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Medical researchers have long known there’s a connection between pollution and asthma. But a new study is among the first to pinpoint some of the exact elements that apparently cause breathing prob....
( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and a major reason for admissions to hospital, yet inadequate asthma control is present in 26-45 percent of children, states a review in CMAJ.
LARRY ELL Staff Writer TAVARES -- Lake and Sumter County residents will soon be able to receive the H1N1 vaccine. The Lake County Health Dep ...
State and federal health officials wanted to know what kind of people were hospitalized with swine flu, so they studied Anchorage residents who tested positive and were admitted at four area hospitals over several weeks -- 59 people.
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This year, when it's time for Curt Nitschelm to pose for photos and listen to children recite their Christmas wish lists at Redmond's Operation Santa Claus, he'll put on his red suit, adjust his white beard — and get ready to use plenty of hand sanitizer.With the H1N1 virus — commonly known as swine flu — spreading quickly around the country, especially among young people, even Santa is taking ...
Demand for the swine flu vaccine was up last weekend in Department of Health-sponsored clinics and one more child’s death was revealed.
cost is for advertising? Missing from the debate on health care reform is a measure that would substantially reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Clearing the air was the subject of discussion at the St. Francois County Commission Tuesday. Commissioners have approved a voluntary clean air resolution as a proactive response to continued indications that environmental officials may try to pull the county into St. Louis' non-attainment designation.
By Dana Cole Herald/Review No descr SIERRA VISTA — While there has been a Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with compromised immune systems, the World Health Organization does not believe it reflects a major change in the virus’ susceptibility to the drug. Nine people in Britain and the U.S. developed a Tamiflu-resistant form of swine flu while being treated for blood cancers, said WHO ...
Three Rivers, a 2,000-student district, seeks compensatory and punitive damages from a plastics plant near an Addyston school that closed.
Becks' long standing problem has nothing to do with on-field performances...
Lower east central Missouri organizations interested in improving health care in their communities are invited to upcoming meetings hosted by the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). The meetings are an excellent opportunity for attendees to hear about MFH funding available in 2010, and learn more about the foundation, which awards a total of $50 million in grants each year to nonprofits ...
If a strong wind blows out of the north on truckload after truckload of dirt traveling back and forth on Q Street every day for 10 hours a day, what do you have?
The young invincibles. That's what the insurance industry calls them. They're the 13.7 million Americans under 30 who don't have health insurance because, they firmly believe, they just don't need it.
The dust clouds are beginning to settle in the vicinity of Ralston House Senior Living Apartments, allowing residents in the senior living facility to breathe a little easier.
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