Language barrier linked to poorer asthma outcomes

Juan P. Wisnivesky, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues analyzed language proficiency, asthma self-management, and outcomes in 268 elderly patients with asthma (=60 years of age) who were receiving primary care at clinics in New York City and Chicago.....

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COPD Drug Offers Some Benefit in Asthma

A drug widely used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also effective in patients with asthma that is poorly controlled despite standard combination therapy, researchers reported.....

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Children exposed to 2 phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation

Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according to researchers at Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health.....

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