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Newswise: For Allergy and Asthma Sufferers, Climate Change Means Worse Symptoms and Harsher Season
Released: 11-Apr-2023 8:00 AM EDT
For Allergy and Asthma Sufferers, Climate Change Means Worse Symptoms and Harsher Season
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Experts from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology caution that pollen season is starting earlier and lasting longer than in past decades.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Childhood Asthma Declines During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Half as many children in the United States were diagnosed with asthma in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years, and Rutgers researchers think fewer colds may be part of the reason.

Released: 28-Mar-2023 2:20 PM EDT
From the doctor's office to the operating room: Keep up with the latest in healthcare here
Newswise

From septic shock to sticker shock. Keep up with this ever-growing, changing sector. Below are some of the latest stories on healthcare on Newswise.

Released: 28-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Asthma management post COVID: What are the challenge and opportunities?
Nascool

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the healthcare landscape and presented new challenges for individuals and healthcare providers.

Released: 27-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UC Davis Health collaborates with Propeller Health to improve clinical outcomes of COPD patients
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

A new collaboration between UC Davis Health and Propeller Health will offer personalized treatment for high-risk patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

23-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Study: Average privately insured family spends $1,300 for child’s hospitalization
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Out-of-pocket spending was particularly high for hospitalizations that happened early in the year, were covered by insurance plans with high cost-sharing requirements and –interestingly – involved healthy children without chronic conditions – according to the study in JAMA Pediatrics.

Released: 20-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem. Learn all about it in the Drug Resistance channel.
Newswise

Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridioides difficile, Candida auris, Drug-resistant Shigella. These bacteria not only have difficult names to pronounce, but they are also difficult to fight off. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat.

     
Released: 15-Mar-2023 8:00 AM EDT
ATS 2023 Conference Program is Live! Register Now
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The ATS 2023 International Conference Program is now live! Get ready for a series of dynamic scientific programming with presentations covering the basic sciences, research breakthroughs and clinical treatment, as well as spotlighting the next generation of innovators.

Newswise: Summer Camp Goals for Kids with Allergies and Asthma: Stay Safe and Have Fun
Released: 7-Mar-2023 8:00 AM EST
Summer Camp Goals for Kids with Allergies and Asthma: Stay Safe and Have Fun
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Parents of children with allergies and asthma often face an added layer of concern about summer camp as they wonder how they will keep their kids safe from allergy and asthma flares, while allowing them to have great summer fun.

Released: 24-Feb-2023 10:55 AM EST
The far-reaching consequences of child abuse
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Maltreatment during childhood is an especially serious risk factor for health problems in the exposed individual, as it brings a host of lifelong consequences.

   
Newswise: Uncovering the traits of Japan’s dual ancestry: New research reveals historical regional mix and genetic predispositions to obesity and asthma
Released: 20-Feb-2023 2:10 PM EST
Uncovering the traits of Japan’s dual ancestry: New research reveals historical regional mix and genetic predispositions to obesity and asthma
University of Tokyo

Regional differences in the spread of Japan’s two main ancestral groups have been revealed, thanks to new research at the University of Tokyo. Japanese people are generally thought to descend from two main groups: Jomon hunter-gatherers and immigrant farmers from continental East Asia.

Released: 14-Feb-2023 11:45 AM EST
Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma but are often irregular and inconsistent
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma, however they are often irregular and inconsistent leading to an increase in hospital readmissions, new research has found.

Released: 6-Feb-2023 7:35 PM EST
Review finds that vitamin D does not reduce risk of asthma attacks
Cochrane

Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks in children or adults, according to an updated Cochrane review.

Newswise: Want More Than Romance This Valentine’s Day? Halt Spring Allergy Symptoms Before They Start
Released: 24-Jan-2023 8:00 AM EST
Want More Than Romance This Valentine’s Day? Halt Spring Allergy Symptoms Before They Start
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Spring allergy symptoms will start to appear soon in parts of the country. Many allergists advise their patients to set a reminder for Valentine’s Day to start taking allergy medications.

Released: 20-Jan-2023 6:55 PM EST
Across the US, white neighborhoods have more greenery, fewer dilapidated buildings, fewer multi-family homes
Boston University School of Public Health

Historic redlining and other racist policies have led to present-day racial and economic segregation and disinvestment in many cities across the United States.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2023 2:50 PM EST
Frequent visits to green space linked to lower use of certain prescription meds
BMJ

Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to lower use of certain prescription meds, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

Released: 17-Jan-2023 8:00 AM EST
Improving Adult Immunization Rates the Focus of Partnership Between ATS and Three Health Systems Across the U.S.
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

NEW YORK, NY – Jan. 17, 2023 – The American Thoracic Society is starting the new year poised to improve vaccination rates with three health system partners: University of Arizona/ Banner Health; West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.; and San Francisco Health Network/ University of California.

Released: 12-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
The Federal Government Is Not Going to Seize Your Gas Stove, but Environmental Health Concerns May Lead to Regulations
Newswise

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a federal agency, is not currently considering a ban on gas stoves. Therefore the claim that the government is banning gas stoves or that they plan on seizing people’s stoves is false.

     
Newswise: Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children
Released: 5-Jan-2023 4:00 PM EST
Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children
NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

Released: 20-Dec-2022 8:00 AM EST
Two Yardsticks Published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology – Third on the Way
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Two new yardsticks, Clinical Guidance for the Use of Dupilumab in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: and A Yardstick and Yardstick for Managing Cough. Part 1: in Adults and Adolescent Patients >14 years of age have been published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, ACAAI’s scientific journal.



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