UTHealth Researchers to Assess Asthma Risk in Healthcare Workers – Infection Control Today

UTHealth Researchers to Assess Asthma Risk in Healthcare Workers
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In 2003, the researchers published the results of a survey that found an increased prevalence of asthma among healthcare workers, especially nurses. After entering the healthcare field, 7.3 percent of nurses developed asthma while this figure was
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Children’s Program Aims To Cut The $172 Million Texas Spends On Asthma … – D Healthcare Daily

Children's Program Aims To Cut The $172 Million Texas Spends On Asthma
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In 2011, the state of Texas spent $172 million on pediatric asthma hospitalizations. Of that, North Texas made up nearly a third: $53.9 million. Those numbers, provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services, indicate that there's plenty of

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Annual All-Cause Healthcare Costs Among Influenza Patients With and Without Influenza-Related Complications : Analysis of a United States Managed Care Database.

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Annual All-Cause Healthcare Costs Among Influenza Patients With and Without Influenza-Related Complications : Analysis of a United States Managed Care Database.

Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2013 Mar 26;

Authors: Karve S, Misurski D, Herrera-Taracena G, Davis KL

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported that patients with influenza have a high risk of developing complications such as secondary infections, exacerbation of cardiovascular conditions and asthma. However, limited data exists on the healthcare cost burden for influenza patients with and without influenza-related complications. OBJECTIVE: We compared healthcare utilization and costs among influenza patients with related complications versus patients without complications. METHODS: In this retrospective database analysis (LifeLink database: 1998-2009) of a US managed care database, we selected patients diagnosed with influenza during influenza seasons and categorized them as complicated or uncomplicated based on the presence or absence of a diagnosis for a related complication in the year following their influenza diagnosis. Multivariable regression analyses were conducted to compare all-cause utilization and costs (adjusted to 2009 US dollars) between the two groups. RESULTS: We identified 54,469 patients of which ~65 % had evidence for at least one complication. Patients with complicated influenza had a 1.5-fold higher rate of inpatient utilization compared with uncomplicated cases (p < 0.001). Significantly higher covariate-adjusted predicted mean annual costs were also observed among complicated influenza patients across all care (p-values <0.001 for all comparisons). CONCLUSION: Healthcare costs were twice as high among influenza patients with complications versus those without, with inpatient and outpatient services being the primary cost drivers. Now with the universal recommendation for seasonal influenza vaccination for all individuals ?6 months of age, improvement in coverage rates may help reduce the healthcare utilization and costs associated with influenza and associated complications.

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Affordable Healthcare Key to Helping Latinos Struggling with Asthma, Experts Say – Fox News Latino

Affordable Healthcare Key to Helping Latinos Struggling with Asthma, Experts Say
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More than 8 percent of the U.S. Latino population suffers from asthma — and the number continues to grow. According to the American Lung Association, over 3 million Hispanics suffer from the debilitating condition. And even though it a very treatable

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PMD Healthcare Announces Support for Actions that People with Asthma or … – PR Web (press release)


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PMD Healthcare Announces Support for Actions that People with Asthma or
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Many healthcare professionals consider the current flu epidemic the worst in years. It has posed a severe threat to people with chronic lung conditions like asthma and COPD who are particularly vulnerable to the virus. However, healthcare professionals

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Aptar Pharma dose indicator selected for new asthma combination therapy – Healthcare Packaging

Aptar Pharma dose indicator selected for new asthma combination therapy
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It is indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma in patients aged 12 years and over (50/5?g and 125/5?g strengths), and in adults (250/10?g strength) whose symptoms are not adequately controlled on an ICS and an as-required inhaled short-acting

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Reasons behind non-adherence of healthcare practitioners to pediatric asthma … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Reasons behind non-adherence of healthcare practitioners to pediatric asthma
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The prevalence of childhood bronchial asthma in Saudi Arabia has increased in less than adecade from 8 % to 23 %. Innovations in the management of asthma led to the developmentof evidence based clinical practice guidelines and protocols to improve the

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