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Public Release: 3-Mar-2015 Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to …
EurekAlert (press release) The study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), followed 298 mother-child pairs through the child's third year of life. The study found … Pregnant Women with Asthma Need to Curb Urge to ask for Antibiotics |
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Public Release: 24-Feb-2015 Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have …
EurekAlert (press release) According to data collected during a three-year trial of an asthma program tailored to teens, the prevalence of asthma – both diagnosed and undiagnosed – was about the same in rural areas as it is in urban settings. But more girls had undiagnosed … |
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Public Release: 20-Feb-2015 Protein linked to development of asthma
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have linked a specific protein to the development of post-viral infection asthma, which is the first step in generating a novel type of asthma therapy designed to prevent development of post-viral … |
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Public Release: 19-Feb-2015 Severe asthma: Gallopamil confirmed as a …
EurekAlert (press release) A team of Inserm researchers from the Cardio-Thoracic Research Centre of Bordeaux (Inserm/University of Bordeaux and Bordeaux University Hospital) has demonstrated the clinical efficacy of gallopamil in 31 patients with severe asthma. This chronic … |
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Public Release: 18-Feb-2015 Epigenetic study highlights drug targets for …
EurekAlert (press release) Scientists have discovered over 30 new genes that predispose people to allergies and asthma, some of which could be targets for new drugs. Asthma affects one child in 10 in the UK, and allergies may affect one third of the population. The new findings … Epigenetic study highlights drug targets for allergies and asthma Researchers discover promising targets for treating allergies and asthma Gene research shows promise for asthma treatment |
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The Inner City Might Not Be To Blame For High Asthma Rates
Maine Public Broadcasting Dr. Stephen Teach helps Jeffery Ulmer listen to his daughter Alauna's asthmatic breathing at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Alauna's mother, Farisa, holds her. The District has one of the highest rates of pediatric asthma in the … |
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Public Release: 20-Jan-2015 Time to rethink the inner-city asthma epidemic?
EurekAlert (press release) Challenging the long-standing belief that city dwellers suffer disproportionately from asthma, the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of more than 23,000 U.S. children reveal that income, race and ethnic origin may play far more … |
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Public Release: 14-Jan-2015 Severe asthma: Diagnosis and treatment are …
EurekAlert (press release) Asthma is a common disease. It has increased significantly over the last hundred years and now affects between 1 in 10 and 1 in 20 people in Europe. In most sufferers asthma can be treated successfully, and as a result emergency room consultation and … |
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Energy efficient public housing may increase asthma risk in adults
Healio Each increase in household energy efficiency was linked to a 2% to 3% increase in risk for an asthma-related doctor visit among adults in the last year. Researchers indicated mold growth and the presence of a dank odor were linked with a two-fold … |
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Identifying barriers to chronic disease reporting in Chicago Public Schools: a mixed-methods approach.
BMC Public Health. 2014 Dec 6;14(1):1250
Authors: Rivkina V, Tapke DE, Cardenas LD, Harvey-Gintoft B, Whyte SA, Gupta RS
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic disease among school-aged children is a public health concern, particularly for asthma and food allergy. In Chicago Public Schools (CPS), rates of asthma and food allergy among students are underreported. The aim of this study was to determine the barriers to chronic disease reporting as experienced by CPS parents and school nurses.
METHODS: A mixed-methods approach included focus groups and key informant interviews with parents and school nurses, and a cross-sectional survey was completed by parents. Qualitative data analysis was performed and survey data were analyzed to determine the significant demographic and knowledge variables associated with successfully completing the reporting process.
RESULTS: The three main barriers identified were 1) a lack of parental process knowledge; 2) limited communication from schools; and 3) insufficient availability of school nurses. Parents were significantly more likely to successfully complete the reporting process if they knew about special accommodations for chronic diseases, understood the need for physician verification, and/or knew the school nurse.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that increasing parental knowledge of the reporting process will allow schools to better identify and manage their students’ chronic conditions. A parent-focused intervention informed by these results has been completed.
PMID: 25481628 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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