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Panel highlights anxiety over asthma among children in region
Gulf Today A panel of experts highlighted challenges — shared by the UAE and the USA — on common children's diseases, including asthma, obesity and diabetes. Dr Stephen Teach, Chief of the Allergy and Immunology Division at Children's National, illustrated some … |
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Johns Hopkins wins $8.5M to study asthma among blacks
Baltimore Business Journal Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have won a $9.5 million federal grant to study why asthma is more common among blacks. The four-year effort will study the genetic code of 1000 people of African descent, including men and women from Baltimore. … $9.5 Million Federal Grant to Support "Asthma Genome" Project with African … Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link |
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Bronchitis and Asthma Most Commonly Treated Conditions Among Children
HealthNewsDigest.com By Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HealthNewsDigest.com) The five most commonly treated medical conditions among children in 2008 were acute bronchitis, asthma, trauma-related disorders, middle-ear infections and mental disorders, … |
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Association between body mass index and asthma symptoms among korean children: a nation-wide study.
J Korean Med Sci. 2011 Dec;26(12):1541-7
Authors: Suh M, Kim HH, Choi DP, Kim KW, Sohn MH, Ha KH, Hwang WJ, Kim C, Kim KE, Shin DC
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of wheeze using nation-wide cross-sectional study in Korean children. Total 50,200 children from 427 elementary schools were randomly selected according to residential areas (metropolitan, provincial, rural, and industrial areas) by the cluster sampling method. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaires were used to measure the prevalence of wheeze. Among 31,026 respondents, 25,322 were analyzed. BMI was classified into quartiles based on BMI-for-age percentile. In all residential areas, pets at home and visible mold or moisture were associated with an increased prevalence of wheeze in both genders. However, other living environment factors were not consistently associated among residential areas and gender. Among girls, lowest BMI was negatively associated with prevalence of wheeze and highest BMI was positively associated in all residential areas. In multilevel logistic regression analysis, environmental tobacco smoking exposure, pets at home, visible mold or moisture, and being in the lowest and highest BMI quartile were significantly associated with the prevalence of wheeze in both genders. BMI has become an important risk factor for asthma symptoms among Korean children.
PMID: 22147989 [PubMed – in process]
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Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults
ABC7Chicago.com November 30, 2011 (MUNCIE, Ind.) — Ball State University researchers say Indiana adults are suffering from asthma in record numbers and that Hispanics and blacks have the state's highest adult rates of the chronic lung disease. … Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults |
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Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults
The Republic AP MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University researchers say Indiana adults are suffering from asthma in record numbers and that Hispanics and blacks have the state's highest adult rates of the chronic lung disease. The report by Ball State's Global Health … |
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Use of Asthma Controller Meds on the Rise Among US Kids
Pharmaceutical Processing According to a report from the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the percentage of children with asthma in the United States who use a prescription "controller" medicine has nearly doubled since the late 1990s, as reported Thursday in … Pediatric Asthma Drug Prescriptions on the Upswing |
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of children
with asthma in the United States who use a prescription “controller”
medicine has nearly doubled since the late 1990s, a new federal government
report finds.
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Use of Asthma Controller Meds on the Rise Among U.S. Kids
U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of children with asthma in the United States who use a prescription "controller" medicine has nearly doubled since the late 1990s, a new federal government report finds. The analysis of data from the … |
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Report ranks seven Pa. cities among smoggiest in nation
Tribune Review Smog is an irritant that can cause asthma attacks and other respiratory problems, especially for the elderly and children. Pennsylvania had 35 days of high smog last year, comparable to neighboring states New Jersey and Ohio. … Group: Air here still dirty |
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