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AIR Louisville to use digital health technology to improve asthma
News-Medical.net Today marks the start of AIR Louisville, the first-of-its-kind data-driven collaboration among public, private and philanthropic organizations to use digital health technology to improve asthma. Kentucky has the fourth highest adult asthma prevalence … Louisville To Use Technology and Innovation to Reduce Burden of Asthma |
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Juliana's son succumbs to chronic asthma attack
The Standard Digital News Music lovers across East and Central Africa have thronged on to social media to send their condolences to Juliana Kanyomozi after she lost her son Keron to a severe Asthma attack today at 10:25 am. Juliana famous for her 'Mpita njia' hit song, posted … Juliana Kanyomozi's son deadPublish Date: Jul 20, 2014 |
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Housing code violations are marker for asthma risk
Family Practice News Digital Network VANCOUVER, B.C. – Pediatricians and public health professionals can estimate children's asthma risk based on the density of housing code violations in their neighborhood, according to a retrospective cohort study reported at the annual meeting of the … |
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Steroid-sparing therapy is promising for allergic asthma
Skin and Allergy News Digital Network KEYSTONE, COLO. – A novel toll-like receptor-9 agonist showed impressive clinical efficacy in persistent allergic asthma in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. "This is really interesting," Dr. Harold S. Nelson commented in highlighting … |
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Menopause doesn't drive severe asthma
Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network MADRID – Menopause is blamed for many things, but it's unlikely to be the reason for the increased risk of severe asthma or worse quality of life in elderly asthmatic women, a study suggests. "The increased unadjusted asthma severity and need for … |
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Asthma more common in eosinophilic esophagitis than previously thought
Family Practice News Digital Network While previous studies have estimated the prevalence of asthma in children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), to range from 24-42%, a recent analysis presented during a late-breaker abstract session at annual meeting of the American Academy of … |
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Computer program calls parents when asthma scrips run low
Family Practice News Digital Network SAN DIEGO – A newly developed computer program mines electronic medical records to find pediatric asthma patients who are about to run out of their inhaled corticosteroid inhalers, then calls their parents to help them order new ones. It's not a robocall. |
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Propeller Health Takes Off With Digital Tracker for Asthma
Xconomy The holiday season just past was a feast for the senses—decorations, scented candles, fresh-cut evergreens, and the happy faces of visitors. But all the household cleaning and holiday decorating can also set off an asthma attack, as some sufferers … |
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Chest x-rays for asthma doubled in 15 years
Family Practice News Digital Network Between 1995 and 2009, the use of chest x-rays for children with asthma significantly increased in emergency departments overall, but dropped in pediatric emergency departments – findings that have implications for savings in health care costs and … |
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Tailored online feedback may boost asthma control
Family Practice News Digital Network SAN FRANCISCO – A website designed to give people with asthma tailored feedback about whether they need to see a doctor and what questions to ask when they do may have helped improve asthma control in a randomized, controlled trial in 325 patients. |
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