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Health Care Sciences & Services
Arwa Nour, Ahmad R. Alsayed, Iman Basheti
Summary: Assessing asthma prevalence and management in schools is crucial for reducing morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine asthma prevalence among schoolchildren in Amman, Jordan and evaluate the first-aid knowledge and competence of school staff. The findings revealed a lack of asthma first-aid kits and medical reports in schools, as well as weak asthma knowledge among teachers. These concerns require immediate attention and awareness among educators.
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Allergy
Lesliam Quiros-Alcala, Nadia N. Hansel, Meredith McCormack, Antonia M. Calafat, Xiaoyun Ye, Roger D. Peng, Elizabeth C. Matsui
Summary: The study found evidence to suggest that BPA exposure in a predominantly low-income, minority pediatric cohort is associated with asthma morbidity, with potential sexually dimorphic effects. Associations with asthma symptoms or health care utilization were not consistently found for BPS and BPF. Additional studies are recommended given the high burden of pediatric asthma and widespread exposure to BPA in the United States.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Roqia Maabreh, Mahmoud H. Alrabab'a, Madiha Amin Morsy, Hekmat Yousef Al-Akash, Ahmad Rajeh Saifan, Nabeel Al-Yateem
Summary: Asthma has a significant impact on children, families, and society. Effective management requires adherence to guidelines, but little research has been done on the impact of adherence to asthma management guidelines for children and their mothers. This study evaluated the influence of asthma management guidelines on knowledge and treatment adherence among children with asthma and their mothers.
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Allergy
Matthew C. Altman, Agustin Calatroni, Sima Ramratnam, Daniel J. Jackson, Scott Presnell, Mario G. Rosasco, Peter J. Gergen, Leonard B. Bacharier, George T. O'Connor, Megan T. Sandel, Meyer Kattan, Robert A. Wood, Cynthia M. Visness, James E. Gern
Summary: Growing up in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods, Black and Hispanic children have the highest rates of asthma and related morbidity in the United States. This study identified distinct respiratory phenotypes in this population, linking early life environmental exposures to childhood allergic sensitization and asthma. Unique patterns of airway gene expression underlie specific molecular pathways of different respiratory phenotypes, including allergic and nonallergic asthma.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Magdalena Fandino-Del-Rio, Elizabeth C. Matsui, Roger D. Peng, John D. Meeker, Lesliam Quiros-Alcala
Summary: This study found evidence to suggest that exposure to select phthalates may be associated with asthma symptoms and healthcare utilization. These findings are important considering the high asthma burden and widespread and disparate phthalate exposures reported among select populations of color.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Anthropology
Almuthanna K. Alkaraki, Alanoud Abuelezz, Omar F. Khabour, Jose A. Pena, Miguel A. Alfonso-Sanchez, Zaid Altaany
Summary: The study found high frequencies of the MAPT*H2 haplotype in the Middle East, potentially originating in the early Neolithic period and later spreading to Europe through Neolithic farmers. This indicates spatial genetic structuring, with significant differences in H2 frequencies between South Asia and Europe, and a possible contact zone in the Middle East.
ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Allergy
Emma Caffrey Osvald, Tong Gong, Cecilia Lundholm, Henrik Larsson, B. K. Brew, Catarina Almqvist
Summary: The study confirms an association between low parental SES (measured as education) and asthma/wheeze, with cousin comparison suggesting that this association is not solely due to confounding of unknown familial factors, supporting a causal relationship. However, the relationship between parental income and asthma/wheeze is less clear. The findings of this study are important for understanding risk factors for asthma/wheeze and for developing future prevention strategies. Further research is needed to investigate the possible mechanisms underlying the association between parental education and asthma/wheeze.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY
(2022)
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Allergy
Sima K. Ramratnam, Alexandre Lockhart, Cynthia M. Visness, Agustin Calatroni, Daniel J. Jackson, Peter J. Gergen, Leonard B. Bacharier, George T. O'Connor, Megan T. Sandel, Meyer Kattan, Robert A. Wood, James E. Gern
Summary: Maternal stress and depression in early life are positively associated with respiratory illnesses and a moderate-wheeze-low-atopy phenotype in urban children, indicating the importance of addressing these factors to reduce viral respiratory illnesses and recurrent wheeze during early childhood.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Maija Katila, Outi Saarenpaa-Heikkila, Marja-Terttu Saha, Nina Vuorela, Heini Huhtala, Laura S. Korhonen, Minna Lukkarinen, Jetro J. Tuulari, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, E. Juulia Paavonen
Summary: The study found that the prevalence of habitual snoring in two Finnish birth cohorts was lower at 2.3% compared to previous reports. Independent risk factors for habitual snoring at the age of two years included parents' snoring, mother's low income, and low education level.
Article
Allergy
Torie Grant, Travis Lilley, Meredith C. McCormack, Paul J. Rathouz, Roger Peng, Corinne A. Keet, Ana Rule, Meghan Davis, Susan Balcer-Whaley, Michelle Newman, Elizabeth C. Matsui
Summary: This study investigated the association between indoor exposures and air trapping in urban children with asthma. The results showed that mouse allergen exposure was associated with air trapping, while other indoor exposures were not.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zahra Sabeti, Khalil Ansarin, Ensiyeh Seyedrezazadeh, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Venus Zafari, Saeed Dastgiri, Mohammad Shakerkhatibi, Akbar Gholampour, Mohammad Ghanbari Ghozikali, Reza Ghasemzadeh, Yalda Torabi, Behzad Mohammadi
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of asthma symptoms and potential risk factors in northwestern Iran, finding a higher prevalence of asthma in urban areas compared to semi-urban areas. Risk factors for asthma included owning pets, smoking, artificial ventilation at home, fast-food consumption, and a history of allergies, while physical activity and fruit consumption were associated with lower odds of asthma.
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Charles Siegel, Eric Tecce, John R. Vaile, Arlene Maheu, Jeremy Close
Summary: This study aimed to identify individuals at risk of asthma by examining the prevalence of asthma in an urban, athletic adolescent population using preparticipation physical evaluation data. The study found a high percentage of student-athletes with asthma (23.4%), with the majority residing in low-income areas (86.3%). Additionally, asthma prevalence was associated with race, with 65.5% of athletes with asthma identifying as Black. Factors such as income, age, and gender were not significantly associated with asthma prevalence. This research contributes to understanding the relationship between asthma and social determinants of health, specifically in vulnerable populations like urban children with asthma.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Allergy
Matthew C. Altman, Kaitlin Flynn, Mario G. Rosasco, Matthew Dapas, Meyer Kattan, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, George T. O'Connor, Michelle A. Gill, Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Andrew H. Liu, Jacqueline A. Pongracic, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Edward M. Zoratti, Stephen J. Teach, Deepa Rastrogi, Robert A. Wood, Leonard B. Bacharier, Petra LeBeau, Peter J. Gergen, Alkis Togias, William W. Busse, Scott Presnell, James E. Gern, Carole Ober, Daniel J. Jackson
Summary: This study used RNA-sequencing data to identify SNPs associated with MUC5AC expression and found that certain SNPs were more strongly associated with MUC5AC expression during asthma exacerbations. These SNPs were also linked to decreased pulmonary functions, potentially through EGR1 transcription factor binding sites affecting MUC5AC expression.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kelsea Best, Siobhan Kerr, Allison Reilly, Anand Patwardhan, Deb Niemeier, Seth Guikema
Summary: Power outages caused by hurricanes in the USA have serious implications for communities. Understanding the factors that influence power outage recovery is essential for building community resilience. This study examines the impact of income on power outage recovery in Louisiana after Hurricane Isaac. The findings reveal possible inequities in the prioritization of power restoration based on income, highlighting the need for more equitable responses to power outages to improve community resilience.
Article
Dermatology
Anna M. Andersson, Hannah Kaiser, Lone Skov, Anders Koch, Jacob P. Thyssen
Summary: The overall prevalence of physician-diagnosed atopic dermatitis in Greenlandic children aged 0-7 years is 35%, indicating a high prevalence and a likely increase over the past 20 years. Atopic dermatitis is significantly associated with Inuit descent, parental atopic disposition, and higher socioeconomic status.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
(2023)