Science Spotlight
February 14, 2018
Asthma is the commonest chronic childhood disease and encompasses a spectrum of airway diseases with similar symptoms. Inaccurate diagnosis remains common, especially in younger children, with failure to characterize the different “asthmas.” Children worldwide repeatedly suffer symptoms which se...verely affect their everyday lives. Children die from asthma, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). In many countries, asthma prevalence is rising. Access to effective care and changing environments are hugely variable and may explain the higher morbidity in inner-city children, in LMICs, and in deprived populations in high-income countries. Despite the disease being eminently controllable, morbidity and mortality persist.
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Diese Basissprache für Notfälle ist hilfreich für Professionelle aus dem Gesundheitsbereich, wenn sie sich in Notfällen mit Migranten verständigen müssen. Das Kit dient auch den Migranten selbst als Material zum Lernen. Es ist in 17 Sprachen erhältlich. Klicken Sie auf eine Sprachversion, um ...ein pdf herunterzuladen.
Also available in: Bulgarian, Arabic, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Chinese, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, French, Ukrainian
https://www.takecareproject.eu/de-2
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The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) Task Force on severe asthma includes an updated definition of severe asthma, a discussion of severe asthma phenotypes in relation to genetics, natural history, pathobiology and physiology, as well as sections on evaluation and tr...eatment of severe asthma where specific recommendations for practice are made. See the unabridged online version of the document for detailed discussion of the definition of severe asthma, phenotypes and recommendations for practice.
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This Eye health strategic plan presents the Ministry of Health’s five
year proposed strategies for eye care in Kenya. It sets the strategic
direction for the National Eye Health Care System and presents
information on the priorities, objectives and indicators that the
Ministry has adopted espe...cially with regard to the main eye diseases
and conditions in the country and health system strengthening.
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This articel summarises the evidence base underpinning supported self-management for asthma. It provides clinicians with a practical approach to providing supported self-management for asthma and suggests an appropriate strategy for implementing supported self-management.
People with asthma (PWA) generally are considered at higher risk from respiratory infections, as is seen annually with influenza. At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, PWA were widely assumed to be at increased risk from COVID-19. However, as data emerged throughout 2020, the association between a...sthma and COVID-19 appeared less clear.
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– векторною вакциною – (Janssen® від COVID-19 виробництва Janssen Cilag International/Johnson & Johnson)
Anamnese zur Schutzimpfung gegen COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) (Grundimmunisierung und Auffrischimpfungen)
– mit Vektor-Impfstoff – (COVID-19 Vacc...ine Janssen® von Janssen Cilag International/Johnson & Johnson)
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(Comirnaty® 10 мкг або 30 мкг виробництва BioNTech/Pfizer та Spikevax® виробництва Moderna);
Anamnese zur Schutzimpfung gegen COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) (Grundimmunisierung und Auffrischimpfungen)
– mit mRNA-Impfstoffen –
(Comirnaty® 10 μg bzw. ...30 μg von BioNTech/Pfizer und Spikevax® von Moderna)
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The National Asthma Education Programme (or NAEP for short) was started in 2008. We are a registered Non-Profit Organisation that aims to disseminate impartial information about asthma diagnosis and treatment to health professionals and the South African public.