New care model for Maori children with asthma recommended

A new University of Otago, Wellington, research report has found that the main barriers to optimal health literacy—and therefore optimal care for Maori children with asthma—are structural and endemic to New Zealand's acute care model of health delivery.....

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Inhaled Steroids Exacerbate Pollution's Effect on Asthma

Inhaled corticosteroids cannot adequately protect children with asthma from high levels of air pollution and may actually exacerbate the effects of pollutants, caution investigators in a clinical study.....

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Taking care of asthma: How to spot an attack and how to help

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 25 million Americans suffer from asthma-about one in every 12 people. Of those, roughly 7 million are children. The number of those affected by the disease increases every year, resulting in significant healthcare expenses. In 2007, asthma cost the U.S. about $56 billion in medical costs, missed school and work days, and early deaths.....

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