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Nonrespiratory Symptoms Precede Loss of Asthma Control
Family Practice News Digital Network ORLANDO – Parents were able to identify patterns of nonrespiratory symptoms in their children that preceded loss of asthma control, a small study showed. The findings, if replicated, suggest that parents could recognize these early patterns and … |
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Weight Loss Success: Condola Williams Took Control Of Her Health And Lost 115 …
Huffington Post Breaking Point: I have had asthma since I was 4 years old. My doctor told me that I have diabetes, but I refused to take another medication for the rest if my life, so I had to lose weight. How I Lost It: I started eating healthier, cutting out all of … |
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Study probes US asthma control
World First Travel Insurance People with breathing problems travelling to the United States should ensure they have travel insurance with medical conditions after a survey analysed the country's asthma control levels. The study of 1000 asthma sufferers showed that nearly half of … |
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Poor Asthma Control Prevalent in the United States
Doctors Lounge Many patients with asthma who do not use controller medications have persistent disease, and among those patients who do use controller medications, few have well-controlled disease, according to a study published in the March issue of the Annals of … Survey: 49% of asthma patients are not using controllers |
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Get Control of Your Asthma
dailyRx Controlling asthma and asthma symptoms has been the focal point of doctors and patients alike. Researchers are looking at the small-airways of the lungs to better control asthma. Researchers are looking into small-airways function in the lungs as a way … |
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Kids' Afterschool Buteyko Breathing Class: Control asthma, allergies, chronic …
San Francisco Chronicle For the cost of a couple inhalers, children age 4+ learn a drug-free approach to reduce their symptoms forever. How much easier and stress-free would your family's life be if you knew a way to cut down how often you catch winter colds and live with a … |
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PPI Ineffective for Asthma Control in Children With No GERD Symptoms
AAFP News Now By Lisa Curran An acid reflux drug frequently prescribed for children with poorly controlled asthma does not improve asthma control if the child has no symptoms of acid reflux, according to a recent study (abstract) published in JAMA: the Journal of … |
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Prevacid Fails to Control Asthma
dailyRx Using Prevacid (Lansoprazole) may not be effective in helping to treat poorly managed asthma in children. In a new study, children whose asthma was poorly controlled with inhaled corticosteroids did not benefit from using a acid reflex medication. |
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Call for Participation
Clinicaltrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institute of Health is announcing a study protocol for Women of Color and Asthma Control: A randomized controlled trial of an asthma-management intervention for African American women
Among adults in the United States, asthma prevalence is disproportionately high among African American women; this group also experiences the highest levels of asthma-linked mortality and asthma-related health care utilization. Factors linked to biological sex (e.g ., hormonal fluctuations), gender roles (e.g ., exposure to certain triggers) and race (e.g ., inadequate access to care) all contribute to the excess asthma burden in this group, and also shape the context within which African American women manage their condition.
No prior interventions for improving asthma self-management have specifically targeted this vulnerable group of asthma patients. The current study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a culturally- and gender-relevant asthma-management intervention among African American women.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial will be used to compare a five-session asthma-management intervention with usual care.
This intervention is delivered over the telephone by a trained health educator. Intervention content is informed by the principles of self-regulation for disease management, and all program activities and materials are designed to be responsive to the specific needs of African American women.
We will recruit 420 female participants who self-identify as African American, and who have seen a clinician for persistent asthma in the last year. Half of these will receive the intervention.
The primary outcomes, upon which the target sample size is based, are number of asthma-related emergency department visits and overnight hospitalizations in the last 12 months. We will also assess the effect of the intervention on asthma symptoms and asthma-related quality of life.
Data will be collected via telephone survey and medical record review at baseline, and 12 and 24 months from baseline. DiscussionWe seek to decrease asthma-related health care utilization and improve asthma-related quality of life in African American women with asthma, by offering them a culturally- and gender-relevant program to enhance asthma management. The results of this study will provide important information about the feasibility and value of this program in helping to address persistent racial and gender disparities in asthma outcomes.Trial Registration For additional information visit: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01117805
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Asthma treatment and control
Bangkok Post Change of weather, in particular the contrast between day and night may have an impact on people with asthma, a condition mainly caused by the constriction of muscles around the airways that then become inflamed, narrow and fill with mucus. … |
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