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Asthma study making inroads in number of school days missed
WTNH (WTNH) — A program in Hartford is having a direct impact on the number of school days children miss due to asthma. Asthma affects around 7 million children across the country. On average each year, 36,000 school-age children in the U.S. miss school … |
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Asthma and clean air on school buses; weight and Type 2 diabetes
The Denver Post A recent study from the University of Michigan and the University of Washington estimates that once all of our school buses are brought up to the EPA standards, nationally kids would miss 14 million fewer days of school a year because of asthma and … |
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Study: Asthma Intervention Can Lead To Fewer School Absences
Hartford Courant HARTFORD — Greater communication between school nurses and families on how to manage asthma could help reduce the number of school absences for children afflicted with the chronic disease, according to preliminary data from an ongoing study in … New school-based program helps reduce absentee rate for urban minority … |
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School, Community Honors Hilliard Grad Who Died after Asthma Attack
Fox 28 Chad Smock says his 18-year-old daughter Marisa, a 2014 Hilliard-Davidson graduate, died Wednesday after suffering an asthma attack at John Carroll University in Cleveland. Smock, who's served at varsity coach for the team for the past four years was … |
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WJBC News |
McLean County to mark World Asthma Day with school lessons
WJBC News BLOOMINGTON – McLean County has a higher rate of asthma sufferers than the rest of Illinois – and with World Asthma Day coming on Tuesday – educators want to help people better manage the disease. Eighteen percent of McLean County residents have … |
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and LifeMap Solutions Launch Asthma …
PharmiWeb.com (press release) The Asthma Health app is designed to facilitate asthma patient education and self-monitoring promote positive behavioral changes and reinforce adherence to treatment plans according to current asthma guidelines. The study tracks symptom patterns in an … |
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and LifeMap Solutions Launch Asthma …
Newswise (press release) The Asthma Health app is designed to facilitate asthma patient education and self-monitoring, promote positive behavioral changes, and reinforce adherence to treatment plans according to current asthma guidelines. The study tracks symptom patterns in … |
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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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The Canberra Times |
School triggers asthma admissions
The Canberra Times Hospitals are preparing for a huge increase in the number of children being rushed to emergency departments suffering from asthma, with the new school year causing a spike in cases. The Asthma Foundation NSW has warned parents to be prepared and … |
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EdSource Today |
Funds for school health centers target asthma
EdSource Today School-based health centers in California will take the lead in educating school staff and families nationwide about asthma attacks triggered by dust, mold, smoke and chemical cleaning products, according to a new federal grant announced earlier this … |
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