UofL gets $2.3 million for asthma research

A research team at the University of Louisville has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study asthma triggers in older adults.
Barbara Polivka, of the UofL School of Nursing, and her interdisciplinary team will embark upon a five-year study to learn more about the personal and environmental influences of asthma on people age 60 and older.....

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Asthma action plan vital for school-age children

Asthma is one of the leading causes of absenteeism in American schools each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
More than 7 million children have asthma in America and more than 10 million missed school days are attributed to the disease, the CDC said. However, a child’s asthma that is well controlled can have a drastic impact on those figures.....

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Monitoring strategies in children with asthma: a randomised controlled trial

Abstract
Background Asthma guidelines recommend monitoring of asthma control. However, in a substantial proportion of children, asthma is poorly controlled and the best monitoring strategy is not known.....

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