NIH study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans – National Institutes of Health (press release)

NIH study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans
National Institutes of Health (press release)
Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in determining the response to asthma treatment. This new 

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Grant funds program to improve asthma control among African Americans in … – Baylor College of Medicine News

Grant funds program to improve asthma control among African Americans in
Baylor College of Medicine News
Asthma imposes a disproportionate burden on the area's African-American population, and environmental factors play an important role. This effort is noteworthy because it has the capacity—through extensive use of electronic medical records and close 

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Novel community program to improve the way childhood asthma controlled … – News-Medical.net

Novel community program to improve the way childhood asthma controlled
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Indiana University School of Medicine emergency medicine faculty hope to improve the way childhood asthma is medically managed in Marion County through an innovative program that incorporates the skills and flexible schedules of specially trained 

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Telemedicine helps improve asthma care for students – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Telemedicine helps improve asthma care for students
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jackie Powell, a telehealth assistant, photographs the inside of the mouth and collects data like lung sounds, heart rate and blood pressure, from Zyiona Beasley, 6, for an asthma study being done in the City School District. (Photo: Jamie Germano).

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