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Thank You: Calipatria district thanks participants at Health Fair
CUSD Program CoordinatorCalipatria Unified School District hosted our 11th annual Family and Children’s Health Fair on March 20. This year we had 48 agencies and over 300 parents and children participated. The event was a huge success and offered a wide array of...Tags: Dental Health, Family, The Salvation Army, High Blood Pressure, Interior Policy
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Genetic marker indicates if child is likely to develop asthma after a cold
University of Chicago researchers said they have identified a genetic marker that will help identify children most likely to develop asthma after they catch a cold. The researchers found that 90 percent of children under age 3 who wheezed after catching...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Genetics, Education
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State air pollution association cites 'remarkable progress' in report
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAcknowledging the “daunting challenges” that remain before reaching air quality standards, the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association nonetheless cited its “remarkable progress” toward that end. Despite the state&...Tags: Science and Technology, Physical Conditions, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Mailbag: Neighbors in H.B. weigh in on fire rings
I live in Huntington Beach, about two blocks from the beach. I am not a wealthy person trying to keep others from beach traditions. I have asthma. I really do. Smoke from the beach fires is one of my triggers. Exposure to it can push me over the brink...Tags: Allergies
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Voice: Start with the truth
Discussions about the Quantification Settlement Agreement were just getting started when I first came to the Imperial Valley in 1997, as a governor’s appointee to the Colorado River Board. Back then, no one talked about Salton Sea restoration or...Tags: Lawyers, Water Supply, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Chinese poaching of rare mammal exposed by boating accident
A boating accident off the Philippines coast has exposed Chinese poaching of a protected species of scaly anteater, or pangolin, prized in traditional medicine. A 500-ton Chinese fishing vessel, the Min Long Yu, crashed into a coral reef April 8. When...Tags: Philippines, World Wildlife Fund, UNESCO, Malaysia, China
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Edgewood family leads March for Babies walk Sunday
The Pennel family of Edgewood, is serving as the 2013 Harford County March for Babies Ambassador Family to help raise awareness about the lifesaving research and support of the March of Dimes and their team, Two Tiny Blessings, will participate in the...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, March of Dimes Foundation, Edgewood, Harford County, Birth Defects
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Troubled Salton Sea may get some relief
Staff WriterThe Salton Sea may get a boost soon. Three environmental projects have been tentatively awarded $3 million. Two of the projects — one on the south end and another on the north end of the sea are habitat restoration and dust mitigation projects....Tags: Conservation, Water Supply, Renovation, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Asthma test helps doctor tailor treatment
Inhaled corticosteroids are often used to treat asthma, but trying to figure out if the therapy is necessary — and at what dose — can be tricky. Now, a new, noninvasive breath test called fractional exhaled nitric oxide, or FeNO, has taken...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Allergies, General Practitioners, Wheezing
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U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as those who are born in the U.S., according to a new study. Researchers surveyed the parents of 80,...Tags: Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Northwestern University, Roosevelt, Allergies
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Living near traffic linked to increased cancer risk in children
Researchers have already uncovered worrying signs that exposure to traffic – and the vehicle emissions that come with it – can increase a child’s risk of developing asthma and autism. Now comes evidence that it may make children more...
Tags: Science and Technology, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Autism, Leukemia, Cancer
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Eczema, Varicella Vaccine, Iron (dietary supplement), Dizziness, Medical Procedures and Tests
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