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December 29, 2011

Johns Hopkins wins $8.5M to study asthma among blacks – Baltimore Business Journal

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 …Newswise (press release)
Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma linkBaltimore Sun (blog)

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December 29, 2011

Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By Meredith Cohn Researchers working to discover why African Americans disproportionately suffer from asthma are planning to map the genetic code of 1000 people of African descent in four years. The Johns Hopkins-led team of experts in genetics, …
$9.5 Million Federal Grant to Support "Asthma Genome" Project with African …Newswise (press release)

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December 29, 2011

Researcher look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Researcher look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By Meredith Cohn Researchers working to discover why African Americans disproportionately suffer from asthma are planning to map the genetic code of 1000 people of African descent in four years. The Johns Hopkins-led team of experts in genetics, …
$9.5 Million Federal Grant to Support "Asthma Genome" Project with African …Newswise (press release)

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December 21, 2011

Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down: study – Baltimore Sun (blog)

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Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down: study
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(Reuters) – Overweight preschoolers who keep their extra weight as they grow have a greater asthma risk at the age of seven, but the baby fat doesn't seem to matter for children who later slim down, according to a study. …
Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim downReuters
Overweight Children May Be at Risk for AsthmaWebMD

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December 4, 2011

Asthma Programs Fall Flat in Baltimore – dailyRx

Asthma Programs Fall Flat in Baltimore
dailyRx
The pediatric asthma of minorities and low-income families is often under-treated. Despite best efforts, two Baltimore initiatives have not helped improve that situation. A recent study showed that mobile clinics and home educational programs did not …

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October 13, 2011

Fall is peak asthma time for kids, so prevention is key – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Fall is peak asthma time for kids, so prevention is key
Baltimore Sun (blog)
For many children, fall is peak asthma time because of the high level of airborne ragweed and mold spores, as well as flu and other seasonal bugs. Asthma is the most common pediatric chronic illness, causing almost 6.3 million US children inflammation, …
A FAR-Out Treatment Approach for Fall Asthma Flare-UpsNewswise (press release)

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September 26, 2011

Gene could explain why treatments fail some with asthma – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Gene could explain why treatments fail some with asthma
Baltimore Sun (blog)
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Genetic differences could explain why some 40 percent of people with asthma do not respond to inhaled steroids used to achieve long-term asthma control. US researchers have found that asthma patients who inherited two copies of a …

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September 25, 2011

“Telemonitoring” may not help with severe asthma – Baltimore Sun (blog)

"Telemonitoring" may not help with severe asthma
Baltimore Sun (blog)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A device that allows doctors to remotely monitor children with poorly controlled asthma may not help reduce serious asthma attacks, a small study finds. The study, reported in the European Respiratory Journal, …
'Telemonitoring' may not help with severe asthmaHealthNews

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September 18, 2011

Retreat on smog rules bad news for Marylanders – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Retreat on smog rules bad news for Marylanders
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Exposure to smog triggers asthma attacks, causes permanent lung damage, and can even lead to premature death. In Maryland alone, children experience 140794 asthma attacks and adults experience 345344 attacks every year. A strong, science-based smog …

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July 8, 2011