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African Ancestry Predicts Lung Function in Minority Youth with Asthma
Newswise (press release) The study, “Air Pollution and Lung Function in Minority Youth with Asthma in the GALA II & SAGE II Studies,” which appeared in the journal's online edition, is believed to be the first to look at interaction between exposure to pollutants and genetic … |
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Emergency rooms test new ways to help minority children with uncontrolled …
Medical Xpress The rates of asthma in children are unusually high in Chicago and the respiratory disorder disproportionately affects African-American children. To address the issue, Rush University Medical Center and six other major medical centers in Chicago are … |
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Obesity associated with bronchodilator unresponsiveness in asthmatic minority …
Healio The researchers conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Study of African Americans, Asthma, Genes & Environment (n = 867) and the Genes-Environments & Admixture in Latino Americans (GALA II; n = 2, 096). Thirty-six percent of the cohort … |
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Early-Life Air Pollution Strongly Linked To Asthma Development In Minority …
Medical Daily A new study looked at the causal relationship between air pollution and childhood asthma. Air pollution exposure prior to the development of asthma was noted in order for researchers to definitively determine a difference in a child's asthma condition. |
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Low-Income, Minority Californians Suffer Worst Asthma
Environment News Service SACRAMENTO, California, March 21, 2013 (ENS) – Low-income populations, racial and ethnic minorities in California are exposed to greater levels of some air pollutants than higher-income, Caucasian populations. New research shows that as a result they … |
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A new plan for minority and low-income children with asthma
Michigan Radio By Michigan Radio Newsroom About 1 out of every 10 Michigan children suffer from asthma. Minority and low-income kids experience higher rates of hospitalization, missed school days, and death from asthma. Michigan has made progress over the past decade … |
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'Latino paradox' tells more about American health than the minority group
San Antonio Express Among these, the Latino health paradox definitively existed for mental health issues, asthma and high blood pressure. Many theories about the paradox abound … |
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