Mouse allergen in schools tied to worse asthma for kids

(Reuters Health) – - Mouse allergens in school buildings may be an important environmental factor aggravating kids’ asthma, a U.S. study suggests.
Researchers found mouse allergen in nearly 100 percent of dust samples from the schools studied, and exposure to it was linked to increased symptoms and decreased lung function among children with asthma.
“We always hypothesized that the school was important, but this study comprehensively evaluated school and home environments,” said senior author Dr. Wanda Phipatanakul of Boston’s Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.....

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Disturbing airborne allergen in schools may exacerbate your kid's asthma

If you have a kid diagnosed with asthma, it probably is not news to you that the environment in which children with the condition spend their time can play a major role in how well they are doing. As such, you may have ripped out all of the carpets in your home and banned pets. You may also obsessively wash dust-mite pillow covers and other bedding several times a week.....

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AAFA local school asthma program helps students breathe easier

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter (AAFA-STL) recently presented key data about the effectiveness of using asthma medicine and equipment in schools in the St. Louis area served through its RESCUE comprehensive asthma program.
RESCUE, or Resources for Every School Confronting Unexpected Emergencies is AAFA-STL’s school nurse program. It was developed by the agency after a 2012 law in Missouri was enacted establishing protocol for trained personnel in schools to stock and administer asthma rescue medication to any student experiencing an asthma emergency in the school setting.  Participating schools in AAFA-STL’s six-county service area are supplied with asthma supplies and given access to free rescue medicine through  the school nurse program.....

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