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Changes in asthma treatment improve wait time and patient care in Emergency
Science Codex Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children requiring a visit to Emergency. Every year, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) sees more than 2500 patients with asthma. Two thirds of these asthma patients present with more than … |
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Children who develop asthma have lung function deficits as neonates
Science Codex Children who develop asthma by age seven have deficits in lung function and increased bronchial responsiveness as neonates, a new study from researchers in Denmark suggests. "Previous research on the relationship between neonatal lung function and the … |
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Air pollution from trucks and low-quality heating oil may explain childhood …
Science Codex Where a child lives can greatly affect his or her risk for asthma. According to a new study by scientists at Columbia University, neighborhood differences in rates of childhood asthma may be explained by varying levels of air pollution from trucks and … |
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Bronchoscopy can guide effective treatment for refractory asthma
Science Codex Using a bronchoscope to visually examine the airways and collect fluid and tissue can help guide effective therapy for difficult-to-treat asthma patients, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. Reporting in the March 2012 issue of the … |
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Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change
Science Codex Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban areas, the spread of … |
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St. Michael's doctor uses wiki to empower patients and help them to develop …
Science Codex TORONTO, Ont., March 13, 2012—Imagine that you have asthma, and rather than give you a set of instructions about what to do if you have an attack, your doctor invites you to help write them? Would that make patients feel more engaged and empowered in … |
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Standardized outcome measures proposed for asthma clinical research
Science Codex A consortium of federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations has published a report proposing a set of common measures and data-collection methods for use in asthma clinical research. Asthma Outcomes in Clinical Research: Report of the Asthma … |
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NIH asthma outcome measures aim to maximize research investments, reduce …
Science Codex WASHINGTON, DC, March 2, 2012 – Newly proposed asthma outcome measures will help standardize and improve results from the hundreds of millions of dollars the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends annually to study asthma, according to the Merck … Standardized outcome measures proposed for asthma clinical research |
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Scientists collaborate in discovery of new targets for the treatment of asthma
Science Codex The discovery has the potential for new strategies to treat asthma and other allergic diseases. The research findings have just been published in the leading international journal Nature Immunology. The work was performed by Professor Padraic Fallon, … |
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Home visits for asthma: A win for both patients and payers
Science Codex Nearly 1 in 10 children have asthma, according to government statistics, and in low-income parts of Boston, nearly 16 percent of children are affected. A program called the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), developed and implemented in 2005 by … |
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