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Study: Persistent asthma in childhood has long-term effects
St. Louis Public Radio The late Robert C. Strunk, MD, (right) discusses results of a decades-long pediatric asthma study that involved Janae Smith, (middle) a patient and study participant, and Denise Rodgers, (left) who retired this year as a clinical research coordinator. |
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Persistent childhood asthma sets stage for COPD
Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom Robert Boston Robert C. Strunk, MD, (right) discusses results of a decades-long pediatric asthma study that involved Janae Smith, (middle) a patient and study participant, and Denise Rodgers, (left) who retired earlier this year as a clinical research … Persistent childhood asthma linked to COPD Severe Childhood Asthma Linked to COPD Risk Later Persistent Childhood Asthma Linked to Early COPD |
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In kids, young adults with asthma, pay attention to weight gain
Washington University in St. Louis News Robert Strunk, MD, examines LeBron Reed, a patient with asthma. Strunk, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, led a study showing the importance of children with asthma maintaining healthy weight as they grow into young adults. |
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Emergency room visits for asthma more frequent for Missouri's poorest children
St. Louis Public Radio Audrey Collins' two daughters were diagnosed with asthma as infants. When they had trouble breathing, she would use a nebulizer machine with a tiny attachment for their faces. “And if it didn't get better, I'd take her to the emergency room. And we … |
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Missouri to start offering asthma home assessments to children on Medicaid
St. Louis Public Radio It takes John Kraemer about two hours to finish an asthma home assessment. He interviews the family, checks each room for allergens and records air quality data with a particulate counter. By identifying potential triggers for a patient's asthma in … |
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Asthma, Ticks and Heatstroke: Here's what climate change could mean for your …
St. Louis Public Radio Sure, climate change means average temperatures are getting higher and sea levels are rising. But here are some repercussions that hit closer to home: how these changes affect public health. In St. Louis especially, those concerns include intensified … |
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American Lung Association wants to help St. Louis clinics improve asthma …
St. Louis Public Radio St. Louis area pediatricians will soon have help managing asthma care for their patients. The American Lung Association is implementing a program here to improve the system that primary care clinics use to identify and treat the disease. The Enhancing … |
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NIH Seeks African Americans To Evaluate Asthma Medications
St. Louis Public Radio "They like the fact that we're always available to help answer questions, all of the asthma medications are provided free of charge, we will help folks with travel, with parking ? with any of the logistics of helping them attend study visits, to … |
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African Americans Needed For Study Of Asthma Medications
St. Louis Public Radio "They like the fact that we're always available to help answer questions, all of the asthma medications are provided free of charge, we will help folks with travel, with parking ? with any of the logistics of helping them attend study visits, to … |
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Study sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses
Washington University in St. Louis News People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why. In a new study that compared people with and without asthma, the answer is becoming clearer. |
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