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New Haven Register |
New Haven to launch children's asthma camps this summer to help avoid future hospitalizations
New Haven Register New Haven to launch children's asthma camps this summer to help avoid future hospitalizations. New Haven Director of Health Dr. Byron Kennedy talks inside a conference room at his offices on Meadow Street on Thursday, May 26. Esteban L. Hernandez … |
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Baltimore Sun |
Asthma hospitalizations in Maryland could rise with climate change
Baltimore Sun Amir Sapkota is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health. He's the lead author of a recent study that found that hospitalization for complications from … |
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UT News | The University of Texas at Austin |
Common Colds at School a Primary Driver of Asthma Hospitalizations for Children | UT News | The University of Texas …
UT News | The University of Texas at Austin Researchers previously speculated that environmental factors such as air quality in schools might be to blame, but the new study confirms that the primary driver of seasonal waves of worsening asthma symptoms, which can lead to hospitalizations, is the … In Asthmatic Kids Whose Symptoms Worsen After School Breaks, Common Cold is Likely Culprit Common colds at school linked to asthma hospitalizations Common colds at school a primary driver of asthma hospitalizations for children University of Texas at Austin |
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UT News | The University of Texas at Austin |
Common Colds at School a Primary Driver of Asthma Hospitalizations for Children
UT News | The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas — The most dangerous times of year for children with asthma are soon after their schools reopen after a break, and a new study finds that cold viruses are largely to blame. Health experts have observed that children with asthma tend to … |
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Study: Bronchial thermoplasty can aid asthma hospitalizations
ModernMedicine For some asthma patients, even multiple medications aren't enough to keep them from having exacerbations requiring hospitalizations or emergency department visits. But a new treatment that uses heat to remove the excess smooth muscle that contributes … |
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Janesville Gazette |
Secondhand smoke doubles hospitalizations for kids with asthma
Janesville Gazette ROCHESTER, Minn.—The risk for hospitalization doubles for kids with asthma who are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a study led by Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center. “The results of this review serve as a reminder to parents of just how … |
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Kids, asthma and secondhand smoke at home = twice as many hospitalizations
EurekAlert (press release) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 24, 2015) – Parents who allow their children with asthma to be exposed to second hand smoke (SHS) at home need to know the risk is high their child will be hospitalized. In fact, the risk is nearly double that for … |
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KMBZ |
Women with Acute Asthma Require More Hospitalizations than Men
KMBZ iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — Although it's highly disputable that women are the weaker sex, they may be in one regard, that is, when it comes to being diagnosed with acute asthma in the emergency room. In that case, according to Rose Chasm, MD … |
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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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Risk of ED, visits hospitalizations for asthma decrease after bariatric surgery
Healio Kohei Hasegawa, MD, MPH, of the department of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues, conducted a self-controlled case series study of 2,261 obese patients with asthma aged 18 to 54 years who underwent bariatric … |
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