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The Chronicle of Social Change |
Focus on the Figures: Asthma Diagnoses and Hospitalizations
The Chronicle of Social Change Every other week, The Chronicle of Social Change features one key indicator from Kidsdata.org, which offers comprehensive data about the health and well being of children across California. This week, we look at asthma diagnoses and asthma-related … |
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ER visits and hospitalizations for asthma on the rise
The CT Mirror Ava, 3, of Bridgeport, knows what to expect from a visit with Hen, having dealt with asthma since she was 1. She also spent several nights in the hospital after an attack in 2012. "I had always heard about wheezing, but had never really heard it before … |
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ER Visits And Hospitalizations For Asthma On The Rise
Hartford Courant Ava Passley covered her nose and giggled as Dr. Jacob Hen walked into an examination room at his pediatric pulmonology office in Trumbull recently. Ava, 3, of Bridgeport, knows what to expect from a visit with Hen, having dealt with asthma since she was 1. Connecticut ER visits and hospitalizations for asthma on the rise |
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Connecticut ER visits and hospitalizations for asthma on the rise
New Haven Register Ava is part of growing number of people in Connecticut who have used the emergency room for asthma symptoms, according to the most recent figures from the state Department of Public Health. Each year from 2005 to 2009, Connecticut residents with … |
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Caffeine, Child Asthma Hospitalizations & Blood Sugar Monitoring
KTVN Another study in Pediatrics finds children who are hospitalized for asthma are less likely to be readmitted if they follow up with their doctors. Asthma is a leading cause of hospital admissions for children, so experts say keeping up with care is key. — |
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More Asthma Hospitalizations in Middle-Aged Women Than Men
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) – In the fifth to sixth decades of life, women have a significantly higher hospitalization rates for asthma compared to men, according to research published in the September issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. |
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Health Notes: Carlton County asthma hospitalizations above state average
Budgeteer Carlton County has a higher rate of hospitalizations for asthma than the state as a whole, data released this week by the Minnesota Department of Health show. From 2008-10, the county had a rate of 9.7 hospitalizations for every 10,000 residents. That … |
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 The Herald-Times (subscription) |
Local asthma hospitalizations lowest in state
The Herald-Times (subscription) From 2007 to 2011, Monroe County had the lowest reported rate of asthma hospitalizations in the state among 5- to 17-year-olds — and the state's third-lowest rate for emergency department visits by children suffering from asthma — according to … |
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Stricter smoking regulations resulted in fewer asthma hospitalizations
Healio Christopher Millett, MD, of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, and colleagues looked at data on a set of children aged 14 years and younger who were seen at an ED for asthma from April 2002 to November 2010. Before a ban on … |
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 eMaxHealth |
Smoke-free legislation reduces asthma hospitalizations for children
eMaxHealth In addition to other health hazard, cigarette smoke is a known trigger for pediatric asthma. Anti-smoking legislation was implemented in England in 2007; thus, enough time has passed to assess its health benefits. Researchers affiliated with Imperial … |
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