Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois unveils new Asthma Awareness Patch Program at American Lung Association event – RiverBender.com


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Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois unveils new Asthma Awareness Patch Program at American Lung Association event
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GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) introduced a new Asthma Awareness patch on Saturday, May 7 at Glazebrook Park in Godfrey in conjunction with the 16th Annual American Lung Association Asthma Awareness and Education Walk.

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Genetic Ancestry and Asthma and Rhinitis Occurrence in Hispanic Children: Findings from the Southern California Children’s Health Study.

Genetic Ancestry and Asthma and Rhinitis Occurrence in Hispanic Children: Findings from the Southern California Children’s Health Study.

PLoS One. 2015;10(8):e0135384

Authors: Salam MT, Avoundjian T, Knight WM, Gilliland FD

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Asthma and rhinitis are common childhood health conditions. Being an understudied and rapidly growing population in the US, Hispanic children have a varying risk for these conditions that may result from sociocultural (including acculturative factors), exposure and genetic diversities. Hispanic populations have varying contributions from European, Amerindian and African ancestries. While previous literature separately reported associations between genetic ancestry and acculturation factors with asthma, whether Amerindian ancestry and acculturative factors have independent associations with development of early-life asthma and rhinitis in Hispanic children remains unknown. We hypothesized that genetic ancestry is an important determinant of early-life asthma and rhinitis occurrence in Hispanic children independent of sociodemographic, acculturation and environmental factors.
METHODS: Subjects were Hispanic children (5-7 years) who participated in the southern California Children’s Health Study. Data from birth certificates and questionnaire provided information on acculturation, sociodemographic and environmental factors. Genetic ancestries (Amerindian, European, African and Asian) were estimated based on 233 ancestry informative markers. Asthma was defined by parental report of doctor-diagnosed asthma. Rhinitis was defined by parental report of a history of chronic sneezing or runny or blocked nose without a cold or flu. Sample sizes were 1,719 and 1,788 for investigating the role of genetic ancestry on asthma and rhinitis, respectively.
RESULTS: Children had major contributions from Amerindian and European ancestries. After accounting for potential confounders, per 25% increase in Amerindian ancestry was associated with 17.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.74-0.99) and 13.6% (95% CI: 0.79-0.98) lower odds of asthma and rhinitis, respectively. Acculturation was not associated with either outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: Earlier work documented that Hispanic children with significant contribution from African ancestry are at increased asthma risk; however, in Hispanic children who have little contribution from African ancestry, Amerindian ancestry was independently associated with lower odds for development of early-childhood asthma and rhinitis.

PMID: 26263549 [PubMed – in process]

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Southern California — where every day is Asthma Day: Guest commentary – Los Angeles Daily News

Southern California — where every day is Asthma Day: Guest commentary
Los Angeles Daily News
Today, I work as a nurse in Southern California, where the smog has deprived its residents of a view of the mountains nearby and has plagued them with a host of health issues, including asthma. My move to attend Azusa Pacific University was when I was …

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Southern California — where every day is Asthma Day: Guest commentary – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Southern California — where every day is Asthma Day: Guest commentary
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Today, I work as a nurse in Southern California, where the smog has deprived its residents of a view of the mountains nearby and has plagued them with a host of health issues, including asthma. My move to attend Azusa Pacific University was when I was …

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New Asthma Treatment Used on SoCal Patients Could Prevent Attacks – NBC Southern California

New Asthma Treatment Used on SoCal Patients Could Prevent Attacks
NBC Southern California
A breakthrough in the asthma treatment process being used to treat patients in Southern California may prevent attacks and cut down hospitalizations. The treatment is called Bronchial Thermoplasty, in which the smooth tissues around the airways are heated.

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