Optimizing Health Outcomes for Children with asthma in Delaware

Wilmington, Del. — On June 15, 2012 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that Nemours will receive $3.6 million as part of $1.9 billion in cooperative agreements being awarded to 107 organizations from nearly 3,000 applicants from across the nation. These funds are being awarded to implement projects in communities that will deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly those with the highest health care needs...

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Nemours get $3.6M to fight asthma

Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children is getting more than $3.6 million over three years to help reduce asthma in children...

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'Asthma in the DNA age', London, UK

An event entitled ''Asthma in the DNA age' will take place 25 June 2012 in London, UK
Asthma is characterised by an abnormal mucosa of the airways, inflammation, symptoms of wheezing and shortness of breath. It affects more than one in ten children in the developed world, with 300 million cases worldwide. Genetic studies offer a structured means of understanding the causes of asthma and of identifying targets for treating it...

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