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Asthma cases spike as kids go back to school
Greenville News Every new school year marks a spike in asthma among children that doctors say parents can prepare for. "Once school starts, our calls for asthma go up about 30 to 40 percent," says Dr. Jill Golden of Greenville's Center for Pediatric Medicine. "The … |
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Care2.com |
Asthma Cases Increase as Cities Continue to Ignore Federal Ozone Standards
Care2.com Ground-level ozone robs hundreds of thousands of Americans with asthma and other respiratory ailments of quality of life. It sends thousands of children to emergency rooms each year and costs us billions in healthcare costs, lost productivity and … |
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Arab News |
Asthma cases increased by 300% in last decade
Arab News He said it is reported that the number of asthma cases in the last decade have increased by 300 percent. The main objective of the establishing of events is to increase awareness of the disease, especially in this society, where an estimated 1.5 … |
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Traffic pollution seen as a major contributor to new asthma cases
South China Morning Post Almost half of all children have at least one episode of wheezing before six years of age, according to a report which was published in The Lancet to coincide with World Asthma Day last week. Forty-eight per cent of children under five years of age … |
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The Utah People’s Post |
Dr. Max Gomez: High Pollen Counts Could Cause Spike In Asthma Cases
CBS Local NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — A wet snowy winter and a sudden burst of warm weather have combined to create a pollen explosion. When pollen counts go up, so do the number of new asthma cases. You only have to look around to know that allergy season … Five things you should know about spring allergies Stop the Wheeze and get Screened for Free 5 Miserable Afflictions to Avoid This Spring |
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Allergy season can trigger new asthma cases
abc7.com "Last year, because the pollen counts were so high and the allergy seasons were bad, I had my allergy patients, who've never had asthma symptoms before, get them. So now they have a new diagnosis of asthma," said Dr. Rachel Szekely with the Cleveland … |
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Local Experts To Launch Study Regarding High Number Of Asthma Cases
CBS Local PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio1020 KDKA) – Asthma in children can be dangerous, especially if you live in Pittsburgh. It's labeled as the 16th most challenging US city in which to live with asthma, by the Allergy and Asthma Foundation. Studies show that 9 … |
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DEEP FREEZE: Subzero temps meant uptick in asthma cases in Evansville
Evansville Courier & Press EVANSVILLE — Emergency departments at Evansville hospitals aren't reporting an increase in cold weather injuries, but the extreme cold that the Tri-State has experienced this week is causing a different problem for some: asthma. Neither St. Mary's … |
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Studies: At Least A Quarter Of Asthma Cases Misdiagnosed
CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New research indicates a large number of asthma patients have been misdiagnosed. As CBS 2?s Dr. Max Gomez reported, recent studies show that while 25 million Americans have been diagnosed with the disease, a starling … |
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Plans Work to Improve Asthma Care, Prepare for Wave of New Cases in 2014
Atlantic Information Services, Inc. Facing the prospect of one in five new members with COPD or asthma, Pearson says, “speaks to the ongoing need that commercial and Medicaid plans will have to focus on disease management” and care coordination efforts. Moreover, she notes that health … |
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