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Pollen and asthma morbidity in Atlanta: A 26-year time-series study
CONCLUSIONS: Some, but not all, types of pollen are associated with increased ED visits for asthma/wheeze. Associations are generally higher in Black and younger patients and appear to have decreased over time.PMID:37290290 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2023.107998
Source: Environment International - June 8, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Brooke L Lappe Stefanie Ebelt Rohan R D'Souza Arie Manangan Claudia Brown Shubhayu Saha Drew Harris Howard H Chang Adam Sole Noah Scovronick Source Type: research

Traffic-Related Air Pollution and All-Cause Mortality during Tuberculosis Treatment in California
Conclusions: Residential proximity to road traffic volumes and traffic density were associated with increased all-cause mortality in patients undergoing treatment for active tuberculosis even after adjusting for multiple demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical factors, suggesting that TB patients are susceptible to the adverse health effects of traffic-related air pollution. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1699 Received: 31 January 2017 Revised: 18 August 2017 Accepted: 23 August 2017 Published: 29 September 2017 Address correspondence to R.J. Blount, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Pulmon...
Source: EHP Research - September 29, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

Predictors of emergency department use in children with persistent asthma in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.
CONCLUSION: Asthma features and ED use differ between black and white children in metropolitan Atlanta. Strategies to eliminate allergen exposure in the home and improve asthma control in these children may require tailoring for different racial groups. PMID: 28479192 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - May 4, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Franklin JM, Grunwell JR, Bruce AC, Smith RC, Fitzpatrick AM Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research