Asthma News This Week – February 4, 2019

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CONTENTS

In the NEWS

• Najarro, Claudia. Guest Column: Families will suffer if Wheeler becomes EPA chief. Las Vegas Sun.. Feb 4, 2019.

• Zimlich, Rachael. New tool improves asthma prediction, prevention. Contemporary Pediatrics. Feb 1, 2019.  

• All About Children Pediatric Partners joins Penn State Health Medical Group. Penn State News. Feb 1, 2019.

•  Stepler, Kellen. Duquesne professor helps children at risk for asthma. The Duquesne Duke. Jan 31, 2019.

• Morrison, John. Putting Psychological Flexibility into (ACT)ion for Asthma. American Academy of Pediatrics Blog. Jan 30, 2019.

•  Miller, Randy. Asthma Van Helps Keep Atlanta Students Healthy — And In School. WABE: Georgia Health News. Jan 25, 2019. 

• Ivanhoe Newswire. Doctors say some children's asthma may actually be acid reflux. KTVA The Voice of Alaska. Jan 24, 2019.

• Morton, M. Benefits of FENO-guided asthma management passes from mother to child.  Infectious Diseases in Children. Jan 21, 2019.

• Bahrenburg, Caitlyn. Study Shows Plausible Link Between Fertility Care and Asthma Risk. MD Magazine. Jan 10, 2019.

• Brewster, Carisa D. New Tool Better Predicts Pediatric Asthma Development. MD Magazine. Jan 2, 2019.

• Clinical Pharmacist. Obesity increases risk of childhood asthma by 29%, say researchers. The Pharmaceutical Journal.Jan 2, 2019. 

•  Loma Linda University researchers see link between rail yard pollution and children with asthma-related problems. Herald News. Dec 27, 2018.

• Cronan, Kate. Being overweight or obese may account for 10 percent of children’s asthma cases. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dec 20, 2018.

• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Expands Community Asthma Prevention Program in Partnership with Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation. PR Newswire. Dec 18, 2018.

• Rule, Kelly. CHOP teams up with local contractors to renovate homes of children with asthma. Fox 29. Dec 17, 2018.

•  Bonis, Liz. New tool developed by Cincinnati Children's may help predict asthma in kids. Local 12. Dec 14, 2018.

• Brewster, Carisa. Back to all news Lower SNAP Benefits May Increase ER Visits for Pediatric Asthma. MD Magazine.Dec 14, 2018.

• Oliver, Elizabeth. IVF linked to child asthma risk. BioNews. Dec 10, 2019.

• Blaiss, Michael. Asthma Mythbusters: No, Chihuahuas Can't Cure Your Kid's Asthma. U.S. News and World Report. Dec 4, 2018. 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

•  Polymorphism associated with childhood BDR not relevant for predicting association later in life. 

• Association between cellular glucocorticoid response and treatment failure.

• FeNO exhalation not a good measure for chronic lung disease among preemies.

• Non-atopic childhood rhinitis, a risk for asthma development through adulthood.

• Relationship between preeclampsia and maternal and offspring asthma.

• Respiratory phenotypes identified among inner-city children exposed to environmental factors in early life.

• eNO predicts loss of asthma control in children after ICS withdrawal.

• PM20D1 hypermethylation is associated with early childhood wheezing.

• Caregiver-reported asthma control predicts future acute visits.

• Increased risk of obesity among African American youth with history of asthma.

• Additive role of breathing exercises and yoga in childhood asthma treatment.

• School-based psychoeducational intervention for children with asthma.

•  Asthma predictive tools provide poor predictive accuracy.

• A new approach for modeling G×E interaction for childhood asthma.

• Association between BOLA2 methylation and ICS treatment response.

• TRAP exposure associated with asthma/wheezing phenotypes.

• Female-specific association between BMI and persistent asthma.

• Racial/ ethnic disparities for asthma greater among children with higher SES.

• Vitamin D3 serum assessment not useful for pheno/endotyping allergic asthma.

• Uncontrolled childhood asthma associated with airflow obstruction in adulthood.

• SNAP benefits and childhood asthma.

• Treatment of SDB improves asthma outcomes as measured by the C-ACT.

• Vitamin D supplementation prevents asthma development in early life.

• Effective strategies to prevent asthma exacerbations in children.

• HVAC filter dust helps monitor indoor SVOC concentrations.

• Newborn methylation in relation to asthma development.

• Depressive symptoms exacerbate asthma-related clinical outcomes.

• A review of asthma inception, progression, and persistency.

• NK cell expression increased in children with asthma.

• Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in childhood asthma in Miami, Florida.

• Association between personal care product chemicals and risk for asthma.

• Oral microbiome and the pathogenesis of asthma.

• PARS to better predict asthma development in young children.

• Associations of derived phenotypes with asthma and lung function.

• Link between obesity and the development of childhood asthma.

• Positive correlation between patient-reported outcome measures of asthma control and psychological symptoms.

• Disease remission in adults with history of persistent childhood asthma.