Why Are Kids in Asthma Hotspots in NYC More Likely to Visit the ER? Exercise May Be a Factor

Dec. 17, 2012 — Asthmatic children in New York City neighborhoods with high rates of asthma make many more visits to the emergency room (ER) than those who live in other parts of the city. While socioeconomic factors such as lack of adequate preventive care are part of the equation (high-asthma neighborhoods tend to be lower income), new research points to a possible biological basis for the disparity. Asthmatic children living in asthma hotspots were twice as likely to experience a common symptom known as exercise-induced wheeze than were those in neighborhoods with lower asthma rates.....

Continue reading at: sciencedaily.com



Researchers Find Link Between Childhood Physical Abuse and Asthma in African Americans

NATIONWIDE – Researchers have made a connection between childhood abuse suffered by African-American women and asthma which develops later in their lives.....

Keep reading at: sacobserver.com



Dallas Fire Rescue investigates handling of asthma attack patient

Dallas Fire Rescue confirmed that it has opened an investigation into the handling of an asthma patient during an emergency.
Clarence Gray asked his wife to call an ambulance Dec. 7 because he wasn’t feeling well. He was having an asthma attack and couldn’t breathe, according to FOX 4......

Read more here: crimeblog.dallasnews.com