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Targeting Children's Asthma Care measures reduced asthma readmission rates
2 Minute Medicine Quality improvement (QI) initiatives targeting Children's Asthma Care (CAC) measures reduced hospital readmission rates for asthma by 71% at 91 to 180 days post-discharge. 2. Post-discharge follow-up at a patient-centered medical home also increased … Managing Asthma as a Team Compliance With Child Asthma Care Measures Cuts Readmission |
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The Courier |
Children's asthma medicine warning
The Courier The inhaler, which is often the first line of treatment in asthma, could be less effective or may even make the condition worse for some children carrying a particular gene change, research at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has shown. Why asthma treatment may not work for some children |
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Belfast Telegraph |
Children's asthma medicine warning
Belfast Telegraph The inhaler, which is often the first line of treatment in asthma, could be less effective or may even make the condition worse for some children carrying a particular gene change, research at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has shown. |
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The VIDA trial: Vitamin D3 does not improve outcomes in asthma patients
2 Minute Medicine 1. Supplementation of ciclesonide with Vitamin D3 in Vitamin D deficient asthma patients did not reduce the rate of asthma treatment failure when compared with placebo. 2. Vitamin D3 supplementation allowed for a small decrease in the dose of … |
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Smokers with asthma needed for new study
Baylor College of Medicine News Baylor College of Medicine is one of 18 American Lung Association Asthma Research Centers across the country that is recruiting current cigarette smokers with a history of asthma for a six-week study. “Some studies now suggest that smokers with asthma … |
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The Lancet and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Controlling, diagnosing, and …
Science Codex On Friday 2 May, 2014, The Lancet and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine will release three new review articles and an Editorial on asthma, ahead of World Asthma Day on May 6 and the American Thoracic Society's international conference (ATS 2014) in … |
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Channel blocker treats asthma in the lab
Baylor College of Medicine News Today, in a recent edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Beeton has shown that the synthetic analog, known as ShK-186, can inhibit the function of allergen-specific T lymphocytes from patients with asthma and in a rat model. T lymphocytes (a … |
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Computational medicine is used to categorize asthma
CMU The Tartan Online Wu's findings, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, uses machine-learning algorithms to analyze a wide scope of variables collected from asthma patients to determine the severity of their condition. Wu refers to the project … |
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2 Minute Medicine |
Seasonal increase in primary care visits for asthma
2 Minute Medicine 1. In this retrospective analysis of a population of Israeli children, a 2-fold increase in asthma exacerbations was seen in patient visits to pediatric primary care settings in early September as compared to August. 2. Prescriptions for asthma … |
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Gov. Martinez signs bill permitting schools to give emergency medicine for …
The Republic ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico schools will now be able to stock emergency medication to treat students who suffer asthma attacks or allergic reactions. Gov. Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 75 into law Sunday at the American Lung … |
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