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May 23, 2005

Unhealthy Air Spawns New Alert System

And you guys thought I was joking about how bad the air is down here. Do you have flags where you live to warn when the air is unhealthy? I'm SO moving.

Modesto Bee: "Fight of his young life
Air pollution, asthma bane of Central Valley's children

Ayotli's face turned red as a choking cough forced the little boy to gasp for every breath.
Destiny Alvárez said her 5-year-old son has had to endure such a coughing fit only a 'couple of times,' but that doesn't make it any less frightening.

Alvárez said Ayotli (an Aztec-derived name meaning 'messenger from the heavens of the heart') was approaching his first birthday when the problem began.

'He was coughing a lot,' she said. 'The doctors thought he just had a cough from a cold. That was the worst time, when he was between 12 and 18 months.'

Alvárez said it took about six months and repeated visits to doctors before her son finally was diagnosed as asthmatic.

Today, Alvárez is teaching her son how to use medicines such as albuterol and Flovent inhalers. Near summer's end, he will begin kindergarten at Modesto's Wilson Elementary School.

Wilson, like other schools throughout Stanislaus County, will begin flying 'air pollution' flags this fall.

Flags of four colors will be used — green for healthy air; yellow, moderate air; orange, poor air quality for sensitive groups, which includes people like Ayotli with asthma, diabetes or cardiovascular disease; and red, unhealthy air."

Posted by Loyd at May 23, 2005 08:12 PM

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Comments

Very interesting. How does air affect diabetes?

Posted by: AF at May 23, 2005 10:25 PM