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Boise State Public Radio |
Scientsts Seek Genetic Clues To Why Asthma Is Deadlier In Blacks
Boise State Public Radio "The majority of genetic studies, not just in asthma but in most diseases, are done in Caucasian- or European-descent populations," White explains. "The longest studies do not really include very many minority populations, which means that most … |
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St. Louis Public Radio |
Study: Persistent asthma in childhood has long-term effects
St. Louis Public Radio The late Robert C. Strunk, MD, (right) discusses results of a decades-long pediatric asthma study that involved Janae Smith, (middle) a patient and study participant, and Denise Rodgers, (left) who retired this year as a clinical research coordinator. |
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Public News Service |
Call for Action on World Asthma Day
Public News Service And Philadelphia isn't the only problem area in the state for asthma. Pittsburgh and Harrisburg both made the top ten list for areas nationally with the most fine particulate matter pollution, which Schuster says can trigger asthma and other health … City doctors to wheel out anti-pollution drive today |
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Public News Service |
Children's Asthma Rates Drop, but Not for Poor in IL
Public News Service SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Asthma rates for most children in the U.S. appear to be on the decline, but among the country's poorest children those rates are actually rising. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … |
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Green public housing reduces asthma symptoms, morbidity
Healio Asthmatic children who lived in green units demonstrated a reduced risk for asthma symptoms (OR = 0.34; 95% CI, 0.12-1), asthma attacks (OR = 0.31; 95% CI, 0.11-0.88), asthma-related school absences (OR = 0.21; 95% CI, 0.06-0.74) and hospital visits … |
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WOSU Public Media |
Wellness Wednesday: Asthma, Cancer Course, Obesity
WOSU Public Media In Ohio, 400,000 kids suffer from asthma alone and a revised state bill will allow Ohio schools and camps to keep a supply of asthma inhalers for non-prescribed patients in case of emergencies. The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center … |
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WOSU Public Media |
Ohio Bill Would Let Schools, Camps Stock Asthma Inhalers
WOSU Public Media flickr.com/photos/chapstickaddict. An Ohio bill would let schools and camps keep a supply of asthma inhalers not prescribed to specific patients in case of emergencies. The measure passed the state Senate on a unanimous vote Wednesday. The House also … |
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Public Release: 8-Sep-2015 Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER …
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire … |
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Public News Service |
Illinois Schools Make Asthma and Allergy Honor Roll
Public News Service PHOTO: For the first time, Illinois is identified as a top state for the most comprehensive public policies supporting people with asthma, food allergies and related allergic diseases in elementary, middle and high schools. Photo credit: NIAID/Flickr. |
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St. Louis Public Radio |
Emergency room visits for asthma more frequent for Missouri's poorest children
St. Louis Public Radio Audrey Collins' two daughters were diagnosed with asthma as infants. When they had trouble breathing, she would use a nebulizer machine with a tiny attachment for their faces. “And if it didn't get better, I'd take her to the emergency room. And we … |
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