Baystate Health, Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition to study asthma triggers in homes

SPRINGFIELD - Asthma can be made worse by a home friendly to such allergens as molds, something a national project involving Baystate Health and the Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition is about to study with hopes to offer affected individuals environmental solutions in the near future.....

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Go Fund Me account set up for family of Vermilion kindergartner who died from asthma attack

A Go Fund Me account has been set up for a Vermilion family after their 6-year-old son, Xander K. Cormier, died May 9 after a severe asthma attack.
Xander died at University Hospitals, according to his obituary on Riddle Funeral Home’s website.
He was born Oct. 21, 2008, in Beaver, Pa. According to his obituary, he and his parents, Jeff and Emily, moved to Vermilion from Olmsted Falls two years ago.....

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AHIP Celebrates Asthma Awareness Month

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is working hard to identify and promote best practices that align with the National Institute of Health’s EPR-3 asthma guidelines, taking into account how environmental triggers affect people who have asthma.....

Read more here: ahipcoverage.com