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Children’s asthma found to improve after adenotonsillectomy – Medical News Today


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Children's asthma found to improve after adenotonsillectomy
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In the study, published in PLoS Medicine, the authors compared the hospital admissions and prescriptions of children with asthma before and after having adenotonsillectomy surgery, in order to assess whether the control of their asthma improved …
Study: Tonsil removal for children with sleep apnea decreases asthma severityNews-Medical.net
Sleep Apnea Procedure May Improve Childhood AsthmadailyRx
Tonsil removal for youth with sleep apnea may improve asthma, study saysFox News

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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Working to Help Schoolchildren Suffering from … – 10TV

Nationwide Children's Hospital Working to Help Schoolchildren Suffering from …
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Doctors say fall allergens often trigger kids' asthma attacks and require emergency treatment. So doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have launched a program to help kids stay out of the hospital and breathe easier. At Parsons Elementary, the …

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Boston Children’s Hospital asthma initiative receives Medicaid endorsement – Boston Business Journal (blog)

Boston Children's Hospital asthma initiative receives Medicaid endorsement
Boston Business Journal (blog)
But a hospital initiative to provide some untraditional care to children with repeat asthma problems has helped significantly cut down on repeat ER visits. Now the state is endorsing the model through a pilot program that will offer bundled payments …

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ASK THE ZERO TO THREE TEAM: Learn to control children’s asthma – Indiana Gazette


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ASK THE ZERO TO THREE TEAM: Learn to control children's asthma
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Employees at Giant Eagle in White Township are holding a cutest pet contest to raise money for the American Cancer Society as part of events leading up to Grocers Fight Cancer day on Oct. 2. Promoting the event, in front from left, are Indiana Mayor …

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Schools are not Prepared to Deal with Children’s Food Allergies, Asthma – Headlines & Global News


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Schools are not Prepared to Deal with Children's Food Allergies, Asthma
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For the study, researchers looked at the database of Chicago Public Schools, the third largest U.S. school district, to identify students with asthma and food allergies. They found that only one in four students with asthma and half of students with a …
Too many kids with asthma, food allergies lack school emergency plansEurekAlert (press release)

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Asthma Medications Could Stunt Children’s Growth, Up To Half A Centimeter … – Medical Daily


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Asthma Medications Could Stunt Children's Growth, Up To Half A Centimeter …
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Inhaled corticosteroids may cause children with mild to moderate persistent asthma to stop growing, by up to half a centimeter, during the first year of treatment, a pair of new studies finds. This effect was not cumulative over ensuing years, and …

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Hazelwood District partners with STL Children’s Hospital for Healthy Kids … – St. Louis American

Hazelwood District partners with STL Children's Hospital for Healthy Kids …
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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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Targeting Children’s Asthma Care measures reduced asthma readmission rates – 2 Minute Medicine


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Targeting Children's Asthma Care measures reduced asthma readmission rates
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Quality improvement (QI) initiatives targeting Children's Asthma Care (CAC) measures reduced hospital readmission rates for asthma by 71% at 91 to 180 days post-discharge. 2. Post-discharge follow-up at a patient-centered medical home also increased …
Managing Asthma as a TeamdailyRx
Compliance With Child Asthma Care Measures Cuts ReadmissionDoctors Lounge

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