Risk For Asthma Lowered In Children With Dogs [Study]

Children who live with dogs have a decreased risk for asthma due to an exposure to a unique collection of microbes found within dog-associated house dust, says a new asthma study presented at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology...

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Melrose girls recognized for asthma inhaler idea

What do you say to someone who’s helped you breathe easier?

“Thanks for making my life more livable,” said Cassandra “Casey” Tervalon, 10. That's what the fifth-grader from Melrose’s Lincoln Elementary School told Charles Thiel upon meeting the 82-year-old coinventor of the first metered-dose inhaler at an Innovations in Technology awards dinner last month, which preceded the 15th annual Allergy Asthma Day on Capitol Hill in Washington...

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Optimizing Health Outcomes for Children with Asthma in Delaware

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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