Childhood asthma prevention
Dogs may be cute and cuddly, but they contribute a lot of damage to a household; they chew your shoes, shed fur on your clothes, and knock over priceless objects. Now, a new study shows that one mess they leave behind can actually be beneficial for your children’s’ health...
Source at cbs42.com
Hundreds of clinical trials in Michigan are addressing asthma, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and mental illnesses
Michigan’s hospitals, universities and other research organizations have conducted more than 3,400 clinical trials for new medicines since 1999, according to a report released Friday...
Source at mlive.com
Can A Dog Be Your Child's Biggest Defense Against Asthma? - HER Week In Health
We know dogs are a man’s best friend, and in this week’s edition we’ll learn they may also be your child’s biggest defense against asthma. We’ll also take a look at the benefits of being a morning person and if you’re a new mother and feeling disconnected from the outside world, you’d be amazed how much better you’ll feel if you fire up that laptop and start blogging. Check it out!!...
Source at empowher.com
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
DHSA partners receive federal funding for heart disease, asthma research
10:05 a.m., June 21, 2012--Two of the University of Delaware’s partners in the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance, Christiana Care Health System (CCHS) and Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, have received funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) through the agency’s Health Care Innovation Challenge...
Read full article at udel.edu
Asthma hospitalization rates higher in Twin Cities than Greater Minnesota
Twin Cities area residents are more likely to end up in the hospital for asthma than those residents living in Greater Minnesota, according to a new asthma report released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The report also found that autumn is the most likely time for Minnesota kids to be hospitalized for asthma...
Read full article at echopress.com
Live asthma mapping opens new frontier in telemedicine
A US project to track and map asthma inhaler use live by satellite is opening up new frontiers in telemedicine with potential benefits for both patients and health services...
Read full article at ukauthority.com
10:05 a.m., June 21, 2012--Two of the University of Delaware’s partners in the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance, Christiana Care Health System (CCHS) and Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, have received funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) through the agency’s Health Care Innovation Challenge...
Read full article at udel.edu
Asthma hospitalization rates higher in Twin Cities than Greater Minnesota
Twin Cities area residents are more likely to end up in the hospital for asthma than those residents living in Greater Minnesota, according to a new asthma report released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The report also found that autumn is the most likely time for Minnesota kids to be hospitalized for asthma...
Read full article at echopress.com
Live asthma mapping opens new frontier in telemedicine
A US project to track and map asthma inhaler use live by satellite is opening up new frontiers in telemedicine with potential benefits for both patients and health services...
Read full article at ukauthority.com
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Dogs can help prevent childhood asthma
It is known that infants with severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have an increased chance of developing asthma. This latest study shows bacteria found in the dust of homes with dogs may have protective effects against RSV...
Read news at vitals.msnbc.msn.com
Lifescript Launches New Online Asthma Health Center
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lifescript.com, a women's health and wellness website headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., has launched a new online Asthma Health Center designed to help women and children diagnose and manage asthma symptoms...
Read news at marketwatch.com
AAAAI, ACAAI, EAACI and WAO Launch the International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma at the EAACI Congress 2012
Newswise — Geneva/Zurich – The International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma has been launched during the EAACI Congress 2012 in Geneva. The goal of this ICON is to highlight the key messages that are common to many of the existing guidelines, while critically reviewing and commenting on their differences, thus providing a concise reference. The Pediatric Asthma ICON provides advice for the best clinical practice in pediatric asthma management...
Read news at newswise.com
It is known that infants with severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have an increased chance of developing asthma. This latest study shows bacteria found in the dust of homes with dogs may have protective effects against RSV...
Read news at vitals.msnbc.msn.com
Lifescript Launches New Online Asthma Health Center
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lifescript.com, a women's health and wellness website headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., has launched a new online Asthma Health Center designed to help women and children diagnose and manage asthma symptoms...
Read news at marketwatch.com
AAAAI, ACAAI, EAACI and WAO Launch the International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma at the EAACI Congress 2012
Newswise — Geneva/Zurich – The International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma has been launched during the EAACI Congress 2012 in Geneva. The goal of this ICON is to highlight the key messages that are common to many of the existing guidelines, while critically reviewing and commenting on their differences, thus providing a concise reference. The Pediatric Asthma ICON provides advice for the best clinical practice in pediatric asthma management...
Read news at newswise.com
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Living with a dog, and dirt, could help prevent child asthma, study finds
Venus Morris never worried about the family’s two dogs causing health problems for the kids. “All of my kids are pretty healthy,” she said. They don’t suffer from allergies, and the dogs, Minnie and Oreo, might actually be a big reason why...
Read more: chronicle.augusta.com
Report: Coal-fired plants cause deaths, asthma attacks
Coal-fired power plants owned by PPL and seven other energy companies contribute to thousands of deaths, asthma attacks and hospital visits, according to a report issued Tuesday by an environmental group...
Read more: mcall.com
Asthma and the inner city: East St. Louis children struggle with life-threatening disease
The 4-year-olds laughed as they ran out on the playground at the start of morning recess. Within minutes, one boy stopped, a terrified look on his face. Brenda Crisp and her staff immediately realized what was happening: Asthma attack. “He escalated from zero symptoms to a severe attack in no time at all,” Crisp said. “It came out of the clear blue.” An ambulance rushed the boy to the hospital, where he recovered for two days. Two years later, he still suffers asthma attacks and must take his nebulizer, which delivers a dose of corticosteroids and oxygen, wherever he goes. This wasn’t the first – or the last – near-deadly attack Crisp and her staff have witnessed at the East St. Louis daycare center. When it comes to asthma, the children of their community are at high risk. Nearly all are African American and most live in poverty. Industrial plants ring their city, and exhaust from highways blankets the area. Seven million American children – nearly one out of every ten – have asthma, and the rate has climbed to epidemic proportions. For black children, it’s even worse – one out of every six – and the reported rate rose 50 percent between 2001 and 2010. What is it about this city, and other poor, African American cities, that leaves children with a disproportionate burden of respiratory disease? Is it the factories? The traffic exhaust? The substandard housing? Medical experts have struggled to unravel the mysterious connections between inner-city life and asthma, and they suspect they know the answer: All of the above. Day 8 of Pollution, Poverty, People of Color...
Read more: environmentalhealthnews.org
Venus Morris never worried about the family’s two dogs causing health problems for the kids. “All of my kids are pretty healthy,” she said. They don’t suffer from allergies, and the dogs, Minnie and Oreo, might actually be a big reason why...
Read more: chronicle.augusta.com
Report: Coal-fired plants cause deaths, asthma attacks
Coal-fired power plants owned by PPL and seven other energy companies contribute to thousands of deaths, asthma attacks and hospital visits, according to a report issued Tuesday by an environmental group...
Read more: mcall.com
Asthma and the inner city: East St. Louis children struggle with life-threatening disease
The 4-year-olds laughed as they ran out on the playground at the start of morning recess. Within minutes, one boy stopped, a terrified look on his face. Brenda Crisp and her staff immediately realized what was happening: Asthma attack. “He escalated from zero symptoms to a severe attack in no time at all,” Crisp said. “It came out of the clear blue.” An ambulance rushed the boy to the hospital, where he recovered for two days. Two years later, he still suffers asthma attacks and must take his nebulizer, which delivers a dose of corticosteroids and oxygen, wherever he goes. This wasn’t the first – or the last – near-deadly attack Crisp and her staff have witnessed at the East St. Louis daycare center. When it comes to asthma, the children of their community are at high risk. Nearly all are African American and most live in poverty. Industrial plants ring their city, and exhaust from highways blankets the area. Seven million American children – nearly one out of every ten – have asthma, and the rate has climbed to epidemic proportions. For black children, it’s even worse – one out of every six – and the reported rate rose 50 percent between 2001 and 2010. What is it about this city, and other poor, African American cities, that leaves children with a disproportionate burden of respiratory disease? Is it the factories? The traffic exhaust? The substandard housing? Medical experts have struggled to unravel the mysterious connections between inner-city life and asthma, and they suspect they know the answer: All of the above. Day 8 of Pollution, Poverty, People of Color...
Read more: environmentalhealthnews.org
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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...
Full news here: communitypub.com
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...
Full news here: wdel.com
'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...
Full news here: cordis.europa.eu
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...
Full news here: communitypub.com
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...
Full news here: wdel.com
'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...
Full news here: cordis.europa.eu
Monday, June 18, 2012
13th Annual Asthma Screening Program
"For many families, this is an opportunity to be screened for any respiratory problems."
Julie Bazan, executive director of the Area Health Education Center, says this is the 13th annual free screening program. Families came to Mall Del Norte to get screened for asthma which organizers say was an opportunity parents were happy to have...
Continue reading at: pro8news.com
Country music concert to help health programs
A group of 40 volunteers from Bayada Home Health Care are making a down-home effort to bring a breath of fresh air to Tucsonans next Sunday with "Fight for Air With a Country Flair," a concert to benefit the American Lung Association Southern Arizona Chapter...
Continue reading at: azstarnet.com
"For many families, this is an opportunity to be screened for any respiratory problems."
Julie Bazan, executive director of the Area Health Education Center, says this is the 13th annual free screening program. Families came to Mall Del Norte to get screened for asthma which organizers say was an opportunity parents were happy to have...
Continue reading at: pro8news.com
Country music concert to help health programs
A group of 40 volunteers from Bayada Home Health Care are making a down-home effort to bring a breath of fresh air to Tucsonans next Sunday with "Fight for Air With a Country Flair," a concert to benefit the American Lung Association Southern Arizona Chapter...
Continue reading at: azstarnet.com
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Lawsuit: Jail staff ignored pleas for help from dying asthmatic inmate
VISTA -- The family of a man who died inside the Vista Detention Facility last summer has sued San Diego County in U.S. Federal Court, claiming deputies failed to notice the 21-year-old asthmatic was suffocating to death...
Full story here: fox5sandiego.com
Web-based tool helps parents improve on kids' asthma treatment
SEATTLE: June 13, 2012 — Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma have a three-fold greater risk of school absence than children without asthma, and asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15...
Full story here: eurekalert.org
American Lung Association in New Jersey Commends Senator Frank Lautenberg
The American Lung Association in New Jersey is elated by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations’ recognition of the vital role the National Asthma Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays in the lives of Americans living with asthma. Earlier today, the Senate Appropriations Committee again voted to keep the National Asthma Control Program as a stand-alone program and maintained its funding level of $25.3 million for fiscal year 2013...
Full story here: paramuspost.com
VISTA -- The family of a man who died inside the Vista Detention Facility last summer has sued San Diego County in U.S. Federal Court, claiming deputies failed to notice the 21-year-old asthmatic was suffocating to death...
Full story here: fox5sandiego.com
Web-based tool helps parents improve on kids' asthma treatment
SEATTLE: June 13, 2012 — Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma have a three-fold greater risk of school absence than children without asthma, and asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15...
Full story here: eurekalert.org
American Lung Association in New Jersey Commends Senator Frank Lautenberg
The American Lung Association in New Jersey is elated by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations’ recognition of the vital role the National Asthma Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays in the lives of Americans living with asthma. Earlier today, the Senate Appropriations Committee again voted to keep the National Asthma Control Program as a stand-alone program and maintained its funding level of $25.3 million for fiscal year 2013...
Full story here: paramuspost.com
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