Grant helps local agencies fight asthma

EL CENTRO, Calif. - Local health officials said more people in Imperial County are being hospitalized due to asthma than in any other part of the state.
Dr. Afshan Baig, Chief Medical Officer at Clinicas de Salud, said, “The patients are going to the emergency room where they may end up being hospitalized.”
On Tuesday, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved a half million dollar grant to Comite Civico del Valle, El Centro Regional Medical Center and Clinicas de Salud to work together to fight asthma.....

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Asthma in boys linked to maternal prenatal stress, air pollution

Male infants who were exposed to ambient fine particulate matter and maternal psychosocial stress in utero were more likely to develop asthma by 6 years of age, according to research presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
“We know from prior research that air pollution affects childhood lung health starting in early development, even in pregnancy,” Alison Lee, MD, MS, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, told Infectious Diseases in Children. “Our study suggests that children, especially boys, born to women experiencing increased levels of stress during pregnancy may be even more sensitive to the negative effects of air pollution”.....

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Pakistan has very poor level of Asthma control

Asian Pacific Society of Respiratory has reported that Pakistan has very poor level of asthma control as over 20 percent of adults and over 30 percent of children reported 2 or more severe episodes per year.
“Asthma is the most common chronic disease and most asthma-related deaths occur in low- and lower-middle income countries like Pakistan. In order to reduce the disease burden we need collaborative efforts by creating awareness among the people,” said Seasoned Pulmonologist Prof. Rtd. Dr. Saulat Ulla Khan while talking to media on Asthma Awareness in Pakistan.....

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