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Nice Weekend Weather… "Earth Gauge": Asthma & Air Quality, Water Photo Contest
WOKV (blog) Are you one of the 24 million people living in the United States affected by asthma? More than 1,000 people are admitted to the hospital each day because of this chronic lung disease, which costs the nation around $56 billion each year in both direct … |
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Toxic Water: Asthma And Other Health Dangers Of Swimming In Chlorinated Pools
Medical Daily The odds of children developing asthma increases with exposure to chlorine, presumably mediated by nitrogen trichloride (NCI) (3) — a byproduct of chemical reactions between ammonia and chlorine that can damage the respiratory thin tissue in children … |
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Pesticides in Tap Water Linked to Food Allergies
ABC News (blog) Researchers at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology used existing government data to see whether people with more dichlorophenols in their urine were more likely to have food allergies. Dichlorophenols are a kind of chlorine in … Food Allergies May Be Linked To Pesticides In Tap Water Tap water implicated in rise of food allergies Pesticides in Tap Water Cause Food Allergy |
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DON'T use tap water for nasal flushes, doctors warn
Catholic Online While rinsing out the sinus cavities can benefit those who suffer from colds, allergies and asthma, there's a world of difference about the type of water you should use. Not under any circumstances, they warn, should you do a nasal wash with tap water … |
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Redhill woman overcomes asthma and fear of water to swim for Marie Curie …
This is Surreytoday AN ASTHMATIC woman with a lifelong fear of water is swimming a mile-and-a-quarter for charity, in memory of a family friend who died of cancer. Christina Payne, 55, of Carlton Road Redhill, decided to take on 100 lengths of a 25-metre pool to raise … |
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 Charlotte Observer |
Support clean air and water standards as a matter of faith
Charlotte Observer Given our city's perennial spot on the list of cities with poor urban air quality, it is hardly surprising that my work brings me into direct contact with people suffering from asthma, bronchitis and other pollution-aggravated illnesses. … Smog threatens health of the most vulnerable residents Health Care Without Harm Launches Clean Air Promise Campaign |
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Winded? woozy? Get out of the water
BOSTON, May 13 (UPI) — Cold water temperatures can put an extra strain on the heart and circulation, a U.S. doctor cautions.
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