Can vegetables reduce the risk of asthma in children?

Children usually don't like to eat fresh vegetables, even though adults tell them it's healthy. Not just doctors know this is no lie. If you don't eat enough vegetables, you have a heightened risk of asthma, say Canadian researchers in an ongoing research...

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Imperial County leads state in treatment of children with asthma

CALEXICO, CALIF. — As the relentless wind stirs up piles of dust and dirt and creates a gigantic funnel of haze in the vast, sweltering Imperial Valley, children like Marco Cisneros battle to breathe...

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County's kids with asthma more likely to visit ER

CALEXICO, Calif.—Children with asthma in the dusty and impoverished Imperial County are far more likely to visit the emergency room, costing taxpayers for care often covered by state and federal health care programs...

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