Breathe Well Live Well
|
Asthma rates high among children in Pittsburgh-area communities
WTAE Pittsburgh “It's like I'm battling a monster,” the 8-year-old boy told Channel 4 Action News investigator Jim Parsons. It's been that way since he suffered his first near-fatal asthma attack when he was 3. “It brings tears to my eyes because he came to me and … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Teen drowns trying to help girl with asthma attack
WTAE Pittsburgh A local teen drowned in a Clarion County creek trying to help save a girl who was having an asthma attack. Family members said Brandon Fuller, who would have turned 18 on Tuesday, was swimming with friends in Red Bank Creek on Saturday when he tried to … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Pittsburgh named fourth-worst city for asthma sufferers
WTAE Pittsburgh Not long after, she was introduced to asthma. "My son was diagnosed when we moved over here. He was about 8 or 9 years old and he eventually grew out of it. My mom was also diagnosed with asthma after moving over here," said Greager, Greager said she … |
View full post on asthma – Google News
|
Bellevue Council President Responds To High Asthma Numbers In Students
WTAE Pittsburgh Last month, Team 4's Jim Parsons reported that 37 percent of students in the Northgate School District have asthma, according to information from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. "I was absolutely stunned, and I thought something needs to be done … |
View full post on asthma – Google News