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Sesame Street, UnitedHealthcare Offer Health Tips Regarding Asthma, Avoiding …
Hartford Courant based health insurer is involved in two web-based health information programs, one to prevent lead poisoning and another to raise awareness about asthma and how it can be managed to allow children an active, healthy life. "Asthma is on the rise, … |
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Adult Mystery: Sudden 'Allergy'
Wall Street Journal (blog) The fragrance set off an asthma-like reaction that made her throat close up and her chest tighten. Now, coming close to perfume, hairspray, hand lotion or other chemical fragrance will leave her gasping for breath. She enclosed an insert in her son's … Climate change linked to longer ragweed season |
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Smoking ban in Queen Street Mall could expend to taxi ranks, train stations
Courier Mail But Mark Brooke, from Asthma Queensland, said a "political will was needed to impose a blanket ban on smoking in public places in addition to those that are already smoke-free". "Half a million Queenslanders live with asthma and the overwhelming … Queen Street Mall to be smoke-free |
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Air quality advisory issued for NYC, Long Island
Wall Street Journal It can especially affect young children, those who work or exercise outdoors, and those who have respiratory disease, such as asthma. Ozone levels tend to be highest in the afternoon to early evening. —Copyright 2011 Associated Press This copy is for … |
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 Los Angeles Times |
The Placebo Effect, This Time in Asthma
Wall Street Journal (blog) A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine took 39 asthma patients and had them make 12 visits each to a medical facility, each time after having been off long-acting asthma medications for 24 hours. On each visit, a patient was randomly … Asthma symptom changes reflect placebo effect More evidence of placebo effect's power, this time from an asthma study Asthma study reveals the power of the placebo effect |
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Smoke and Ash Make Music Difficult for Street Performer
First Coast News "It's almost like if you have asthma," Rogers said. "I don't have asthma, but to try to inhale it and exhale it, it's difficult because the air quality is not there." Jacksonville was ranked worst in the state for air quality Tuesday evening, … |
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NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthma
Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — Researchers say cockroach infestations may be linked to the high rate of children with asthma in certain New York City neighborhoods. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health published their study in The … Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in … NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthma |
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Peabody Energy Says It's Victim Of Website Hoax
Wall Street Journal (BTU) said it's the latest victim of a hoax after activists launched a website and fake press release saying the coal company is offering free inhalers to children with asthma who live with 200 miles of a coal plant. Peabody says the website claims to … Spoof Site Mocks Coal Company With Promise Of Asthma Inhalers For Kids Coal Cares Site, A Brilliant Hoax of The Coal Industry Asthma Medication! Free Inhalers! Big Coal Really Cares |
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HUD awards $549000 grant to combat asthma in NYC
Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding a $549000 grant to fight asthma in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood by improving indoor conditions in public housing projects. HUD regional coordinator Adolfo … |
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Asthma Rates Climb For Children, Adults
Wall Street Journal Some 24.6 million Americans had asthma in 2009, up from 20.3 million at the beginning of the decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Asthma, a chronic respiratory disease, … CDC: Asthma Rates on the Rise Asthma rates increasing in US, despite less smoking and decreased air … Number of Americans With Asthma Keeps Rising |
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