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SMU Research Targets Device for Pediatric Asthma Triggers
Park Cities People Two SMU psychology professors working with University of Maryland engineers have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant that will bring nearly $2 million to their joint project to create a wearable device for pediatric asthma patients that … |
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Local middle school student dies Saturday from asthma attack
Estes Park Trail-Gazette Bria Brown, a 14-year-old Estes Park Middle School student died unexpectedly Saturday morning, the victim of an acute asthma attack and respiratory failure, reported the Brown family. Bria was born on Feb. 7, 2001, in Longmont; she and her family moved … |
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Monterey Park School hosts annual asthma camp
The Salinas Californian Now in its 29th year, Velcoff Asthma Camp was co-founded by the late Dr. Mark Velcoff and Jill Houlette, a respiratory therapist at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Velcoff's partners, Dr. Steve Prager and Dr. Dan More, and Velcoff's daughter, Rachael … |
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NIH Study Seeks to Improve Asthma Therapy for African-Americans
eNews Park Forest Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in … |
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Community mourns 11-year-old San Carlos Park asthma attack victim
Naples Daily News Ryan's family and friends are left with those bright memories as they mourn the San Carlos Park 11-year-old's death Monday following an asthma attack. Ryan began experiencing symptoms of his asthma after a Little League practice Saturday before he was … |
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Woman suffered asthma attack after her car was hit in Asbury Park
Asbury Park Press The woman was not injured by the minor crash, but was given oxygen by first aid squad members after she suffered an asthma attack Wednesday evening, police said. Contrary to previous reports, the woman was not hit by the car, but needed medical … |
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on National Asthma Awareness Month
eNews Park Forest It has been over 30 years since asthma emerged as a growing public health threat. During this time, we have made important progress through clinical, environmental and community health interventions. May is National Asthma Awareness Month, a time for … Nearly 26 Million Americans Continue to Live with Asthma, EPA says / SC, IN … May is Asthma Awareness Month |
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Oral allergy treatment may ease asthma, hay fever, study finds
Asbury Park Press In the new review, researchers found “strong” evidence that under-the-tongue immunotherapy eased symptoms of allergy-induced asthma: In eight of 13 studies, patients saw more than a 40 percent improvement in symptoms, versus patients who either got a … |
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IPM in Public Housing Attributed to Lower Asthma Rates in Boston
eNews Park Forest Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013) Boston health officials say new city data indicate that asthma incidences have dropped nearly by half since 2005. This is attributed to Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Boston Public Health Commission … |
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New Procedure Helps Patients with Severe Asthma Breathe Easier
eNews Park Forest CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012. Nearly 24 million people in this country suffer from asthma. For most of them, avoiding allergens and taking medications help keep their asthma under control. But for a small group with severe persistent asthma, … |
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