Critics: DC shelter near bus garage would expose kids to bad air – Washington Post


Washington Post

Critics: DC shelter near bus garage would expose kids to bad air
Washington Post
Washington is a city that wheezes. It has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country. Those who suffer from the disease cluster in the city's poorest communities, where asthmatic children are 10 times more likely to visit the emergency room than
Better air means healthier childrenKnoxville News Sentinel
Washington: Announcement of shelter for homeless families within District's largest bus garage alarms advocatesNH Voice
Connecticut counties all at risk for high ozone levels, report saysNew Haven Register
Hamilton Journal News –LancasterOnline
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Schoolgirl, 13, who died from massive asthma attack ‘would still be alive if … – Mirror.co.uk


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Schoolgirl, 13, who died from massive asthma attack 'would still be alive if
Mirror.co.uk
The mum of a girl who died from a massive asthma attack told an inquest today that she would still be alive if she had been given the opportunity to see a specialist doctor. Tamara Mills was described as a “wonderful girl” with her whole life in front
Medical system failed my girl, says mum of South Shields teen who died after Shields Gazette

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Ohio Bill Would Let Schools, Camps Stock Asthma Inhalers – WOSU Public Media


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Ohio Bill Would Let Schools, Camps Stock Asthma Inhalers
WOSU Public Media
flickr.com/photos/chapstickaddict. An Ohio bill would let schools and camps keep a supply of asthma inhalers not prescribed to specific patients in case of emergencies. The measure passed the state Senate on a unanimous vote Wednesday. The House also …

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USA Today Columnist Goes Where GMA Would Not: With Air 62 Pct. Cleaner … – NewsBusters (blog)


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USA Today Columnist Goes Where GMA Would Not: With Air 62 Pct. Cleaner
NewsBusters (blog)
A White House fact sheet connected the dots, saying that asthma rates have more than doubled in the past 30 years, and that "climate change is putting these individuals and many other vulnerable populations at greater risk of landing in the hospital
Global warming didn't give Malia asthma: ColumnUSA TODAY
Why Obama linked climate change to his daughter's asthmaGrist
Malia's Asthma and the Asphyxiation of AmericaAmerican Thinker

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For Severe Asthma, Most Surveyed U.S. Payers Would Reimburse a Novel … – PR Newswire (press release)

For Severe Asthma, Most Surveyed U.S. Payers Would Reimburse a Novel
PR Newswire (press release)
Surveyed U.S. and European pulmonologists agree that reduction in rate of exacerbations is the attribute that most influences prescribing decisions in moderate to severe asthma. Clinical data and the opinions of interviewed thought leaders indicate

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