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Respiratory Illnesses

A Breathing Technique Offers Help For People With Asthma

nytimes.com | JANE E. BRODY | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Respiratory Illnesses, Asthma, Breathing, Health, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Hyperventilation -- breathing too fast and too deeply -- could be the underlying cause of asthma, making it worse by lowering the level of carbon diox...

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EPA Smog Limit: Agency Scraps Bush-Era Smog Rule And Will Start Over

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Smog Rules, Environmental Regulation, Obama, Smog, Justice Department, Smog Limits, Bush, Epa, Health, Asthma, Respiratory Illnesses, Air Pollution Law, Air Pollution, Heart Attacks, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is scrapping a controversial Bush-era rule that set stricter limits for smog but fell short of ...

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Mickey Rourke: Getting it Right

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotion, Mental Health, Pets, The Wrestler, Golden Globes, Mickey Rourke, Animals, Self-Soothing, Stress Reduction, Skin, Chihuahua, Stress, Emotions, Cats, Brain, Health, Respiratory Illnesses, Meditation, Brain Fitness, Cute Animals, Blood Pressure, Rosacea, Dogs, Living News
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

The simple stroking of a dog or cat has been proven to lower heart rate, decrease stress and anxiety, and lower respiratory rate and blood pressure.

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Why The CDC Ignored Formaldehyde Levels In FEMA Trailers

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Toxic, ATSDR, Respiratory Illnesses, Fema, Hurricane Katrina, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer, Fema Trailers, Formaldehyde, Green News

The Centers for Disease Control study (PDF) sounded reassuring when it was made public in 2007. Hurricane Katrina survivors didn't have to worry about...

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