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Could Using Air Fresheners During Pregnancy Boost Childhood Asthma Risk?
Scientific American Children of women who were exposed to higher levels of phthalate during pregnancy (in some cases a dozen times higher) were some 70 percent likelier to develop asthma by age 11 compared with the offspring of mom's with lower exposure. But with both … |
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Could Air Fresheners During Pregnancy Boost Childhood Asthma Risk?
Scientific American Children of women who were exposed to higher levels of phthalate during pregnancy (in some cases a dozen times higher) were some 70 percent likelier to develop asthma by age 11 compared with the offspring of mom's with lower exposure. But with both … Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma Asthma risk from exposure to chemicals in the womb Some household plastics could increase risk of childhood asthma, study finds |
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American Lung Assoc. prepares students with asthma for new school year
Daily Local News HARRISBURG>> It's back-to-school time! Getting your child prepared to start school is always easier when you have a plan, especially if your child has asthma. The American Lung Association gives tips to implement before the school year starts to keep … |
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American Lung Association Helps Students with Asthma Return to School
Insurance News Net As summer winds down, families across the nation are beginning to prepare for the new school year. A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association highlights tips … |
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Hazelwood District partners with STL Children's Hospital for Healthy Kids …
St. Louis American The Hazelwood School District (HSD) has a new partnership with St. Louis Children's Hospital, Healthy Kids Express Asthma Van. For the 2014-2015 school year, the asthma program will work with schools throughout the District to give free onsite asthma … |
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Variation in the Management of Infants Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis Persists after the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Guidelines.
J Pediatr. 2014 Jul 8;
Authors: Florin TA, Byczkowski T, Ruddy RM, Zorc JJ, Test M, Shah SS
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe variation across US pediatric hospitals in the utilization of resources not recommended for routine use by the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline for infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis and to examine the association between resource utilization and disposition outcomes.
STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional study of infants ?12 months hospitalized for bronchiolitis from 2007-2012 at 42 hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Health Information System. Patients with asthma were excluded. The primary outcome was hospital-level variation in utilization of 5 resources not recommended for routine use: albuterol, racemic epinephrine, corticosteroids, chest radiography, and antibiotics. We also examined the association of resource utilization with length of stay (LOS) and readmission.
RESULTS: In total, 64?994 hospitalizations were analyzed. After adjustment for patient characteristics, albuterol (median, 52.4%; range, 3.5%-81%), racemic epinephrine (20.1%; 0.6%-78.8%), and chest radiography (54.9%; 24.1%-76.7%) had the greatest variation across hospitals. Utilization of albuterol, racemic epinephrine, and antibiotics did not change significantly over time compared with small decreases in corticosteroid (3.3%) and chest radiography (8.6%) use over the study period. Utilization of each resource was significantly associated with increased LOS without concomitant decreased odds of readmission.
CONCLUSIONS: Substantial use and variation in 5 resources not recommended for routine use by the American Academy of Pediatrics bronchiolitis guideline persists with increased utilization associated with increased LOS without the benefit of decreased readmission. Future work should focus on developing processes that can be widely disseminated and easily implemented to minimize unwarranted practice variation when evidence and guidelines exist.
PMID: 25015578 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Allergy & Asthma Network Partners with American Latex Allergy Association To …
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Doctor: Asthma is nothing to sneeze at
Odessa American Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center opened an asthma clinic in April with funds from the 1115 Waiver program, Kola said. The asthma clinic is open five days a week and has trained nurses and qualified/certified asthma educators who help in the … |
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Asthma rates drop; experts not sure why
Waterbury Republican American The drop could just be an unexplained statistical blip, and Schiller said she's waiting for data from this year before proclaiming asthma is on the decline. The CDC released the report today. For the past few years, about 8.6 percent of Americans have … |
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American Lung Association's Champ Camp for Kids with Asthma offers full …
Niagara Frontier Publications The American Lung Association of the Northeast is now accepting applications for its Champ Camp for Kids with Asthma, which is being held this year at Camp Chingachgook, located on Lake George in Kattskill Bay (from Sunday, Aug. 17, through Friday … |
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