Increase in Childhood and Adult Asthma Linked to London’s 1952 Great Smog

London’s Great Smog of 1952 resulted in thousands of premature deaths and even more people becoming ill. The five December days the smog lasted may have also resulted in thousands more cases of childhood and adult asthma. Researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the University of California, San Diego and University of Massachusetts studied how London’s Great Smog affected early childhood health and the long-term health consequences.  Findings are published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The results, based on health data from the 1940s and 50s, showed that the Great Smog event of 1952 likely still affects some people’s health more than 60 years later.....

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Asthma Program With Focused Guidelines Improves Primary Care by 60%

A recent study showed that a certain set of primary care-based asthma guidelines, established in 2007, helps to improve persistent asthma in children by 60 percent, compared to routine care.....

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American Lung Association Seeks Standard of Care for Asthma

The American Lung Association is encouraging more careful adherence to asthma treatment guidelines after data found that patients on Medicaid often don't receive evidence-based care.
Research shows that guideline-based care results in better patient outcomes. An estimated 24 million people in the U.S. have asthma, which is incurable but manageable through appropriate treatment.....

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