Childhood Asthma Research and News, November 23

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Childhood Asthma Research & News, November 7

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Asthma in the News – November 7, 2016

 

Research

Allergy in Severe Asthma (Allergy)

Physician Agreement Regarding the Expansion of Pharmacist Professional Activities in the Management of Patients with Asthma (International Journal of Pharmacy Practice)

Psychological Factors Influencing the Decision of Urban Adolescents with Undiagnosed Asthma to Obtain Medical Care (Journal of Adolescent Health)

Medication Identification Among Caregivers of Urban Children with Asthma (Academic Pediatrics)

Association of Youth and Caregiver Anxiety and Asthma Care Among Urban Young Adolescents (Academic Pediatrics)

Asthma-related Medication Use and Exacerbations in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (Pediatric Pulmonology)

Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination in Underserved Communities: A Quasiexperimental Study (American Journal of Public Health)

Increased Identification of the Primary Care Provider as the Main Source of Asthma Care Among Urban Minority Children (Journal of Asthma)

A Primary Care-based Asthma Program Improves Recognition and Treatment of Persistent Asthma in Inner-city Children Compared to Routine Care (Journal of Asthma)

The Difference in Amount of Psychical Activity Performed by Children with and without Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Journal of Asthma)

Adolescent, Caregiver, and Friend Preferences for Integrating Social Support and Communication Features into an Asthma Self-management App (Journal of Asthma)

Acculturation and Quality of Life in Urban, African American Caregivers of Children with Asthma (Journal of Asthma)

A Web-Based Educational Video to Improve Asthma Knowledge for Limited English Proficiency Latino Caregivers (Journal of Asthma)

News

Don’t Blame Suffering Children for Poor Test Scores

Removing These Indoor Pollutants Could Treat Your Child’s Asthma Without Medication

 

Childhood Asthma Research & News, October 28

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Study: Childhood asthma rates higher in Baltimore

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WBAL-TV

By Kerry Canavaugh

7/7/16
 
BALTIMORE —Where a person is born determines many things, like access to healthcare, education and even the chance of developing asthma.
 
Kids in inner-city Baltimore are more than twice as likely to have asthma as children who live a few miles away in the suburbs.
 
Shakayla Boardley can beat her mom at a board game. She loves winning, but she wishes she could run around outside with other kids.
 
"I can't run because then I can't breathe. I have to go home and take my asthma pump," Shakayla said.
 
The 10-year-old's asthma is so severe that mom Terrell Brown ...

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Portable device could help prevent asthma attacks

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CBS North Carolina

By Maggie Newland

6/21/16

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – For people who suffer from asthma, attacks can be scary and dangerous, but local researchers are working on a device that could predict and ultimately prevent asthma attacks.


Every week Darrien Reeves gets numerous shots to control his severe asthma.


That’s on top of his daily medications and inhaler for emergencies.


“He really has to be aware of his symptoms to prevent an attack,” explained his mother, Charlotte Reeves.


At UNC Hospital Children’s Clinic in Raleigh, Darrien Reeves’ doctors are testing a device that may make it easier to prevent asthma attacks. It’s a portable spirometer that measures lung function.


“This is in the beginning stages ...

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