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Obama: New pollution rules will reduce asthma, heart attack
2014-05-31 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Press: US President Barack Obama said Saturday, May 31, that his administration's proposals to cut carbon emissions will prevent thousands of asthma and heart attacks each year. Obama's prediction came during his regular weekly broadcast address as he discussed proposed guidelines designed to "cut down on the carbon pollution, smog, and soot." The administration will release the guidelines in the coming week. Some 40% of the country's carbon pollution comes from power plants and while there are...
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Air pollution exposure in second trimester may increase asthma risk in children
2014-05-26 14:30:25| Green Car Congress
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Amgen Drug May Stunt Asthma Attacks From Allergies
2014-05-21 16:14:37| Biotech - Topix.net
An experimental compound from Amgen Inc. succeeded in blunting allergic asthma attacks by blocking a protein newly found to cause symptoms, researchers said.
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NIH continues its commitment to asthma research
2014-05-18 22:01:07| Biotech - Topix.net
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.
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Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?
2014-04-13 07:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: "There is an increasing recognition that the environments in which people live, work, learn and play have a tremendous impact on their health,' reads a letter sent Friday to Secretary of State John Kerry by the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the National Association of County and City Health (NACCHO). "The administration will certainly benefit by having a clear understanding of how the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could impact the public's health, including the health of our most...