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Heinz Endowments funds Pittsburgh asthma study
WTRF 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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AGH receives grant for asthma research
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 … Local Experts To Launch Study Regarding High Number Of Asthma Cases Asthma figure in Pittsburgh city schools triggers AGH study |
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Asthma Institute increases Black outreach
New Pittsburgh Courier According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, Blacks were 20 percent more likely to have asthma than Whites in 2011. Additionally, in 2009, Blacks were three times more likely to die from asthma related causes … |
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Pittsburgh Physicians Conduct Asthma Research
90.5 WESA Twenty-five million people in the United States have asthma, and that number is growing every year. Research by the Allegheny Health Network is now underway that examines whether high levels of particulate air pollution in the Pittsburgh area are … |
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Pitt researchers explore alternate asthma treatments
Pittsburgh Business Times Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a lab-made molecule that reduces acute breathing problems among people who have moderate to severe asthma, raising the possibility that a one-size-fits-all strategy in … |
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The number of people with asthma is on the rise.
CBS Local “We're still much higher than we were 20, 30, 40 years ago,” says Dr. Deborah Gentile, an asthma specialist at Allegheny General Hospital. “We live cleaner. Less germ exposure. We're seeing more asthma. Some of it is nutritionally related and obesity … Summit Assesses Overall Health Effects of Pittsburgh Air Quality |
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Asthma rates high among children in Pittsburgh-area communities
WTAE Pittsburgh “It's like I'm battling a monster,” the 8-year-old boy told Channel 4 Action News investigator Jim Parsons. It's been that way since he suffered his first near-fatal asthma attack when he was 3. “It brings tears to my eyes because he came to me and … |
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Fast foods linked to asthma, eczema in kids
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Teens who ate three or more weekly servings had a 39 percent increased chance of developing severe asthma, while younger children had a 27 percent higher risk, according to a study of 319,000 teens in 51 countries and 181,000 children ages 6 and 7 in … |
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Asthma…Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved.
New Pittsburgh Courier This month's issue on asthma is a continuation of the monthly series started last year, focusing on health disparities in the Pittsburgh region. The series is a partnership among the New Pittsburgh Courier, Community PARTners (a core service of the … |
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Asthma linked to low vitamin D levels
New Pittsburgh Courier Community members and primary care providers in the region have been involved in new research to provide a community perspective on social and environmental stressors that have an impact on children with asthma. Together with Michael Yonas, DrPH, … |
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