Studies & Reports
One of our core strategies at RAMP is to keep the asthma field abreast of best practices, timely opportunities, and emerging research in order to build capacity for reducing the inequitable burden of asthma. We do this by cultivating an extensive hub of asthma-related information across a wide range of topics, including asthma management and healthcare, housing, air pollution, schools, the built environment, and more.
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Study Concludes Asthma Prolongs Intubation in COVID-19
In an article published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice on May 14, 2020, researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago report the results of their study on the role of asthma in the outcome of COVID-19 infection in a large cohort of COVID-19 positive patients. Consistent with other published literature,…
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Examining Use of Albuterol in School Asthma Emergencies
In April 2020’s Pediatrics, researchers examined the availability of medications and how to manage asthma within schools. The researchers suggest “timely access to albuterol… provides a simple policy solution that can translate to a safer school environment regarding asthma.” For more information on the article, click here.
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Nutrition and Asthma Prevention and Treatment
Nutrition Reviews’ March 2020 edition examines the continued rise in prevalence of asthma along with the rise in Western dietary patterns. Researchers found “recommendations to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, while decreasing saturated fat and dairy intake, are supported by the current literature.” Additionally, “diets emphasizing the consumption of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes, while…
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Gender and BMI in Relationship to Asthma
In Psychiatria Danubina’s December 2019 edition, researchers noted “Obesity is the most common comorbidity of asthma and is connected to incidence and course of the disease.” They sought to “determine the relationship between BMI and asthma and to explore possible gender differences.” Data were taken from 149 patients with asthma and 153 healthy blood donors,…
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Researchers Investigate Contributions of Particulate Matter to Respiratory Allergy
The Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology contains an article in its March 2020 edition aiming “to write a narrative review of the epidemiology of air pollution-related respiratory-related allergic disorders… and the effects of air pollutants – with an emphasis on the particulate matter – on respiratory allergy-related health.” Researchers used PubMed Medline to…
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Mapping of Interventions of Physical Activity on the Impacts of Asthma in Children
In November 2019’s International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health a study examines how physical activity can decrease the impact of asthma in children. Researchers sought to develop interventions that would help children with asthma become more physically active. The researchers created clusters of ideas sorted and rated by through importance of influencing physical…
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Impact of Federal Rental Assistance on Asthma Outcomes
In the March 2020 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, an article examines whether being on federal rental assistance programs affects asthma outcomes. The study utilized data from 2992 children in the National Health Interview Survey and looked at when children had asthma attacks or emergency department visits. Researchers found “rental…
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Effects of Cleaning Products on Risk of Asthma in Babies
The Canadian Medical Association Journal’s February 2020 edition a study examines the effects of cleaning products on the risk of asthma in babies. Researchers used responses from parental questionnaires “that indicated the frequency of use of 26 household cleaning products in the homes of 2022 children.” They found “children in homes with a higher frequency…