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Montefiore Study Examines Weight and Asthma in Hispanic, African-American …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — NEW YORK (February 19, 2013) – Even small amounts of excess weight can adversely affect lung function in Hispanic and African-American children who have a higher prevalence of asthma compared to their Caucasian counterparts, … |
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Study Links Childhood Abuse to Adult-Onset Asthma in African-American Women
Counsel & Heal A new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University has linked childhood abuse to the adult onset of asthma in African-American women. According to the study, those who reported being abused before age 11 were more likely to … |
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Abuse during childhood linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
Medical Xpress According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women whose childhood and … |
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Abuse during childhood linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
Science Codex (Boston) – According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women whose childhood … |
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Asthma still a leading disease among African-American children
Amsterdam News Children all around the country are now settled into their new classes for the school year and have begun to tackle the challenges that school brings however, in this new school year and new fall season, the challenge of staying healthy is not to be … |
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Asthma and the African-American Community
Huffington Post (blog) Last year, Lara and Kenneth Lane's son Ja-Mickeal died of an asthma attack in his sleep. He was just five years old. His asthma was severe. The attack was sudden. And, the outcome devastated his family and community. Ja-Mickeal's death was not an … |
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Visits to Asthma Specialists Delayed for African-American Children
Newswise (press release) Newswise — ATS 2011, DENVER –African-American children are more likely to report previous emergency room visits, hospitalizations and need for intensive care unit (ICU) management for asthma than Caucasian children on their first visit to an asthma … |
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