Word: asthma
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...antiquated wiring will not permit more than a few computers to work at one time; walls so damaged by water leaks that paint will not adhere to the plaster; floors so rotted that children put their feet through them; long lines to use outmoded bathrooms; sewage backups in classrooms; asthma and respiratory illnesses as a result of mildew and fungus in ancient air ducts; falling ceiling tiles; condemned rooms; collapsing partitions; unusable playgrounds; broken stairs; carpets that smell from the repeated leaks and flooding...
...Starting with a manageable district is critical, one in which a few dedicated volunteers and a larger group of occasional volunteers can have reasonable prospects for success. As compared to issue-related campaigns (e.g. a community campaign to stop an asphalt plant or to educate on air quality and asthma rates in urban children), the infrastructural advantage of a campaign for elective office is that it must be reactivated with frequency and--at least for the successful ones--that it can continue to grow with the success of the candidate...
...fixture, all sharp angles and etched glass. Wynn recoils. "What's this thing?" he demands, fixing the chandelier with a cold eye. "This looks like hell. It's totally out of place. I wouldn't want to see it in a toilet. I need it the way I need asthma. I don't want it to be here when I come back. Send it back to [designer Adam] Tihany...
Over half of the children involved in the survey had serious health conditions like asthma, emotional disorders, attention deficit disorder, and developmental delays, raising the issue of healthcare for these children after the deadline has passed...
...some folks are so sensitive to peanuts that eating them can trigger anaphylactic shock, in which the airway closes off and blood pressure can drop precipitously. In these people, even the smell of peanuts can provoke asthma-like reactions. Allergists estimate that 125 people die each year from food allergies, usually to peanuts, compared with about 50 deaths from allergic reactions to beestings...