Asthma Rates Among Latino Children Above National Average, Double in Some Populations

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the adult U.S. Latino population has lower rates of asthma than the general population (7.3 percent compared to 8.4 percent), but Latino children have higher than average rates for asthma, and those rates are escalating.....

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Obese children are at a higher risk of asthma

Rates of asthma among children have skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has obesity. New research has shown these conditions are actually linked.....

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Asthma sufferers feeling pollution, hot weather

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- If you've been feeling kind of run down, air-quality officials are reporting higher levels of pollution in Santa Clarita, the San Fernando Valley and San Bernardino. Air quality becomes an even bigger problem in the summer. But there are ways to protect your lungs.....

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