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Very poorly controlled asthma highly prevalent in TENOR II cohort after more than a decade
EurekAlert (press release) ATS 2016, SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly half (48%) of patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma in The Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma: Outcomes and Treatment Regimens follow-up study (TENOR II) still had very poorly controlled (VPC) … |
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We need more investment in diagnostics for asthma
The Pharmaceutical Journal Recent headlines in national media have declared that asthma is 'overdiagnosed and trivialised'. But as I am sure your readers know, these news stories are masking a deeper issue: there is no simple diagnostic test for asthma. It is shocking that in … |
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CBS Local |
Study: Asthma More Common In Pittsburgh Children Than National Average
CBS Local PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — How common is asthma among area school children? Higher than the national average. That's what a new study says, led by asthma specialists at Allegheny General Hospital. “That's very concerning,” says lead investigator Dr. Poor Air Quality Linked To High Asthma Rate In Pittsburgh Children Allegheny Health Network Physicians Announce Results of Study on Asthma in Pittsburgh-area Schoolchildren; Report … |
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Medical Daily |
World Asthma Day 2016: Why We Need To Reduce Air Pollution, Environmental Toxins More Than Ever
Medical Daily Asthma rates have increased significantly in recent decades, with the number of people diagnosed with asthma in the United States growing 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009. In some cases, the rise could be a result of overdiagnosis; it could also be … Call for Action on World Asthma Day City doctors to wheel out anti-pollution drive today Awareness campaign launched against air pollution |
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Times of India |
Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings
Times of India "Nocturnal asthma is an area that patients often talk about but there's not a lot of research in child nocturnal asthma," said lead author Dr. Caroline C. Horner of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis … Stressful Days Make Kids More Prone To Nightly Asthma Attacks |
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Tech Times |
Stressful Days Make Kids More Prone To Nightly Asthma Attacks
Tech Times The researchers also looked into the medications used by the children for their asthma such as prednisone and albuterol. Data on school absences, physician's visits and personal information on family, job and finances were also provided by the caregivers. Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings |
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azcentral.com |
Children living in lower-income areas are more susceptible to asthma
azcentral.com Children in the state's lower-income urban communities suffer more serious bouts of asthma caused by dirty air and other pollutants – despite decades of state and local monitoring and repeated concerns that air in their neighborhoods is dangerous to … |
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Cronkite News |
Children living in lower-income areas are more susceptible to asthma
Cronkite News Children in the state's lower-income urban communities suffer more serious bouts of asthma caused by dirty air and other pollutants – despite decades of state and local monitoring and repeated concerns that air in their neighborhoods is dangerous to … |
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Extreme weather events may lead to more asthma hospitalization
News-Medical.net Extreme heat and heavy rainfall are related to increased risk of hospitalization for asthma in Maryland, according to a study by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers. Based on over a decade of asthma hospitalization data (115,923 … |
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Fox News |
Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings
Fox News "Nocturnal asthma is an area that patients often talk about but there's not a lot of research in child nocturnal asthma," said lead author Dr. Caroline C. Horner of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis … |
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