Time for a check-up on asthma

It's that time of year when all people, especially children, who have ever been treated for asthma or wheezing should consider that ragweed pollens are airborne as well as other fall pollens. There is a government website you can consult for daily air quality alerts: www.dec.ny.gov. Pollens and ozone are known triggers of wheezing. Interestingly, both of these levels have been particularly high on Long Island since mid-August.....

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DHH: 5 parish school systems 'asthma-friendly'

NEW ORLEANS — Five parish school systems have taught teachers and administrators how to recognize signs and symptoms of asthma and taken other measures to help students with the disease, says Bruce Greenstein, secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals......

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