Asthma
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Doomsday looming for many truckers at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports...would pay the price for the cleanup "We need clean air, but not on the backs of the truckers," said Martha Cota, 46, a long-time Long Beach resident who suffers from asthma, as do her two sons. Many truckers and their allies complain... In this article: Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Asthma |
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CBS | October 01, 2009
SoCal Gets $26.5M To Reduce Diesel Emissions
...California. The goal of the programs announced Thursday at the Port of Long Beach is to cut types of air pollution linked to health risks that lead to hospitalizations, cases of asthma and lower respiratory symptoms. The money will be...
In this article: E mail, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Carbon dioxide, and Long Beach
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The O.C. Register | October 01, 2009
EPA pumps $26 million green stimulus into area
...a green economy and a green environment. " Diesel pollution results in more than 2,000 hospitalizations and 50,000 cases of asthma and respiratory illness across the state each year, EPA says. Much of the funding announced Thursday is...
In this article: Pollution, EPA, Orange County, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Natural gas, and Lisa P. Jackson
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PR Newswire: Automotive Industry | October 20, 2009
Long Beach Port Caves to Trucking Industry Polluters at Expense of Community, Environment
...to as the "diesel-death" zone. "Instead of siding with the industry polluters that sued him, Mayor Foster needs to be standing up for the workers behind the wheel and mothers of children with asthma like me." In contrast, the LA Clean Truck...
In this article: Long Beach, Pollution, Los Angeles, American Trucking Association, New Jersey, Natural Resources Defense Council, Long Beach Press-Telegram, and New York
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L.A. Times | September 09, 2008
Activists decry Santa Barbara oil vote coverage - Los Angeles Times
One key initiative, the Clean Ports Investment Act, would alleviate air pollution that causes asthma and cancer in neighborhoods around the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland by imposing a fee on every cargo container. The...
In this article: Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Times, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Santa Barbara County, Sacramento, Long Beach, Carbon footprint, Global warming, Carbon dioxide, and Cancer
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Mothers of Children With Asthma Call on Congress to Protect LA Clean-Air Progress
...with asthma in the Long Beach community. LBACA employs a multi-faceted, community based approach addressing the systems, policies and social barriers to effective asthma care using evidence-based models. It examines and addresses factors at...
In this article: Long Beach, California, and American Trucking Association
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New California rules target big-rig pollution - Los Angeles Times
...are scheduled to take effect in 2010. California's Air Resources Board on Friday released long-awaited draft rules to clean up big-rig pollution that can aggravate asthma, cancer and heart disease. The statewide rules, which are scheduled...
In this article: Los Angeles Times, RSS Feeds, Cancer, San Joaquin Valley, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and California
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Science Blog - | November 05, 2009
USC study finds big air pollution impacts on local communities
...true effect," McConnell says. "Our results indicate that there is a substantial proportion of childhood asthma that may be caused by living within 75 meters (81 yards) of a major road in Long Beach and Riverside. This results in a much larger...
In this article: Long Beach, American Journal of Public Health, Los Angeles, E mail, University of Southern California, and University of Basel
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Asthma is a chronic condition involving the respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict, become inflamed, and are lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers. These episodes may be triggered by such things as exposure to an environmental stimulant such as an allergen, environmental tobacco smoke, cold or warm air, perfume, pet dander, moist air, exercise or exertion, or emotional stress. In children, the most common triggers are viral illnesses such as those that cause the common cold. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. The airway constriction responds to bronchodilators. Between episodes, most patients feel well but can have mild symptoms and they may remain short of breath after exercise for longer periods of time than the unaffected individual. The symptoms of asthma, which can range from mild to life threatening, can usually be controlled with a combination of drugs and environmental changes.
Public attention in the developed world has recently focused on asthma because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, affecting up to one in four urban children.
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