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BizTimes.com (Milwaukee) |
Children's Hospital gets $1.25 million for inner-city asthma research
BizTimes.com (Milwaukee) “Research shows that asthma disproportionately affects communities of color with devastating impact,” said Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation in a statement announcing the project. “African Americans have the highest … |
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The Milwaukee Community Journal |
Asthma Triggers To Avoid This Spring
The Milwaukee Community Journal But for those suffering from asthma, spring, its pollen and other allergens can be dangerous. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 3 million African Americans were living with asthma in 2012. In fact, Blacks are 20 … Modifiable risk factors should be observed for SCIT, SLIT patients |
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Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper |
The Burden of Asthma in Milwaukee: Part One
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper As recently as 2009, Milwaukee's asthma population ranked second in the nation and has been in the top five worst cities for almost a decade. Statistics for asthma in America are so high that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has labeled it an … |
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Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper |
The Burden of Asthma in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper Milwaukee is plagued by asthma more than almost every other city in the U.S. and currently is in the midst of an asthma crisis. As recently as 2011, Milwaukee ranked second in the nation in the prevalence of asthma, and has been one of the top 10 worst … |
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fox6now.com |
American Lung Assoc. awarded $2M grant to fight asthma in Milwaukee, across …
fox6now.com MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is being awarded a $2 million grant from United Health Foundation to launch a new asthma treatment and education program in the Milwaukee area and throughout the Midwest. |
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Packers' Eddie Lacy comes back after being slowed by asthma
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Green Bay — The only thing that can put Eddie Lacy on pause is the sub-freezing temperature of the Wisconsin outdoors that inflames his lungs. But while an asthma attack sidelined him for a portion of the second quarter, the Green Bay Packers running … Eddie Lacy: Asthma shouldn't be an issue in Seattle Packers RB Eddie Lacy had bad asthma attack in second quarter Eddie Lacy: Eddie Lacy missed snaps due to asthma attack |
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Medical Xpress |
New studies link asthma to higher risk of heart disease
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel People who are treated for asthma are at substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to two research papers presented Sunday. However, researchers don't know whether it is asthma or asthma medications that are behind the … Asthma Raises Heart Attack Risk, Research Suggests Patients with active asthma at higher risk for heart attack, research shows Asthma May Put the Heart in Peril |
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UW wins $70 million grant for asthma research
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Our ongoing efforts to more effectively treat those affected by the urban asthma epidemic are critical to the well-being and future quality of life for millions of children who suffer with this disease, and promise to help others around the globe as … Kids to be injected with cockroach antigen in asthma study |
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Milwaukee Business Journal |
UW-Madison awarded $70M NIH grant for asthma research
Milwaukee Business Journal The grantfrom the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — the largest grant ever for the school — increases the total amount of NIH funding for the project, the Inner-City Asthma Consortium, to more than $190 million since 2002. The … Largest grant ever awarded to UW School of Medicine and Public Health will … UW Med School gets largest ever $70 million grant |
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UWM researchers land NIH grant to develop asthma treatment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) The National Institutes of Health awarded a grant worth almost $2 million to chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who are working to find a new drug for asthma. The four-year grant is for research to develop an asthma drug with fewer side … |
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