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Dangers of secondhand smoke are many
County coronerSince I wrote about the harmful effects of smoking in April, I thought this would be a great time to cover the facts about secondhand smoke. Many people think this is just a political issue about who had the right to smoke, and who has the right to a...Tags: Ear Infection, Heart Disease, Pneumonia, Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Cancer
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Commentary: Saving public from wood fires is not a local issue
The big news Friday morning was a proposed mayors-only meeting with South Coast Air Quality Management District board member and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. The purpose: a roll-up-our-sleeves discussion relating to the fire rings. The AQMD meets...Tags: Physical Conditions, Lung Cancer, Public Officials, Politics, Elections
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Merck first-quarter sales disappoint
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc reported lower than expected first quarter sales, as generic competition hurt demand for its Singulair asthma drug and the stronger dollar hit overseas sales of its medicines. Merck on Wednesday reported net income of $1....Tags: Singulair (drug), Merck & Company Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines
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Riding metal's rails with the blues aboard
South Bend TribuneMaybe it’s the slow- driving distorted guitar line on “Foxhole.” Or the way that freight train groove turns into a free-for-all of distortion and wah-wah that takes you back to “Iron Man.” If you wager that The Midnight...Tags: Robert Johnson, Entertainment, Music Industry, Music, Muddy Waters
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Arthritis, Physical Therapy, High Blood Pressure, Health Treatments, Respiratory Disease
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Sanitized society puts hygiene hypothesis to the test
Is the American body politic suffering from an autoimmune disease? The "hygiene hypothesis" is the scientific theory that the rise in asthma and other autoimmune maladies stems from the fact that babies are born into environments that are too clean. Our...
Tags: here! (tv network), Media Industry, Civil Rights, Prosecution, Arts and Culture
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Marchers turn out for Pa. walk event to benefit March of Dimes
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThirteen and a half years ago, Brittney Mazie benefited from March of Dimes’ services as she laid in a hospital incubator connected to an oxygen machine and heart monitor. Just 3 pounds when she was born, Brittney spent three months in Inova...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), March of Dimes Foundation, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)
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Challenges, changes and controversies: ECRMC deals with evolving medical climate
Staff WriterHealth care reform, budget cuts and ever more stringent governmental regulations are what El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer David Green finds as the main challenges the hospital faces. “So what are we going to have to do...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Marketing, Government Health Care, Career and Workplace, Medicare
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US STOCKS-Futures little changed ahead of Fed, jobs data
Reuters* Fed to announce policy decision at 2 p.m EDT (1800 GMT * ADP employment report on tap * S&P closes at new record, marks sixth straight months of gains * Futures: S&P up 1.5 pts, Dow up 9 pts, Nasdaq up 2.75 pts By Angela Moon NEW YORK, May 1...Tags: Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Merck & Company Incorporated
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Brawley among the most polluted cities according to state report
Staff WriterRelatively high pesticide use, asthma rates and contaminated bodies of water give Brawley the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted areas in California, according to a recent report by a state environmental health agency. Pesticide...Tags: Poverty, Physical Conditions, Hazardous Materials, Environmental Pollution, United States Census Bureau
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Mission helps keep La Rabida expansion on track
Wedged between Lake Michigan and a small boat harbor in the far reaches of Jackson Park on the city's South Side, La Rabida Children's Hospital is all on its own, in more ways than one. The tiny, independent pediatric specialty hospital is known for...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Park District, Parkinson's Disease, Family, Healthcare Provider
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More US high-grade issuance seen as market watches Fed
ReutersBy John Balassi May 1 (IFR) - Tone is somewhat muted on Wednesday as the markets await the outcome of the Federal Reserve two-day meeting at 2:15pm. Investors are expecting the central bank policy statement to be more dovish given the loss of economic...Tags: ING Group, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Grupo Televisa SA, Merck & Company Incorporated
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