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Mid-Island health: Low child asthma, high adult smoking
SILive.com The mid-Island — Staten Island Community District 2: South Beach and Willowbrook, including Bloomfield, Midland Beach, New Springville, Todt Hill and Travis-Chelsea — had a child asthma hospitalization rate less than half that for the rest of the Island. |
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Family of Staten Island woman who died in jail of asthma attack can sue for …
Staten Island Advance – SILive.com There are triable issues of fact regarding whether correction officers got the mother of six the medical attention she needed when she complained of difficulty breathing and "otherwise exhibited signs of an asthma attack," a five-judge panel … |
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Family of Staten Island woman who died of asthma attack in jail can sue for …
Staten Island Advance – SILive.com There are triable issues of fact regarding whether correction officers got the mother of six the medical attention she needed when she complained of difficulty breathing and "otherwise exhibited signs of an asthma attack," a five-judge panel … |
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Help is available for Island kids with asthma
SILive.com By Andrea Boyarsky The shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing associated with asthma can be scary for people of any age, but especially for children who may not understand how to cope with the chronic lung disease. Staten Island Advance File … |
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A mother's plea: Take asthma seriously
SILive.com By Andrea Boyarsky Tracy Iorizzo believes most people don't take asthma seriously enough. But the Rossville mom knows first-hand how life-threatening the chronic lung disease can be. In November 2008, Mrs. Iorizzo's daughter, Gina Morales, … |
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Asthma contest asks parents to create safe schools
SILive.com By Jodi Lee Reifer Photo Courtesy of Everyone BreatheTennis champ Mary Joe Fernandez, whose son, Nicholas, has asthma, is a spokesperson for Everyone Breathe, an educational campaign geared at raising awareness about ashthma care and education. … |
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Islanders can soon breathe easier
SILive.com "This legislation will dramatically improve the lives of the more than 1 million New Yorkers who suffer from asthma and struggle to breathe every day," said … Bloomberg, City Council Praised for Deal on Bill to Cut Heating Oil Pollution Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Quinn Announce Agreement to Quickly … |
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