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Asthma, like so many other factors in Eric Garner’s death, is correlated with race – Washington Post (blog)


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Asthma, like so many other factors in Eric Garner's death, is correlated with race
Washington Post (blog)
Asthma was one among many factors correlated with race in Garner's life that led to the fatal situation, said Eddie Bautista, director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. "There are number of ways that racism plays out," he said. "The …
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EPA proposes lower ozone standard to curtail asthma, other ailments – McClatchy Washington Bureau


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EPA proposes lower ozone standard to curtail asthma, other ailments
McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed Wednesday to tighten the allowable limit of ozone in the air, a bid to curtail the rising problem of asthma and other respiratory ailments but one that faces strong opposition from industry groups and …
EPA Releases Long-Awaited New Rules Limiting OzoneNewsweek
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Clean Air for Kids asthma-management program named best in Washington … – Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald

Clean Air for Kids asthma-management program named best in Washington …
Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald
To administer Clean Air for Kids, the Health Department relies on its partners in the Puget Sound Asthma Coalition, including MultiCare Health System and 30 other local healthcare, community and academic organizations, and school nurses. Asthma …

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Treatment study seeks African-Americans with asthma – Washington University Record


Washington University Record

Treatment study seeks African-Americans with asthma
Washington University Record
Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking African-Americans with asthma to participate in a new study evaluating treatment for this common breathing disorder. The study is the first to focus exclusively on African …

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Study sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses – Washington University in St. Louis News


Washington University in St. Louis News

Study sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses
Washington University in St. Louis News
People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why. In a new study that compared people with and without asthma, the answer is becoming clearer.

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There are better ways to fight asthma, school absenteeism than proposed EPA … – Washington Examiner

There are better ways to fight asthma, school absenteeism than proposed EPA …
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For example, the White House claims the new rules would stop 150,000 asthma attacks by cutting carbon emissions. But it fails to note many of the substances that can trigger asthma and its associated attacks are naturally occurring. According to the …

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Giving antibiotics to infants may make them more prone to asthma, study says – Washington Post

Giving antibiotics to infants may make them more prone to asthma, study says
Washington Post
By age 3, about 18 percent of the children had developed wheezing or asthma. Compared with those who had never taken antibiotics, children who had taken the medication in infancy were twice as likely to have developed wheezing and 60 percent more …

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