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Published September 7, 2008, 3:59 am, Westland Observer
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Published September 7, 2008, 12:52 am, North County Times
Presidio Brass Quintet to perform ESCONDIDO ---- The Music Series of First United Methodist Church of Escondido will present a concert by the Presidio Brass Quintet at 3 p.m. Sept. 7 in the church sanctuary, 341 S. Kalmia St. The group will perform works for its upcoming CD, "Cinematic! Music from the Movies." A reception to greet the musicians will follow. Free-will offering. Call (760) 745-5100.
Free clinics ‘can't serve them all'
Published September 6, 2008, 9:34 am, The Charlotte Observer
They started showing up before dawn. One thought she had pneumonia. Another worried that a trip to the emergency room would mean a second bill for thousands of dollars. Everyone in the long line outside Charlotte Community Health Clinic in east Charlotte wanted to see a doctor, but no one had health insurance. At 9 a.m., when the doors to the free clinic finally opened, the first 50 people ...
Dealing with COPD before it deals with you
Published September 5, 2008, 2:20 pm, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Take a deep breath and fill your lungs with as much air as possible. Then, as you begin exhaling, stop about halfway to take a deep breath once more. Repeat this exercise until you could inhale no longer.
Breathing disorder puts blacks at high cancer risk
Published September 5, 2008, 9:17 am, Muzi
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Weak Emphasis on IAQ Puts Children, Older Adults, Chronically Ill at Risk
Published September 5, 2008, 6:00 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
There is no doubt that sustainable building saves energy and water and helps protect the outdoor environment. But in all the excitement about building green, one important issue frequently gets pushed into the background and that is the quality of the air we breathe indoors.
A breath of fresh air
Published September 5, 2008, 2:49 am, The Citizen of Laconia
DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO Bob Moody assists his wife, Maggie, down the long ramp to board the MS Mount Washington where approximately 400 individuals living with COPD went on the annual Eager Breather's Fresh Air cruise on Thursday.
NEPAL: Indoor pollution proves deadly
Published September 5, 2008, 1:49 am, IRIN
KATHMANDU, 5 September 2008 (IRIN) - The use of biomass fuel may be routine and cheaper for rural households in the Himalayan nation, but its impact is proving dangerous as the biomass creates indoor pollution, seriously affecting people's health, according to specialists.
Chronic Bronchitis (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, Emphysema)
Published September 4, 2008, 9:59 pm, ThirdAge
Chronic bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in the lungs become inflamed. In chronic bronchitis, the condition lasts for a long time or continues to recur.
County fails to meet pollution standards
Published September 4, 2008, 9:19 am, Portsmouth Daily Times
Scioto County is among nine "metropolitan" areas in Ohio that fail to meet federal air quality standards for particulate matter resulting chiefly from coal-burning power plants and vehicles powered by diesel engines.
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