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Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Legislation To Help Schools With Asthmatic Students
CBS Local In the Bronx, crisscrossed by expressways and dotted with old industrial sites, asthma rates are sky high, WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported. “Ninety-eight students in my school have asthma out of 387,” said public school principal Patricia Quigley. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand continues to rally for children's health |
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Sen. Gillibrand Says 11000 Kids with Asthma in North Country
WWNY TV 7 US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is fighting against asthma. She says 11,000 kids in the north country have the disease. She announced a bill this week that would establish grants for schools to train staff to identify and respond to student asthma … |
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to help schools prepare for rising asthma rates
Syracuse.com U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, introduced a bill on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, to help address rising asthma rates in children. Gillibrand, right, is shown playing with children from a Martha's Table pre-K program on the U.S. Capitol lawn, during … |
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Sen. Kearney keeps walking for asthma
Columbus Dispatch Eric Kearney laced up his shoes this morning and continued his trek across the state to raise awareness of childhood issues, this time for asthma, a condition that affects his son and more than 13 percent of Ohio children. “I did not know how prevalent … |
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 New York Daily News |
Sen. Rand Paul claims asthma and air pollution have no link
New York Daily News AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP Air pollution has no connection to asthma, Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul said on the Senate floor on Nov. 10, 2011. Do you think air pollution and asthma are linked? It was a startling claim: Air pollution has no connection to … FACT CHECK: GOP senator gasps for facts on asthma FACT CHECK: GOP senator gasps for facts on asthma |
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Sen. Jim DeMint aims to overturn inhaler ban
Politico Jim DeMint is seeking a vote this week on his amendment that would stop the FDA from phasing out an over-the-counter asthma inhaler because it emits chlorofluorocarbons that have been linked to deterioration of the ozone layer. … Inhaler policy 'puts people second' |
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NY State Sen. Jeffrey Klein Unveils Plan To Fight Asthma
WFUV News Jeffrey Klein Unveils Plan To Fight Asthma A New York City lawmaker wants to make sure asthma isn't the reason kids miss school next year. By Katie Fisher Environmental officials have installed air monitors in the Northeast Bronx to help fight asthma. … New plan to combat asthma in the Bronx Senator Takes Up Asthma Initiative in the Bronx Where Rates Are Among Nation's … |
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Sen. Scott Brown: Stand Up for Clean Air, Not Polluters
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) A lot of people in Massachusetts suffer from asthma, the disease that makes it hard to breathe, sends kids gasping for breath to the emergency room and can … NRDC/Environment Massachusetts Radio Ads Call on Bay State Residents to Tell … |
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