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    Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  1. U.S. to cover cancer treatment for 9/11 responders

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11, 2001 will be entitled to free monitoring and treatment for some 50 forms of cancer.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11, 2001 will be entitled to free monitoring and treatment for some 50 forms of cancer....

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Asthma, Cancer, Mount Sinai, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    2. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  2. Asthma can occur at any age

    Premium Health News Service
    Q. I'm 50 years old, and lately I've been wheezing when I play tennis. Can I get asthma at my age? A. You can get asthma as an adult, without ever having had it in childhood. And your wheezing might be caused by asthma, but it also can be caused by other...

    Tags: Asthma, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Allergies, Tennis, Heart Failure

    3. May 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. 2012 True Grit Award recipients

    The True Grit Award is presented to a senior student-athlete from each high school located in Washington County and a second-year student at Hagerstown Community College who has demonstrated the ability to overcome hardship to become or remain a member of...

    Tags: Asthma, Teaching and Learning, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Economy, Business and Finance, Physical Therapy

    4. May 1, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  4. "Bucket List" Baby, Avery Lynn Canahuati, Dies

    BELLAIRE, Texas -- The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a "bucket list" blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died Monday, her father said.
    KTLA News
    BELLAIRE, Texas -- The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a "bucket list" blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died Monday, her father said. Avery Lynn Canahuati, who was born in November with spinal muscular...

    Tags: Good Friday, Human Body, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Bellaire, Emergency Health Procedures

    5. Mar 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. After slow start, flu season ramps up in Maryland

    It's nearly spring, temperatures in the 70s, yet the flu waited until now to ramp up in Maryland, killing three members of a Calvert County family.
    It's nearly spring, temperatures in the 70s, yet the flu waited until now to ramp up in Maryland, killing three members of a Calvert County family. Usually, flu season strikes earlier. By this time last year, the flu had been widespread and had already...

    Tags: Swine Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Calvert County, Medical Procedures and Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections

    6. Dec 26, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. Lawyer Says Feds' 9/11 Victim Compensation Offer Is Good Deal

    More than 1,600 people who have filed lawsuits against the government claiming they developed health problems resulting from the toxic cloud from the collapsed World Trade Center have until Monday to decide whether to take advantage of an offer from Washington. They must agree to drop their lawsuits and pledge to never sue again in return for a piece of a $2.7 billion victim's compensation fund. If they don't decide by Jan. 2, they lose their opportunity.
    pix11 | @wpix
    More than 1,600 people who have filed lawsuits against the government claiming they developed health problems resulting from the toxic cloud from the collapsed World Trade Center have until Monday to decide whether to take advantage of an offer from...

    Tags: Trials, Asthma, Laws, Cancer, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    7. Jul 19, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Health Groups Sue the EPA Over Smog in L.A.

    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Did the Environmental Protection Agency fail to protect residents in Los Angeles from dangerous levels of smog? Some environmental and public health groups say they did and they're suing the E.P.A..
    KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Did the Environmental Protection Agency fail to protect residents in Los Angeles from dangerous levels of smog? Some environmental and public health groups say they did and they're suing the E.P.A.. The suit claims the E.P.A. didn't...

    Tags: Asthma, Politics, Regional Authority, Physical Conditions, Environmental Politics

    8. Nov 11, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Peak flu season is coming

    It might not be the subject of fundraisers and walk-a-thons.
    marieg@herald-mail.com
    It might not be the subject of fundraisers and walk-a-thons. But make no mistake, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Like cancer, AIDS, heart disease and a host of other medical maladies, influenza can be a killer. On average, flu...

    Tags: Asthma, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Allergies, Viral Diseases and Infections

    9. Jul 18, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. L.A. smog: Public health groups file suit against EPA [Updated]

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    Environmental and public health groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday in an effort to spur a crackdown on smog in the Los Angeles region. Under the federal Clean Air Act, Congress established a one-hour standard........
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