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January 20, 2014

Second-hand smoke linked to kids’ hospital visits – CBS News

Second-hand smoke linked to kids' hospital visits
CBS News
Asthmatic children who are exposed to cigarette smoke are more likely to make repeat trips to the hospital for breathing problems. But researchers say asking parents about kids' smoke exposure may not yield the most reliable information. In a recent …
Second Hand Smoke Linked To Increased Odds For Asthma Hospitalization In …Science 2.0
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Increases Odds Of Hospital Asthma Readmission …RedOrbit
Saliva reveals asthmatic kids' smoke exposureReuters
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October 12, 2013

Children’s Hospital aims to cut asthma-related ER visits – Washington Post

Washington Post

Children's Hospital aims to cut asthma-related ER visits
Washington Post
Three times in one week in September, 13-year-old Ellis Powell struggled to breathe. Three times, his mother called an ambulance and raced the gasping boy to the emergency room. Three times, she prayed for God to “cast that demon out” of her frightened …

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September 8, 2013

Skipping meds linked to more hospital visits for kids – Chicago Tribune

Skipping meds linked to more hospital visits for kids
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids and teens with asthma and type 1 diabetes often don't take their medication as prescribed, and those that skip doses are more likely to end up in the emergency room, according to a new review. More than half of children …

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September 6, 2013

Asthmatic And Diabetic Kids Who Skip Meds Linked To More ER Visits – Medical Daily

Medical Daily

Asthmatic And Diabetic Kids Who Skip Meds Linked To More ER Visits
Medical Daily
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron) Children who suffer from asthma and diabetes and skip doses of their medication have more ER visits. Kids who forget to take their medication for a chronic condition could …

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July 12, 2013

Preventive Asthma Care During Ambulatory Visits – Medscape

Preventive Asthma Care During Ambulatory Visits
Medscape
How well do primary care practices deliver preventive asthma care during ambulatory visits with children? Yee and colleagues sought to answer this question and to determine whether the severity of a child's asthma symptoms in the month before the visit …

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June 21, 2013

Inhaled Steroids at Discharge After Emergency Department Visits for Children With Uncontrolled Asthma

Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: fluticasone; Other: Standard Asthma Discharge Instructions
Sponsors: Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island Hospital; American Lung Association
Recruiting – verified June 2013

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May 28, 2013

Doctors: developing asthma plan can reduce ER visits – WRCB-TV

Doctors: developing asthma plan can reduce ER visits
WRCB-TV
The city's high pollen count is just one of the reasons the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has rated the Scenic City second on the list of most challenging places to live with asthma. The AAFA said asthma attacks account for 2 million …

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April 15, 2013

Smoking Ban In England Reduces ER Asthma Visits By 5% – Medical Daily

Medical Daily

Smoking Ban In England Reduces ER Asthma Visits By 5%
Medical Daily
Previous studies have looked at total admissions for asthma-related ER visits and have found that the reduction since 2007 was around 24 percent for all age groups. This number includes children that consist of the majority of asthma-related admissions.
Smoking ban has led to fall in emergency hospital admissions for asthmaDaily Mail
Smoke ban link to fewer admissionsBelfast Telegraph
England's smoking ban linked to annual 5 percent drop in emergency …EurekAlert (press release)

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February 21, 2013

Pierce County tackles asthma through home visits – KING5.com

Pierce County tackles asthma through home visits
KING5.com
Asthma can still result in death. One death is one too many,” said Judy Olsen, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department's asthma specialist. Olsen and other specialists with the health department make about 150 home visits each year. They inspect and …

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October 24, 2012

Asthma: Cleveland doctor, federal officials lobby for home visits, repairs to … – Plain Dealer

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Asthma: Cleveland doctor, federal officials lobby for home visits, repairs to …
Plain Dealer
asthma1.jpg Gus Chan, The Plain DealerAkbar Tyler, a healthy-housing manager with the nonprofit group Environmental Health Watch, talks with Velma Lewis about reducing asthma triggers. Tyler has visited 25 Cleveland area homes in the past year under …

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