Asthma News This Week – February 14, 2020

Click here to read the latest asthma news and research. PDF contains full citations, summaries, and links to journal articles.

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In the NEWS

· Niall McCarthy, Report: Air Pollution From Burning Fossil Fuels Cost The Global Economy $3 Trillion In 2018 [Infographic], Forbes, Feb 12, 2020

· Union of Concerned Scientists, Science Group Sounds the Alarm: Attacks on Science Put a Generation of Children at Risk, Feb 11, 2020

· Rebecca Tan, She was spotted smoking in ‘smoke-free’ rental housing. Now, she may be kicked out, Washington Post, Feb 10, 2020. 

· Jessica Hamzelou, Overactive Immune Cells in Babies May Lead To Childhood Asthma, New Scientist, Feb 5, 2020
 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

· Incidence of Childhood Asthma Diagnosis Vary Widely by Risk Factor

· Fluticasone Furoate Found to be Safe and Noninferior for Children with Asthma

· Vaccination Status May Indicate a Child’s Asthma Medication Adherence

· Asthma Action Plan Training for School Staff Improves Perceived Self-Efficacy

· Poor Aerobic Fitness and Increased Sedentary Time Worsen Asthma Outcomes

· Maternal Asthma is a Targetable and Modifiable Childhood Asthma Risk Factor