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Food Allergy Emergencies in Schools Now Better Addressed
The State Journal-Register Dareen Siri, MD, is a board-certified specialist in allergy, asthma and immunology at Springfield Clinic. By Dareen D. Siri MD, FAAAAI FACAAI Allergies to food and food additives affect between 4-8% of Americans. They are more common in children than … How do I know if my child has a severe food allergy? |
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State warns of air pollution in Keene area due to weather
Nashua Telegraph Sensitive individuals include children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung disease such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis. Even healthy individuals may experience mild health effects and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged … Bad air expected in the region |
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Ball State: Hoosiers suffering from asthma at record rates
nwitimes.com MUNCIE | Indiana adult residents are suffering from asthma in large numbers with Hispanics, African-Americans, women and the poor having the highest diagnosis rates, according to a study from Ball State University. The study found 13.8 percent of … Asthma rates increasing in Hoosiers Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults |
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Halloween trappings can trigger asthma, allergies
Lansing State Journal Halloween candy may contain some obvious allergens, but there are many more unexpected allergy and asthma triggers that can pose a threat to trick-or-treaters, including dusty costumes, fog machines and makeup, according to experts from the American … |
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Atchoo! Battle dust-mite allergies
Lansing State Journal As summer turns to fall, you might want to spend a few dollars protecting your indoor air from the little critters that can cause big allergy and asthma problems at this time of year: dust mites. Move over, bed bugs. Dust mites – microscopic bugs that … Hit and miss diagnoses |
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Air cleaners can help smokers' kids
Lansing State Journal A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study shows that air cleaners can significantly reduce household air pollution and lower rates of asthma symptoms among kids living in homes with smokers. The improvements are similar to those achieved by using … |
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Wayne State, ACCESS studying asthma-pollution links in Dearborn's heavily …
Greenfield Daily Reporter A Dearborn-based nonprofit social services agency is working with Wayne State University to study asthma in the Detroit's suburb's heavily industrial south end. The Detroit university and the Arab American Center for Community and Economic Social … |
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The Medical Minute: Is it asthma, or something else?
Penn State Live Asthma affects nearly 300 million people worldwide, and 24.6 million Americans had asthma in 2009. In severe forms, asthma can be deadly; however asthma-related deaths have been decreasing thanks to medical advances. … |
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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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HGTV's pure Michigan guy: Carter Oosterhouse keeps radar on home state
The Detroit News During a break in filming, Oosterhouse chatted with Homestyle about his forays to Michigan for the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, July 2-9, and to Detroit in late July, where he'll help build an asthma-healthy house. … |
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