Tree-Lined Suburbs Induce Fewer Asthma Attacks

Asthma can have lots of triggers, consisting of pollen from some tree types. A brand-new research study has actually discovered that the advantages of living in a leafy location surpass the damages, and not simply visually. The group utilized a database of 650,000 major asthma attacks throughout the UK in...
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Giving birth is perilous enough without a hurricane

(CNN)New Orleans resident Rosezina Jefferson entered into labor throughout Hurricane Katrina– so she jumped out a window to obtain assistance. She had contractions while she swam. She’s still haunted by that minute. “I constantly think of remaining in labor and leaving my child, “she stated now, more than 12 years...
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This edgy remake of ‘Arthur’ is the teen drama you’ve been waiting for

An edgy re-imagining of PBS kids’s program Arthur has the web applauding the innovative minds behind the task. It’s varied, filled with spectacular visuals, and includes an initial story caught in a half and the minute trailer: Now the cherished kids from the imaginary Elwood City are teenagers and Muffy’s...
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Fear over healthcare locks Americans in jobs and throttles creativity | Jonathan R Goodman

What might and need to make America excellent is the flexibility to follow ones dreams not remain caught in a cubicle, paralysed by worry, composes Jonathan R Goodman, editor of Cancer Therapy Advisor M illions of Americans are stuck in exactly what some economic experts call “job-lock” or the failure...
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‘Half my lung cancer patients are non-smokers’: toxic air crisis chokes Delhi

Pollution not just affecting peoples health but also Indias political leadership, with Modi appearing reluctant to head response As the air quality fell, first to severe, then to emergency levels this week, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram hospital knew they needed to start fast-tracking patients. They come in, they get...
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Doctors Announce Public Emergency As Delhi Is Smothered In Smog

This week the air contamination in Delhi has actually reached such devastating levels that medical professionals in the city have actually revealed a public health emergency situation . Individuals are being informed to remain inside as the stagnant air and cold temperature levels have increased the levels of particulates to...
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Delhi doctors declare pollution emergency as smog chokes city

Levels of air-borne contaminants are off the scale in parts of Indias capital with results compared to smoking cigarettes 50 cigarettes a day A public health emergency situation has actually been stated by physicians in Delhi as air quality on the planet’s most contaminated capital city plunged to levels compared...
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UK disappointed as Robert Mugabe becomes WHO goodwill ambassador

UN body selects Zimbabwean despot to assist deal with non-communicable illness, regardless of alarming health crisis under his guideline The UK federal government has actually criticised the World Health Organization’s choice to select Robert Mugabe as a “goodwill ambassador”, calling the relocation “frustrating and unexpected”. A Downing Street representative stated...
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Trump EPA plan will roll back Obama standards on power plant emissions

Measures expected soon are part of promise to revive coal industry but ex-agency chief says: This administration has no intention of following the law The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obamas attempt to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas...
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More phthalates banned in children’s toys by US government

(CNN)Children’s toys and child care products will soon have fewer chemicals in them. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted Wednesday to ban five kinds of phthalate chemicals from these products. The vote was 3 to 2 in favor of the restrictions. Scientists think the chemicals can disrupt our...
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