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New Report Showcases Effective and Sustainable Childhood Asthma Interventions
Justmeans WASHINGTON, October 13, 2015 /3BL Media/ – The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) today released a report, “Translating Evidence into Practice,” that examines its impact on childhood asthma care over the past decade. As the only 501(c)(3) … |
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New Report Showcases Effective and Sustainable Childhood Asthma Interventions
3BL Media (press release) As the only 501(c)(3) organization to focus solely on the burden and associated morbidity of childhood asthma, MCAN – funded by the Merck Foundation – worked with partners in local communities, as well as other nonprofit organizations, foundations and … |
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New Report Showcases Effective and Sustainable Childhood Asthma Interventions
CSRwire.com (press release) WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 13 /CSRwire/ – The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) today released a report, “Translating Evidence into Practice,” that examines its impact on childhood asthma care over the past decade. As the only 501(c)(3) … |
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Early life exposure to ambient air pollution and childhood asthma in China.
Environ Res. 2015 Oct 7;143(Pt A):83-92
Authors: Deng Q, Lu C, Norbäck D, Bornehag CG, Zhang Y, Liu W, Yuan H, Sundell J
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early life is suggested to be a critical time in determining subsequent asthma development, but the extent to which the effect of early-life exposure to ambient air pollution on childhood asthma is unclear.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated doctor-diagnosed asthma in preschool children due to exposure to ambient air pollution in utero and during the first year of life.
METHODS: In total 2490 children aged 3-6 years participated in a questionnaire study regarding doctor-diagnosed asthma between September 2011 and January 2012 in China. Children’s exposure to critical air pollutants, sulfur dioxide (SO2) as proxy of industrial air pollution, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) as proxy of traffic pollution, and particulate matter?10µm in diameter (PM10) as a mixture, was estimated from the concentrations measured at the ambient air quality monitoring stations by using an inverse distance weighted (IDW) method. Logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the relationship between early-life exposure and childhood asthma in terms of odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).
RESULTS: Association between early-life exposure to air pollutants and childhood asthma was observed. SO2 and NO2 had significant associations with adjusted OR (95% CI) of 1.45 (1.02-2.07) and 1.74 (1.15-2.62) in utero and 1.62 (1.01-2.60) and 1.90 (1.20-3.00) during the first year for per 50µg/m(3) and 15µg/m(3) increase respectively. Exposure to the combined high level of SO2 and NO2 in China significantly elevated the asthmatic risk with adjusted OR (95% CI) of 1.76 (1.18-2.64) in utero and 1.85 (1.22-2.79) during the first year compared to the low level exposure. The associations were higher for males and the younger children aged 3-4 than females and the older children aged 5-6.
CONCLUSIONS: Early-life exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with childhood asthma during which the level and source of air pollution play important roles. The high level and nature of combined industrial and traffic air pollution in China may contribute to the recent rapid increase of childhood asthma.
PMID: 26453943 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Columbus Monthly |
How One Columbus Mom Took the Fear Out of Childhood Asthma
Columbus Monthly Preschool teacher Tresha Johnson is no stranger to asthma. After her mother died from it and her son was diagnosed with it, she wrote a children's book on the topic. “Adventures of the Hidden Asthma Triggers” is the story of her 10-year-old son, Savion … |
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Newsweek |
Asthma Medication May Stunt Growth in Childhood
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Latinos Post |
'Too Clean' Environment May Lead to Childhood Asthma, Study Suggests
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Daily Utah Chronicle |
U Team Wins Grant to Develop Research on Childhood Asthma
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Early infancy microbial and metabolic alterations affect risk of childhood asthma
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The Providence Journal |
Hassenfelds give $12.5M to Brown to fight childhood asthma, autism, obesity
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