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Back to School and Battling to Breathe
Los Angeles, CA– Trenton Stokes was excited as any child would be to start his first week of kindergarten. The Florida five-year-old’s mother was nervous as any mom would be, especially considering Trenton’s asthma. She meticulously sat down with school officials, the school nurse and her son’s teacher to instruct them on the proper use of her son’s inhaler. Four days after he started kindergarten, Trenton died at recess of an asthma attack; his rescue inhaler left behind by his teacher in the classroom.
Dr. Maya Angelou Issues Call to Healing
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Free Autism Parenting Workshop At Leroy Haynes Center
LaVerne, CA– Attorney Chad Carlock, who advises and represents parents, advocates and others in the area of developmental disabilities, will lead a panel of experts focusing on working with the system this month at a free autism parenting workshop
Blood Clot Risk From Stents Seen in African-Americans
African-Americans may be at an increased risk for developing life-threatening blood clots after receiving drug-coated stents that are meant to keep their arteries open, new research shows.
Too Little Sleep Bad For Teenagers' Diets: Study
Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
They said getting too little sleep can result in chronic changes in the diet that can increase the risk of obesity, especially in girls.
Prior studies have shown that too little sleep can lead to weight gain, but the new findings show where the extra calories come from.
Diet Drug Meridia Raises Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
A company-sponsored study found that the weight-loss drug Meridia raised heart attack and stroke risk in patients with pre-existing heart disease.
The publication comes just two weeks before the Food and Drug Administration is to convene an advisory panel of outside experts to discuss the fate of Meridia, which the agency approved in 1997. In the study, nearly 10,000 patients 55 and older with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes or both were randomly assigned to take either Meridia or a placebo.
Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute Treats First Patient
When Ronald Cosman was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October, his uro-surgeon handed him a list of treatment options. He chose one that included complete removal of his prostate.
On Wednesday, Cosman, 64, became the first patient at the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute. Its official grand opening is in October. In the meantime, Cosman is one of about 75 patients who were on a list to receive treatment or consultations as the facility gets up and running.
1 in 7 Home Kitchens Would Fail Restaurant Health Inspection Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
New research suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.
The small study from California’s Los Angeles County found that only 61 percent of home kitchens would get an A or B if put through the rigors of a restaurant inspection. At least 14 percent would fail — not even getting a C.
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