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CDC report finds sizable increase in asthma prevalence
Nurse.com An estimated 29.1 million adults — 12.7% of adults in the United States — have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, 18.7 million (8.2%) still had asthma in … |
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Mental illness means higher risk of physical problems
Nurse.com And 15.7% of adults who had any mental illness in the past year also had asthma, while 10.6% of those without mental illness had the condition. Adults who had a serious mental illness (a mental illness causing serious functional impairment that … Mental, Physical Health Go Hand in Hand |
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Early triage treatment reduces asthma admissions
Nurse.com Children with moderate or severe asthma attacks who were treated with systemic corticosteroids during the first 75 minutes of triage in the ED were 16% less likely to be admitted to the hospital, according to a Canada-based study. Reducing hospital admissions for asthmatics |
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Home visits to kids with asthma improve outcomes
Nurse.com A program called the Community Asthma Initiative has demonstrated the potential to dramatically reduce hospitalization and ED visits by children with asthma. The program, developed and implemented by clinicians at Children's Hospital Boston, … |
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Study exposes risk of 9/11 toxic dust
Nurse.com The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population as a result of their exposure to the toxic … |
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School-based asthma, food allergy policies lacking
Nurse.com Most states continue to struggle with implementing school-based policies that address student asthma and allergy health, according to an annual report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. According to a news release, 7 million school … |
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Asthma care measure not relevant to outcomes
Nurse.com Improved compliance with providing a written home management plan upon discharge has not been associated with subsequently lower ED usage or asthma-related readmission rates, according to a study that examined children's hospitals' adherence to Joint … Childhood Asthma Compliance Rates Not Linked To Reduced Hospital Readmission Rates Improved quality of asthma care has not reduced readmission rates to hospitals, ED |
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Study examines placebo effect in asthma cases
Nurse.com Now a study of asthma patients examining the impact of two different placebo treatments versus standard medical treatment with an albuterol bronchodilator has reached two important conclusions: While placebos had no effect on lung function, … Asthma Placebo "As Effective As Active Drug" Study Unveils |
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Prenatal stress might lead to asthma in kids
Nurse.com Anxiety, stress and depression during pregnancy may lead to a greater risk of asthma for children, according to Columbia University researchers. "Approximately 70% of mothers who said they experienced high levels of anxiety or depression while they … Anxiety, depression in pregnancy may raise kids' asthma risk |
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Asthma Pills Appear as Effective as Inhaled Steroids in Study
Nurse.com A rarely prescribed asthma drug is easier to use and just as effective as conventional treatment with inhalers, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Publishing in the May 5 issue of the New England … Asthma pills may work just as well as inhalers in the real world Asthma pills as good as inhaler: study Asthma pills as good as inhalers, study finds |
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