South Africa: The Link Between Asthma, Stress and Depression Among South African Kids – AllAfrica.com

South Africa: The Link Between Asthma, Stress and Depression Among South African Kids
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Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children worldwide. Yet for many years children in high-income countries were thought to be those mainly affected. However, asthma studies from the past 25 years not only call this view into question

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Sandoz Launches Breathe Africa Program to Improve Asthma Diagnosis, Treatment … – CSRwire.com (press release)

Sandoz Launches Breathe Africa Program to Improve Asthma Diagnosis, Treatment
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Holzkirchen, Jul. 24 /CSRwire/ – Sandoz today announced the launch of Breathe Africa, a respiratory health program aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of asthma through sharing medical expertise and donating medicines. The program will start …

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Sandoz Launches Breathe Africa Program to Improve Asthma Diagnosis, Treatment … – 3BL Media (press release)

Sandoz Launches Breathe Africa Program to Improve Asthma Diagnosis, Treatment
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Holzkirchen, July 24, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Sandoz today announced the launch of Breathe Africa, a respiratory health program aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of asthma through sharing medical expertise and donating medicines. The program …

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An estimate of asthma prevalence in Africa: a systematic analysis.

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An estimate of asthma prevalence in Africa: a systematic analysis.

Croat Med J. 2013 Dec 28;54(6):519-31

Authors: Adeloye D, Chan KY, Rudan I, Campbell H

Abstract
Aim. To estimate and compare asthma prevalence in Africa in 1990, 2000, and 2010 in order to provide information that will help inform the planning of the public health response to the disease. Methods. We conducted a systematic search of Medline, EMBASE, and Global Health for studies on asthma published between 1990 and 2012. We included cross-sectional population based studies providing numerical estimates on the prevalence of asthma. We calculated weighted mean prevalence and applied an epidemiological model linking age with the prevalence of asthma. The UN population figures for Africa for 1990, 2000, and 2010 were used to estimate the cases of asthma, each for the respective year. Results. Our search returned 790 studies. We retained 45 studies that met our selection criteria. In Africa in 1990, we estimated 34.1 million asthma cases (12.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 7.2-16.9) among children <15 years, 64.9 million (11.8%; 95% CI 7.9-15.8) among people aged <45 years, and 74.4 million (11.7%; 95% CI 8.2-15.3) in the total population. In 2000, we estimated 41.3 million cases (12.9%; 95% CI 8.7-17.0) among children <15 years, 82.4 million (12.5%; 95% CI 5.9-19.1) among people aged <45 years, and 94.8 million (12.0%; 95% CI 5.0-18.8) in the total population. This increased to 49.7 million (13.9%; 95% CI 9.6-18.3) among children <15 years, 102.9 million (13.8%; 95% CI 6.2-21.4) among people aged <45 years, and 119.3 million (12.8%; 95% CI 8.2-17.1) in the total population in 2010. There were no significant differences between asthma prevalence in studies which ascertained cases by written and video questionnaires. Crude prevalences of asthma were, however, consistently higher among urban than rural dwellers. Conclusion. Our findings suggest an increasing prevalence of asthma in Africa over the past two decades. Due to the paucity of data, we believe that the true prevalence of asthma may still be under-estimated. There is a need for national governments in Africa to consider the implications of this increasing disease burden and to investigate the relative importance of underlying risk factors such as rising urbanization and population aging in their policy and health planning responses to this challenge.

PMID: 24382846 [PubMed – in process]

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Asthma control requires affordable, accessible quality-assured essential medicines – Africa Science News Service

Asthma control requires affordable, accessible quality-assured essential medicines
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The low availability and the prohibitive cost of asthma inhalers continue to be serious challenges in low- and middle-income countries, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) says ahead of the World Asthma Day. With

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Asthma Relief provided by new electrostatic air filters – Middle East North Africa Financial Network

Asthma Relief provided by new electrostatic air filters
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
ACI Manufacturing has improved the "ULTRA" washable electrostatic furnace filters allowing the millions of Americans that suffer from asthma related symptoms a little relief. Two improvements have been made to the electrostatic furnace filters.

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Napoleon eligible for Games after doping ban back-dated – Reuters Africa


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Napoleon eligible for Games after doping ban back-dated
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