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Pilot partnership aims to reduce Asthma among children in Georgia childcare centers (GA)
October is Children’s Health Month and, at a ceremony today in Atlanta, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/Administration for Children and Families (ACF) kicked-off the month-long celebration by announcing a joint pilot project to reduce childhood asthma incidence in two Georgia counties, Bibb and Lowndes. EPA Region 4, ...
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May is Asthma Awareness Month
Cochrane & Associates has dedicated its services to companies that work to help create healthy environments and clean indoor air quality (IAQ) to help fight asthma. May is Asthma Awareness Month when numerous organizations and government agencies help increase public awareness of asthma and its impact on our communities. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asthma affects ...
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Asthma Awareness Month 2014: NIH Continues its Commitment to Asthma Research
May is Asthma Awareness Month, and the National Institutes of Health emphasizes the scientific progress being made in asthma research, from basic science, such as how lung cells work, to clinical trials on current and future treatments for the disease. NIH-led research includes studies of environmental factors, how the body’s own defense system plays a role, and the microbiome — all ...
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Breathing in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh can be hazardous for your health
One out of every 10 people in the United States lives in an area with unhealthy levels of all three types of air pollution tracked by the new American Lung Association State of the Air report - ozone, short-term particle pollution and year-round particle pollution. Published last week, the annual report shows that Los Angeles again is the city most affected by ozone and year-round particle ...
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World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma
Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world to recognize World Asthma Day. As NIH's leading supporters of asthma research, we at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
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New York Building Science Consultants Identify and Mitigate Indoor Asthma Triggers
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 11 children have asthma and 1 in 12 adults have the condition. The chronic disease results in billions of dollars in annual medical costs, and approximately 25 million missed days of work and school. The CDC states that four thousand people die from asthma-related causes and it is a contributing factor in another 7,000 deaths ...
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California Residents Reminded to be on the Lookout for Asthma Triggers
According to the American Lung Association, more than 5 million people in California suffer from asthma. This number includes close to 1 million children. For people who suffer from asthma, an attack can occur when they are exposed to environmental triggers. These triggers can vary from individual to individual, but there are a number of common asthma triggers that impact many. By ...
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World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma
Statement of Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program; Susan B. Shurin, M.D., acting director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health ...
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Asthma and the Link to Exposure to Mold and Bacteria
A new study by European scientists has found that children who grow up on a farm appear to be less likely to develop asthma. In February of this year it was reported in HealthDay News that, “The risk of asthma was reduced by as much as 51 percent for children living on farms, and researchers suspect that it's the diversity of exposure to different microbes that may offer protection against ...
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Almost 5 Million Californians Suffer from Asthma
Last month an article posted by Time reported that 4.9 million people in California suffer from asthma. According to research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research the condition disproportionately affects low income residents. The article also states that between 2001 and 2007 there was a 13% overall increase in the asthma rate. The report revealed that Fresno, a lower income inland ...
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EPA and LDEQ Raise Awareness of Importance of Air Quality
Today, representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) came together to raise awareness of the importance of air quality for people’s health. EPA Regional Administrator Ron Curry and LDEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch spoke about ozone and its effects on air quality and people’s health as part of Air ...
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Take action on hot summer days to reduce asthma attacks
Summer is here and the hot weather can cause ozone levels to rise, making the air unhealthy to breathe, especially for people with asthma or other respiratory ailments. On days like today and throughout the hot summer months, it’s important to pay close attention to air quality. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day or even hour to hour, and can have a serious affect on ...
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Illinois Department of Health Takes Aim at Mold and People’s Health
“Many molds can cause health effects,” states an Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Fact Sheet on Mold and Your Health. The document was produced to inform the state’s residents of the possible health effects associated with elevated levels of mold in indoor environments. Another document produced by the IDPH is Moisture in the Home. This second document also ...
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Home Test Kit Helps Identify Asthma Triggers
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors. For those suffering from asthma this makes it all the more important that the air they breathe in their homes, offices and schools is free of elevated levels of known asthma triggers. One common asthma trigger that has been recognized for years is mold. The EPA has even developed a ...
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Indoor Allergies & Asthma Triggers Identified with IAQ Index
Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs and is one of the most common long-term diseases of children. Adults can also suffer from asthma and the relentless wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing that it can bring during an attack. When an asthma attack occurs the body’s airways become smaller as they swell. Less air makes its way to the lungs and the body’s ...
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Indoor Mold Exposure Linked to Childhood Asthma
Last year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published an article entitled, “Household Molds Linked to Childhood Asthma.” The article discusses three species of mold that were more commonly found in homes of babies that would eventually develop asthma. The article states, “More than 6 million children in the U.S. have asthma. Genes are known to play a role, and so ...
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EPA helps build awareness around asthma / asthma affects nearly 25 million people in the U.S.
To kick off Asthma Awareness Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is commemorating World Asthma Day by bringing awareness to a growing nationwide problem. Asthma has consistently increased over the past decade with more than 4 million additional cases reported, including nearly 1 million additional cases reported in children. One out of every 10 school aged children is affected ...
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Dupixent (dupilumab) Approved by European Commission for Children Aged 6 to 11 Years with Severe Asthma with Type 2 Inflammation
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the European Commission (EC) has expanded the marketing authorization for Dupixent (dupilumab) in the European Union. Dupixent is now also approved in children aged 6 to 11 years as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with type 2 inflammation characterized by raised blood eosinophils and/or raised ...
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Court asked to order deadline for action on overdue smog standards
A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit today asking the federal court to set a deadline for the Obama Administration to take action on overdue standards for ozone (or “smog”) pollution. The lawsuit – filed on behalf of the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club – comes ...
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