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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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Program maps patterns of asthma varieties – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Asthma isn't just one disease but comes in up to six different varieties, according to a new computer analysis from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute at UPMC. The study confirms several subtypes of the disease … |
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In Allegheny County, school nurses on the front line of student asthma
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Annie Johnson, a nurse at Wilkins Elementary in Wilkins, helps students deal with asthma pretty much every day. Sometimes, it's as easy as handing them their inhalers after gym. For more serious attacks, she has them sit down and stare at a hologram … |
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Program maps patterns of asthma varieties
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Asthma isn't just one disease but comes in up to six different varieties, according to a new computer analysis from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute at UPMC. The study confirms several subtypes of the disease … |
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Pittsburgh part of study to research treatments for black asthma patients
Tribune-Review Research that began this month could lead to better asthma treatments for black people, who tend to develop more severe symptoms from the respiratory disease, a University of Pittsburgh researcher said. The yearlong study financed through the National … |
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AGH receives grant for asthma research – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Allegheny General Hospital has received a $415,000 grant from Heinz Endowments to research the rates of asthma among Pittsburgh children and seek ways to improve treatment. In part, the grant will fund a project to improve identification of asthma … $415K Given For Asthma Study Of Pittsburgh Kids Asthma figure in Pittsburgh city schools triggers AGH study $415K given for asthma study of Pittsburgh kids – The York Daily Record |
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Study to Determine Extent of Childhood Asthma in Pittsburgh Region
90.5 WESA It's hard to know exactly how many kids have asthma in the Pittsburgh region but a study is underway aimed at determining just how prevalent it is and what some of the triggers may be. Nearly 25 million Americans and more than 9 percent of children … |
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Allegheny General gets $415000 grant
Pittsburgh Business Times Dr. Deborah Gentile, director of research in the division of allergy, asthma and immunology at AGH, is the principal investigator. The project is intended to develop the most efficient ways of measuring and tracking asthma among the region's … |
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Heinz Endowments funds Pittsburgh asthma study
abc27 PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Heinz Endowments is funding a $415,000 study by researchers to determine whether asthma rates among Pittsburgh Public Schools students are as bad as school nurses say. The nurses estimate as many as half of the city's school … |
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$415K Given For Asthma Study Of Pittsburgh Kids
CBS Local PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Heinz Endowments has given researchers $415,000 to study whether asthma rates among Pittsburgh Public Schools students are as bad as school nurses say. As many as half of the district's 26,000 students use rescue inhalers or … AGH receives grant for asthma research Asthma figure in Pittsburgh city schools triggers AGH study |
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