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Mobile Clinics, Home Visits of Little Benefit to Children with Asthma Who Need …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of expectations. The Breathmobile, a mobile … |
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Study: Asthma-Related ED Visits Correlate With Higher Pollution Levels
California Healthline The number of asthma-related emergency department visits in the San Joaquin Valley corresponds to rises in air pollution, according to a study by the Central Valley Health Policy Institute, the Bakersfield Californian reports. … Valley study links ER visits with bad air days Gasping for breath: The health consequences of Valley's air pollution Bad Air Quality is Worse for Health Than First Thought |
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Valley study links ER visits with bad air days
Bakersfield Californian Children's asthma-related emergency room visits rise in the San Joaquin Valley at a similar rate as fine particulate levels do — even on days where air quality is considered in the moderate range. … Bad Air Quailty is Worse for Health Than First Though Air pollution sending kids to hospitals, study says |
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Back-to-school brings boom in asthma attacks, hospital visits, experts say
mysask.com (press release) Oni Joseph is seen with her son Toussaint, 13, who suffers from severe asthma, in Ottawa, on Thursday, August 11, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO – Oni Joseph used to go to her son's school each fall and explain why he was constantly … |
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Statins tied to few hospital visits for asthma
Philippine Star The use of statins was associated with 33% reduction in the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among adult asthma patients in a retrospective study. Statin use during the previous 12 months was independently associated with a … |
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Visits to Asthma Specialists Delayed for African-American Children
Newswise (press release) Newswise — ATS 2011, DENVER –African-American children are more likely to report previous emergency room visits, hospitalizations and need for intensive care unit (ICU) management for asthma than Caucasian children on their first visit to an asthma … |
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EPA Administrator visits Children's Mercy in KC (AUDIO)
Missourinet.com EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson toured Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City today, highlighting Asthma Awareness Month. Jackson says the Environmental Protection Agency has a role to play in the battle against asthma. … EPA Administrator: Clean Air Regs Needed To Protect Children's Health EPA Administrator Jackson to visit KC hospital to highlight asthma awareness. |
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Providers often prescribe antibiotics during asthma-related ambulatory care visits
Pediatric SuperSite Sixteen percent of asthma-related office and emergency department visits from 1998 to 2007 resulted in the prescription of an antibiotic, despite the fact that these visits did not have an ICD-9 code that would justify the use of an antibiotic, … |
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ABC program greatly reduces asthma-related ED visits in preschool children
News-Medical.net Nearly one in eleven (8.6%) preschool children in the US has been diagnosed with asthma and in some inner city neighborhoods, the figure is closer to one in seven. But, few asthma management programs are designed for parents of preschool children. … |
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Model for managing asthma in preschoolers leads to dramatic drop in ER visits …
EurekAlert (press release) February 25, 2011 — Nearly one in eleven (8.6%) preschool children in the US has been diagnosed with asthma and in some inner city neighborhoods, the figure is closer to one in seven. But, few asthma management programs are designed for parents of … |
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