Providing asthma education in school is especially appealing because children are accustomed to receiving instruction in this setting and school-based programs encourage self-management behaviors. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health Policy Studies found that school-based asthma education does improve self-management behaviors; however, it has less consistent effects on health outcomes.
More »Asthma exacerbations continue to cause a significant number of emergency care visits and hospitalizations among children.1 In “Managing Asthma in Children, Part 1” (CONSULTANT FOR PEDIATRICIANS, May 2009, page 168), we reviewed the epidemiology, risk factors, and diagnosis of asthma in children. We also discussed how to make an initial assessment of asthma severity. In Part 2, we review the key components of treatment.
More »ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Differences in self-management and socioeconomic factors account only in part for the disparities in glycemic control and asthma outcomes between minority and white patients with diabetes and asthma, investigators in two studies found.
More »BETHESDA, Md. -- Emphasizing that asthma affects different patients in different ways, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program has issued new evidence-based guidelines on the disease.
More »SAN FRANCISCO -- Some children, even if they have only mild to moderate asthma, may not get full symptom control despite consistent inhaled corticosteroid use, researchers have found.
More »DETROIT -- Asthma symptom control for urban African-American teens appears to improve via an Internet-based program tailored for them specifically, researchers here found.
More »ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Inadequate asthma control remains common among children, researchers here said.
More »SALT LAKE CITY -- Incorrect use of home nebulizers may contribute to the deaths of some asthma patients, researchers reported here.
More »Abstract: A number of factors can complicate the diagnosis of asthma in elderly patients. For example, the elderly are more likely to have diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) that--like asthma--can cause cough, dyspnea, and wheezing. Spirometry can help distinguish asthma from COPD, and chest radiography and measurement of brain natriuretic peptide levels can help identify CHF. Important considerations in the management of asthma...
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