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Hawthorne boy with asthma benefits from specialized care at Miller Hospital in Long Beach
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The hospital became the first free-standing children's hospital in California, and only the 11th children's hospital in the nation, to receive the Disease Specific Certification in Pediatric Asthma from The Joint Commission. BRITTANY MURRAY — STAFF …

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Respiratory hospital admissions in young children living near metal smelters, pulp mills and oil refineries in two Canadian provinces.

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Respiratory hospital admissions in young children living near metal smelters, pulp mills and oil refineries in two Canadian provinces.

Environ Int. 2016 May 17;94:24-32

Authors: Brand A, McLean KE, Henderson SB, Fournier M, Liu L, Kosatsky T, Smargiassi A

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Industrial plants emit air pollutants like fine particles (PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) that may affect the health of individuals living nearby.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of community exposure to air emissions of PM2.5, SO2, and NO2 from pulp mills, oil refineries, metal smelters, on respiratory hospital admissions in young children in Quebec (QC) and British Columbia (BC), Canada.
METHODS: We assessed QC, BC and pooled associations between the following estimates of exposure and hospital admissions for asthma and bronchiolitis in children aged 2-4years for the years 2002-2010: i) Crude emission exposures at the residential postal codes of children, calculated by multiplying estimated daily emissions of PM2.5, SO2, or NO2 from all nearby (<7.5km) pulp mills, oil refineries, metal smelters emitting yearly ?50t and their total emissions, by the percent of the day each postal code was downwind; ii) Daily levels of these pollutants at central ambient monitoring stations nearby the industries and the children’s residences.
RESULTS: Seventy-one major industries were selected between QC and BC, with a total of 2868 cases included in our analyses. More cases were exposed to emissions from major industries in QC than in BC (e.g. 2505 admissions near SO2 industrial emitters in QC vs 334 in BC), although air pollutant levels were similar. Odds ratios (ORs) for crude refinery and smelter emissions were positive in QC but more variable in BC. For example with PM2.5 in QC, ORs were 1.13 per 0.15t/day (95% CI: 1.00-1.27) and 1.03 (95% CI: 0.99-1.07) for refinery and smelter emissions, respectively. Pooled results of QC and BC for crude total SO2 emissions from all sources indicated a 1% increase (0-3%) in odds of hospital admissions per 1.50t/day increase in exposure. Associations with measured pollutant levels were only seen in BC, with SO2 and NO2.
CONCLUSION: Hospital admissions for wheezing diseases in young children were associated with community exposure to industrial air pollutant emissions. Future work is needed to better assess the risk of exposure to complex mixture of air pollutants from multiple industrial sources.

PMID: 27203781 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]

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Miller Hospital in Long Beach earns major certification in asthma care – Long Beach Press Telegram


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Miller Hospital in Long Beach earns major certification in asthma care
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Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach became the first free-standing children's hospital in California, and only the 11th children's hospital in the nation, to receive the Disease Specific Certification in Pediatric Asthma from The Joint

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Pueblo hospital hopes to lower asthma-related visits – FOX21News.com


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Pueblo hospital hopes to lower asthma-related visits
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PUEBLO, Colo. — “I got a FitBit, so I'm able to track my steps,” said Kathie Gepfert, an asthma patient at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center. This is just one way Gepfert is living healthy. “My oxygen level has actually gone up when I'm not on oxygen
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Children’s Hospital gets $1.25 million for inner-city asthma research – BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)


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Children's Hospital gets $1.25 million for inner-city asthma research
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“Research shows that asthma disproportionately affects communities of color with devastating impact,” said Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation in a statement announcing the project. “African Americans have the highest …

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Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits – Medical Xpress

Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits
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For the study, "The Twitter Asthma Pulse: Using Real-Time Twitter Data to Prospectively Predict Asthma Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions in a Population," researchers collected tweets posted between October 2013 and June 2014 and …

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Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits – EurekAlert (press release)

Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits
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For the study, "The Twitter Asthma Pulse: Using Real-Time Twitter Data to Prospectively Predict Asthma Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions in a Population," researchers collected tweets posted between October 2013 and June 2014 and …

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Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits – Science Codex

Study shows asthma-related Twitter posts can predict rise in hospital visits
Science Codex
For the study, "The Twitter Asthma Pulse: Using Real-Time Twitter Data to Prospectively Predict Asthma Emergency Department Visits or Hospital Admissions in a Population," researchers collected tweets posted between October 2013 and June 2014 and …

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