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Allergen components strongly linked to asthma, hay fever
Healio Simpson and colleagues collected data from 461 children aged 11 years from the Manchester Asthma and Allergy Study, a population-based birth cohort, to assess patterns of response to broad ranges of allergen components and to investigate associations … |
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2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak prevalent in children with asthma
Healio Enterovirus D68 was associated with rampant, severe respiratory illness in children, particularly those with asthma, according to a study presented at the CDC's Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference in Atlanta. |
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Asthma knowledge limited among elderly Turkish patients
Healio “The present study found that older patients with asthma had limited asthma self-management knowledge and worse asthma control and showed improper use of the inhaler device,” A.B. Ozturk, MD, department of allergy and immunology, Koç University, … |
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Despite guidelines, half of children with asthma do not receive a management plan
Healio SAN DIEGO — Despite an increase in the percentage of children with persistent asthma who have received a written asthma management plan, 49% of patients still did not receive one, with significant variations by race and insurance status. Researchers from Montefiore and Einstein to Present Findings at Pediatric … |
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Prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants not associated with asthma …
Healio Parents were interviewed using a survey based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Questionnaire. The researchers investigated health outcomes that included: ever or current eczema, ever or current wheeze, and asthma. |
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Asthma rates similar for black youth in urban, rural settings
Healio “Many studies have focused on the increased prevalence and greater morbidity of asthma among both adults and children in impoverished urban areas,” Dennis R. Ownby, MD, of the department of pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia, and colleagues … |
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Accuracy of FEV1/FVC in diagnosing asthma contingent on pretest probability
Healio Allison Lambert, MD, MHS, of the division of pulmonary and critical care at Johns Hopkins University, and colleagues performed a review of four published trials conducted by the American Lung Association-Asthma Clinical Research Center to estimate … |
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Women with poorly controlled asthma likely to be more obese
Healio “Our study demonstrates that women with poorly controlled asthma have more severe disease and increased obesity,” researchers in Brazil wrote in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. “The study demonstrates that there is a negative relationship … |
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High SABA use in urban children increases asthma hospitalizations
Healio The researchers conducted an ongoing randomized controlled trial from August 2013 through October 2014 on 100 inner city children with persistent asthma to test the effectiveness of an ED and home-based environmental control intervention in children … |
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Reminder system improved ICS adherence in children with asthma
Healio “Current evidence-based guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommend that patients with persistent asthma receive daily controller medication, most often an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS),” Bruce G. Bender, PhD, from the … |
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