Topic: Chicago

This study will evaluate an investigational oral birth control drug. The research site is in San Antonio, Texas.. This study of an inhaled drug seeks children aged 4 years or younger who have been diagnosed with asthma or have symptoms of asthma.. ...
The study researched 561 children between 8 to 14 years old in Chicago. A co-author of the study, Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH, observed,"To our knowledge, this study is the first to evaluate the impact of both perceived and actual violence on ...
6/7/2010 Print E-mail Even with equal access to health care, black and Hispanic children are more likely than white children to have asthma and their outcomes are often worse, a U.S. study has found.. Compared to whites, black and Hispanic children were ...

Social factors influence neighborhood asthma rates

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Childhood asthma is less common in neighborhoods with high economic potential and strong community vitality, new research shows. "It's nice to be able to look at some positive characteristics of neighborhoods that may protect against asthma," Dr. ...
Danger in the Air," by the ESPN news program E:60 suggests that exhaust from ice resurfacing machines is putting skaters around the country at serious risk. The piece begins by documenting a case study in Tampa, Florida where players and coaches began ...

Experts Release New Asthma Care Guidelines

11/12/2007 Print E-mail Asthma control and prevention of attacks are the focus of new national asthma guidelines released by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP).. "Asthma is not an event, it is a ...