) program is designed to help answer parents questions and provide them with tools to help in the future. Parents of … |
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Five summer tips to prevent asthma attacks
Crow River Media “It's very important that people who have asthma continue to take all their asthma medications as prescribed over the summer, even if they don't have symptoms,” McWilliams said. “It's the best way to prevent asthma symptoms from starting and curbing a … |
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Asthma affects academics
Fall River Herald News Families across the nation are beginning to prepare for the new school year. A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association highlights tips for families of … |
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RIVER ROUGE: SIerra Club: DTE power plant needs to close or embrace …
Southgate News Herald Citing environmental contamination and a contribution to physical ailments such as asthma in the local population, several representatives of the club spoke to members of the media Thursday morning at Belanger Park and also offered a short tour of DTE … Sierra Club calls on DTE to end use of coal in producing energy at River Rouge … |
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Sierra Club calls on DTE to end use of coal in producing energy at River Rouge …
Detroit Free Press The group cites a 2004 report by the Boston-based Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit group dedicated to reducing pollution, that blames the River Rouge plant for several deaths, heart attacks and asthma attacks over the years. Alisha Winters, 31, a … |
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GUEST OPINION: Why clean air matters to Mass. kids' health
Fall River Herald News But, for people like 6½ year-old Mia and her younger brother William, this isn't always possible. They have asthma — a leading cause of children's emergency room visits in Massachusetts. Mia has had coughing fits so severe that blood vessels in her … |
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National plan aims to break down asthma disparities
The Rock River Times WASHINGTON, DC — US federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities May 31. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Health Highlights: June 5, 2012 |
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LETTER: Hispanics vulnerable to asthma
Fall River Herald News By Anonymous The latest in the American Lung Association's Disparities in Lung Health series, which takes an in-depth look at a specific problem in a community, is “Luchando por el Aire: The Burden of Asthma on Hispanics.” The Spanish title translates … |
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Smog alert issued for southern New England
Fall River Herald News Exposure to elevated ozone levels can cause serious breathing problems, aggravate asthma and other pre-existing lung diseases, and make people more susceptible to respiratory infection. When smog levels are elevated, people should refrain from … EPA warns of unhealthy air quality in NH, ME |
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3 hikers rescued near Genesee River gorge
News 10NBC That's where a hiker suffered an asthma attack and two others were lost. Two of the hikers were taken away by boat. The woman who suffered an asthma attack had to be roped back up by responders. Officials say the whole incident lasted around three … Three Hikers Rescued from Gorge |
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