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Disparity in pediatric asthma education plans found worldwide
Healio Increased provision of these educational resources can support the goals of improved pediatric asthma management.” The researchers sent the survey to 263 representative members of World Allergy Organization member Societies representing 95 countries … |
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Decrease in asthma prevalence disparity observed among children within …
Healio Akinbami and colleagues used the 2001-2013 National Health Interview Survey to analyze asthma prevalence among children aged between 0 years and 17 years, according to the abstract. They further analyzed asthma prevalence based on factors such as … |
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Azithromycin shortens symptom duration for pediatric patients with asthma-like …
Healio Stokholm and colleagues evaluated 72 children aged between 1 year and 3 years from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood 2010 cohort who randomly received either azithromycin or placebo during an asthma-like episode, … |
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Asthma exacerbation within 1 year predicts future exacerbation in children adults
Healio “Because most patients with asthma in the United States do not have well-controlled asthma, identification of risk factors for asthma exacerbations in this population has the potential to guide treatment decisions and decrease asthma morbidity and … |
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Higher risk for developing zoster observed in adult patients with asthma
Healio “Consideration should be given to immunizing adults 50 years or older with asthma or atopic dermatitis as a target group for zoster vaccine.” Kwon and colleagues identified 371 patients with zoster (66% women; 94% white; mean age 66.8 ± 10.7 years) and … |
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Researchers find association between air quality and developing asthma
Healio “Our findings provide evidence for positive associations of exposure to NO2 and PM2.5 absorbance early in life with incidence and prevalence of asthma, but not rhinoconjunctivitis, throughout childhood and adolescence,” Ulrike Gehring, PhD, associate … |
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Children with rhinovirus-positive bronchiolitis more likely to use long-term …
Healio Pediatric patients with rhinovirus-positive bronchiolitis were more likely to use asthma controller medication 12 months after hospitalization compared with patients with respiratory syncytial virus, according to data from a prospective follow-up study … |
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Pediatric, community hospitals see significant long-term improvements through …
Healio Implementation of an evidence-based care process model for pediatric patients with asthma helped to reduce readmissions, costs and length of stay at a primary children's hospital and seven other community hospitals while also maintaining current … |
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Higher levels of physical activity associated with poorer asthma control in …
Healio Patients with asthma had higher levels of activity compared with patients in a control group, with females who had poor asthma control displaying higher levels of activity compared with males in the study, according to recent research published in … |
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Survey finds one-third of patients with other respiratory conditions may have …
Healio “Asthma under/misdiagnosis and consequent inappropriate pharmacological treatment still affects asthma management. Furthermore they represent important factors contributing to asthma morbidity and mortality, whereas early detection and management … |
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