Asthma among American children steadily increasing from 1980s

"Trends in childhood asthma have recently stopped increasing", said lead author of the study, Dr. Lara Akinbami of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Since childhood asthma rates doubled between 1980 and 1995, the researchers also noted rates were bound to stabilise or start rolling back at some point, even as increases have been slowing since 2001, according to the NCHS report. Two years later, in 2013, among children from the same age spectrum, only 8.3 percent had asthma, which although doesn't seem like much, it is actually a dramatic decline.....

Read more here: financialspots.com

------------------------------------------------------

Childhood Asthma: Rates Are Lowering, But Racial Disparities Are Still Present

At long last, there’s some good news when it comes to childhood asthma in the U.S. While the numbers have increased over the last few decades, the number of children who have asthma is lower, according to an analysis conducted by the government. In the 1980s and 1990s, childhood asthma doubled, and increased at a steady rate since these decades, until its recent decline.....

Read more here: atlantablackstar.com

------------------------------------------------------

Valley Children’s recognized for asthma treatment, maternal-fetal care

Two national healthcare organizations have recognized Valley Children’s Hospital for performing exceptionally well on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of children’s asthma and maternal-fetal care.....

Read more here: thebusinessjournal.com