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Oakland: Tribune to hold public forum next week on impact of asthma
Inside Bay Area In Alameda County, the asthma hospitalization rate — 20.3 stays for every 10,000 children — is nearly twice the state average and the third-highest in California, after Imperial and Fresno counties. Some Oakland neighborhoods send children to the … |
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Oakland: Tribune to hold public forum next week on impact of asthma
San Jose Mercury News In Alameda County, the asthma hospitalization rate — 20.3 stays for every 10,000 children — is nearly twice the state average and the third-highest in California, after Imperial and Fresno counties. Some Oakland neighborhoods send children to the … |
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Oakland: Tribune to hold public forum on impact of asthma March 20, 6 to 8 pm …
San Jose Mercury News In Alameda County, the asthma hospitalization rate — 20.3 stays for every 10,000 children — is nearly twice the state average and the third-highest in California, next to rates in Imperial and Fresno counties. Some Oakland neighborhoods sent children … |
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California City Seeks to Cut Asthma Rate via 'Social Impact' Bond Issue
Insurance Journal The city of Fresno, Calif., will be the first municipality in the United States to see whether “social impact bonds,” an innovative security that promotes a societal benefit, can be used to tackle a major healthcare problem like asthma. Fresno is using … |
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Causes aside, many believe Louisville area is already feeling impact of global …
The Courier-Journal But they say the Louisville area likely won't be able to escape more excessive heat, summer drought, bigger storms, the spread of certain diseases like West Nile virus and worsening asthma from more air pollution and pollen. The air pollution and … |
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Impact of asthmatic control status on serum cystatin C concentrations.
Clin Chem Lab Med. 2012 Aug;50(8):1367-71
Authors: Shigemura M, Konno S, Nasuhara Y, Shimizu C, Matsuno K, Nishimura M
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To determine whether cystatin C accurately reflects renal function in asthma, we investigated serum cystatin C concentrations in a large number of asthmatic patients by adjusting for several confounding factors that might affect serum cystatin C concentrations.
METHODS: A total of 126 asthmatic patients and 126 healthy volunteers, matched for age and gender, were studied.
RESULTS: Serum cystatin C concentrations in symptomatic subjects with asthma were significantly higher than in healthy controls (p < 0.001) and asymptomatic subjects with asthma (p = 0.007), whereas no significant difference was observed between healthy controls and asymptomatic subjects. In asthmatic subjects, serum cystatin C concentrations were not influenced by inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). However, serum cystatin C concentrations were significantly higher in subjects who were regularly treated by oral corticosteroid (OCS) (p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Serum cystatin C concentrations are elevated in asthmatic patients; particularly while symptomatic and/or taking OCS but not ICS. Serum cystatin C concentrations may not accurately reflect renal function in those patients.
PMID: 23035264 [PubMed – in process]
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Health Impact Of Air Quality Alerts
KERA News People who are not sensitive to ozone pollution, who don't have asthma or emphysema or other lung conditions, they may have some effects if they are doing a lot of outdoor exertion. So if they're working out a lot, or running, or playing basketball … Smartphone App Warns of Poor Air Quality in Fairfield County |
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Survey reveals growing national impact of asthma
MarketWatch (press release) An estimated 29.1 million adults (12.7 percent) have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, and 18.7 million (8.2 percent) still had asthma, according to 2010 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, Asthma's Impact … |
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Survey Reveals Growing National Impact of Asthma
HealthNewsDigest.com By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HealthNewsDigest.com) – An estimated 29.1 million adults (12.7 percent) have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, and 18.7 million (8.2 percent) still had asthma, according to 2010 data from the … |
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Assessment of public health impact of work-related asthma
7thSpace Interactive (press release) Asthma is among the most common chronic diseases in working-aged populations and occupational exposures are important causal agents. Our aims were to evaluate the best methods to assess occurrence, public health impact, and burden to society related to … |
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