asthma development News
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NIH Statement on World Asthma Day 2015
On World Asthma Day 2015, the National Institutes of Health stands with the international community to renew our commitment to advance our understanding of asthma and develop effective strategies to manage and prevent the disease. Within a broad asthma research portfolio, NIH-supported scientists are making progress in understanding how certain exposures—such as to microbes, ...
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EPA’s ERMI Fungal Sampling Technology used as a Predictor of Childhood Asthma
A study just published online in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology discusses how mold exposure may contribute to the development of childhood asthma. The study was developed to help determine if mold exposures at an early age will lead to the development of asthma. The article, entitled “High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 ...
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EPA Grants $1 Million to University of Pittsburgh for asthma study
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $1 million to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a study designed to increase the quality of life for children who live in underserved communities and suffer from asthma. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and other institutions will coordinate efforts to determine and understand the effects of air pollution on childhood ...
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Mold Exposure to Infants Triggers Asthma Attacks
This month, U.S. News & World Report published a story from HealthDay News about exposure to household mold and infants’ asthma. The article discusses a new study that analyzed seven years worth of data covering 176 children. The Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study found that exposure to mold in the home during a child’s infancy greatly increased the risk of ...
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Are Chicago’s Urban Youth at a Higher Risk of Developing Asthma?
Earlier this year, HealthDay News reported on a European study that found that children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop childhood asthma. According to the article, “Kids Growing Up on Farms Less Likely to Have Asthma”, the risk of developing this condition was reduced by as much as 51%. The article stated, “…researchers suspect that it's the diversity of ...
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Work Exposures to Fragrances and Perfumes Could Cause or Exacerbate Asthma Cases in Puerto Rico
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the asthma rate in Puerto Rico is as high as 19%, while in the rest of the United States the rate is below 8%. Asthma can be caused by exposure to a number of different respiratory allergens and irritants, including perfumes and fragrances in the work environment for some people. For those asthmatics, this would be a form of ...
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Indoor Environmental Experts Identify Allergen & Asthma Triggers Caused by Common Pest
The mild climate in Puerto Rico and dense population in many of the islands' towns and cities makes the region an ideal environment for cockroaches to flourish. These insects are one of mankind's most commonly found pests. Thousands of species of cockroaches can be found worldwide, but just a handful of the species make up the vast majority of the pests found in homes and buildings across the ...
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Pilot partnership aims to reduce Asthma among children in Georgia childcare centers (GA)
October is Children’s Health Month and, at a ceremony today in Atlanta, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/Administration for Children and Families (ACF) kicked-off the month-long celebration by announcing a joint pilot project to reduce childhood asthma incidence in two Georgia counties, Bibb and Lowndes. EPA Region 4, ...
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Mega rail project would threaten years of green growth at port of Los Angeles
The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Harbor residents living within the shadow of the largest development on Port of Los Angeles property in more than a decade. The Plaintiffs contend the proposed Southern California International Gateway rail yard project violates the California Environmental Quality Act and the state and federal ...
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May is Asthma Awareness Month
Cochrane & Associates has dedicated its services to companies that work to help create healthy environments and clean indoor air quality (IAQ) to help fight asthma. May is Asthma Awareness Month when numerous organizations and government agencies help increase public awareness of asthma and its impact on our communities. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asthma affects ...
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New Blood Tests Help Assess Asthma Risk and Decide Pet Selection
AACC 2019 – New blood tests may help healthcare providers identify if patients are sensitized to up to 11 different molecular allergen component proteins found in dogs, cats, or horses. The assays analyze sensitivity to specific proteins found in the skin, fur and saliva of these animals. ImmunoCAP Allergen Components test for Furry Animal have been cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug ...
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Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma
Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to demonstrate an association between childhood asthma and prenatal exposure to two phthalates used in a diverse array of household products. Results appear online in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Children born to mothers exposed during pregnancy to higher ...
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EPA Strengthens Ozone Standards to Protect Public Health/Science-based standards to reduce sick days, asthma attacks, emergency room visits, greatly outweigh costs
Based on extensive scientific evidence on effects that ground-level ozone pollution, or smog, has on public health and welfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone to 70 parts per billion (ppb) from 75 ppb to protect public health. The updated standards will reduce Americans’ exposure to ...
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NIH statement on Asthma Awareness Month
For Asthma Awareness Month 2013, the National Institutes of Health stands with the international community to renew our dedication to improving the quality of life for the estimated 300 million people living with asthma worldwide. To most effectively manage asthma, we need to address the disproportionate impact of the disease on minorities and families at or below the poverty line. NIH is ...
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Accurate detection of Glutaraldehyde
The Glutaraldemeter 3 by PPM Technology is an easy-to-use, portable instrument that employs an electrochemical sensor to indicate levels of glutaraldehyde vapor in air. The instrument provides a rapid direct read-out of vapor levels on an LCD display, making it a useful screening tool to complement existing routine chemical glutaraldehyde monitoring techniques. User friendly and easy to ...
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GREENGUARD Expands Presence in Global and North American Consumer Marketplace
As part of its efforts to grow consumer awareness of GREENGUARD Certification and the health importance of low-emitting children's furniture, the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute will exhibit at two major industry trade shows this month: Kind + Jugendin Cologne, Germany and the ABC Kids Expo in Louisville, Ky. Both shows are highly influential and promise great exposure for the GREENGUARD ...
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AOBiome Doses First Patient in Phase 1b Clinical Trial of B244 for the Treatment of Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
AOBiome Therapeutics, Inc. (“AOBiome”), a leading clinical-stage microbiome company focusing on the research and development of therapeutics for dermatological conditions, migraine, hypertension and other systemic diseases, today announced the administering of its lead product candidate, B244, to the first patient in the Company’s Phase 1b clinical trial to treat pediatric ...
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Asthma and the Link to Exposure to Mold and Bacteria
A new study by European scientists has found that children who grow up on a farm appear to be less likely to develop asthma. In February of this year it was reported in HealthDay News that, “The risk of asthma was reduced by as much as 51 percent for children living on farms, and researchers suspect that it's the diversity of exposure to different microbes that may offer protection against ...
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World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma
Statement of Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program; Susan B. Shurin, M.D., acting director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health ...
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Indoor Mold Exposure Linked to Childhood Asthma
Last year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published an article entitled, “Household Molds Linked to Childhood Asthma.” The article discusses three species of mold that were more commonly found in homes of babies that would eventually develop asthma. The article states, “More than 6 million children in the U.S. have asthma. Genes are known to play a role, and so ...
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