Monthly Newsletter from the Arizona Asthma Coalition |
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Healthy Indoor Environments in Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Repost from EPA.gov
The EPA Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Program helps support stakeholders who are working to ensure that schools are healthy places to learn and work. The Program, while utilizing the latest science, provides customizable resources and guidance, hosts web-based training webinars, and coordinates with other federal agencies, among other activities, to help schools provide healthy indoor environments. Read more |
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Study Finds Asthma May Reduce Risk of Brain Tumors — But How?
Repost from Washington University School of Medicine
Asthma has been associated with a lowered risk of brain tumors, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why: Immune cells activated under conditions of asthma are less able to promote the growth of brain tumors. The findings could lead to new therapeutic approaches. Read more |
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Scientists Decode Why Asthma Symptoms Get Worse at Night
Repost from The Independent
Melatonin, the body’s natural hormone linked to the control of the sleep-wake cycle, exasperates the constriction of the pathway that moves air to and from the lungs, according to a new study that explains why asthma patients experience worse symptoms at night. Several reports indicate that over half of asthma deaths occur at night, suggesting a link between nocturnal asthma symptoms and deaths due to the respiratory condition. Read more |
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[Webinar] Asthma Monitoring Options for the Digital Age: Improving Outcomes
January 27, 2022, 7 pm EST
Many factors are considered in determining and evaluating an asthma treatment plan. Honest conversations between the patient and provider are vital and it’s important to use digital resources to enhance asthma management. Dr. J. Allen Meadows will lead a discussion on improving asthma outcomes. Read more |
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Join the Arizona Asthma Coalition As a nonprofit partnership since 1996, AAC has worked together with concerned stakeholders including public health, environmental quality, managed care, education, individual physicians and nurses, hospitals, foundations, families and other colleagues. Become a member of the Arizona Asthma Coalition or renew your membership and help us continue this important work. Join or renew here |
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