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Public Release: 4-May-2015 New study suggests prominent role for pharmacies …
EurekAlert (press release) A new study shows how pharmacies might collaborate with physicians and families to reduce asthma-related illness. The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study found that pharmacies in neighborhoods with high rates of asthma-related … |
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A case study in payment reform to support optimal pediatric asthma care
Brookings Institution This case study explores the role of emerging payment models in supporting care redesign for patients with poorly controlled pediatric asthma. It describes the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), a successful initiative developed at Boston Children's … |
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Gene May Play Part in How Kids Respond to Asthma Meds: Study
U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they've identified a gene that affects whether children with asthma respond to corticosteroids. Corticosteroids are the most effective treatment for chronic asthma and acute asthma attacks, … Scientists find potential new therapy for hard-to-treat pediatric asthma patients Genetic variance explains poor response to common asthma medications Genetic Variance Explains Poor Response to Asthma Medications |
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Study links adverse childhood experiences to pediatric asthma
Medical Xpress Robyn Wing, M.D., an emergency medicine physician at Hasbro Children's Hospital, recently led a study that found children who were exposed to an adverse childhood experience (ACE) were 28 percent more likely to develop asthma. The rate of asthma … |
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Conditions: Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Intervention: Drug: Marketed antagonists
Sponsor: Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe
Not yet recruiting – verified April 2015
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Study: Twitter Could Help Predict Asthma-Related ED Patient Volume
iHealthBeat The researchers found no meaningful relationship between the asthma-related Google searches and ED visits (Budryk, FierceHealthcare, 4/16). The authors noted that they are working to expand their research to see if their preliminary findings hold when … How Twitter Can Help Predict Emergency Room Visits Twitter can help predict emergency room visits |
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Chronic disease prevalence in women and air pollution – A 30-year longitudinal cohort study.
Environ Int. 2015 Apr 6;80:26-32
Authors: To T, Zhu J, Villeneuve PJ, Simatovic J, Feldman L, Gao C, Williams D, Chen H, Weichenthal S, Wall C, Miller AB
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Air pollution, such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), can increase risk of adverse health events among people with heart disease, diabetes, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by aggravating these conditions. Identifying the influence of PM2.5 on prevalence of these conditions may help target interventions to reduce disease morbidity among high-risk populations.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to measure the association of exposure of PM2.5 with prevalence risk of various chronic diseases among a longitudinal cohort of women.
METHODS: Women from Ontario who enrolled in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) from 1980 to 1985 (n=29,549) were linked to provincial health administrative data from April 1, 1992 to March 31, 2013 to determine the prevalence of major chronic disease and conditions (heart disease, diabetes, asthma, COPD, acute myocardial infarction, angina, stroke and cancers). Exposure to PM2.5 was measured using satellite data collected from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2006 and assigned to resident postal-code at time of entry into study. Poisson regression models were used to describe the relationship between exposure to ambient PM2.5 and chronic disease prevalence. Prevalence rate ratios (PRs) were estimated while adjusting for potential confounders: baseline age, smoking, BMI, marital status, education and occupation. Separate models were run for each chronic disease and condition.
RESULTS: Congestive heart failure (PR=1.31, 95% CI: 1.13, 1.51), diabetes (PR=1.28, 95% CI: 1.16, 1.41), ischemic heart disease (PR=1.22, 95% CI: 1.14, 1.30), and stroke (PR=1.21, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.35) showed over a 20% increase in PRs per 10?g/m(3) increase in PM2.5 after adjusting for risk factors. Risks were elevated in smokers and those with BMI greater than 30.
CONCLUSIONS: This study estimated significant elevated prevalent rate ratios per unit increase in PM2.5 in nine of the ten chronic diseases studied.
PMID: 25863281 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Device: Inhaler sensor; Behavioral: Mobile application for asthma adherence
Sponsors: CoheroHealth; Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Terminated – verified April 2015
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Asthma Rates Similar Among Black Children in Urban, Rural Areas: Study
HealthDay THURSDAY, April 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Asthma rates are essentially identical among black children living in Detroit and rural Georgia, researchers report. The finding challenges the common belief that living in a city boosts the chances of … |
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Asthma Rates Similar Among Black Children in Urban, Rural Areas: Study
U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, April 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Asthma rates are essentially identical among black children living in Detroit and rural Georgia, researchers report. The finding challenges the common belief that living in a city boosts the chances of … |
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