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Asthma program in Kennett schools gets national recognition
Daily Dunklin Democrat A program aimed at controlling asthma among students in the Kennett School District is getting national attention. Recent articles in the Journal of School Health and the Journal of Asthma tout the program. "We are very pleased with it for sure, that … |
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The National |
More children in UAE suffering from asthma than ever before
The National DUBAI // More children are suffering from allergies and chronic asthma – and escaping indoors may not be enough to avoid the symptoms. Emiratis are 4.2 times more likely than expatriates to suffer from asthma, and women 1.8 times more likely than men. |
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Belfast Telegraph |
Avoidable asthma deaths: national audit results
Nursing Times The aim of the review was to build on previous confidential enquires into asthma deaths that have taken place around the UK to provide a robust body of evidence to help understand how these events arise and how they might be avoided in the future. More than a million people suffering from asthma are missing out on key yearly … Concern over people with asthma missing key medicine checks Asthma patients 'risk lives' by skipping annual checks |
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Latin Post |
Asthma Rates Among Latino Children Above National Average, Double in Some …
Latin Post According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the adult U.S. Latino population has lower rates of asthma than the general population (7.3 percent compared to 8.4 percent), but Latino children have higher than average rates for asthma … |
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Financial burden of treating asthma in Dubai
The National There needs to be a “global strategy in the UAE to reduce the impact [of asthma] in many ways – lifestyle, quality of life, cost, and morbidity and mortality”, said Dr Pierre Majdalani, specialist in paediatric pulmonology at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib … |
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Warning as cost of treating asthma reaches Dh130m a year in Dubai
The National There needs to be a “global strategy in the UAE to reduce the impact [of asthma] in many ways – lifestyle, quality of life, cost, and morbidity and mortality”, said Dr Pierre Majdalani, specialist in paediatric pulmonology at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib … |
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Asthma Awareness Month 2014: NIH continues its commitment to asthma research
National Institutes of Health (press release) May is Asthma Awareness Month, and the National Institutes of Health emphasizes the scientific progress being made in asthma research, from basic science, such as how lung cells work, to clinical trials on current and future treatments for the disease. IDPH: May is Asthma Awareness Month May is asthma awareness month |
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Doctor: Pittsburgh's asthma rates exceed national average
Pittsburgh Business Times (blog) Pittsburgh's asthma rate exceeds national levels, according to Dr. Deborah Gentile, director of research, allergy, asthma and immunology at Allegheny Health Network. Pittsburgh's asthma rate ranges between 12 percent and 13 percent, which exceeds the … |
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May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Northdallasgazette May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and many allergy treatment options are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For the first time, these include three sublingual (under the tongue) prescription products to treat hay … |
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Asthma on the agenda at fun Jumeirah beach event
The National “We want to raise awareness of the importance of exercise in helping people who have asthma,” said Dr Najiba Al Shezawy, from Professionals Regulatory Affairs, which organised the event with Dubai Municipality. “We have had a great response from the … |
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