State Encourages Use Of 5-3-1 Visibility Method

State Encourages Use Of 5-3-1 Visibility Method

NMDOH News: SANTA FE — May is both Asthma Awareness Month and Wildfire Awareness Month and a good time to encourage New Mexicans to use the 5-3-1 visibility method on smoky days to help protect their health  According to the New Mexico Department of Health’s (NMDOH) Asthma Control Program, asthma is one of the most common conditions affecting New Mexican adults and children. In New Mexico, about 10% of adults have asthma – about 162,000 people. …

HMRI Researchers Target Harmful Steroid Use in Asthma Patients

University of Newcastle and HMRI researchers are leading a major new study aimed at reducing the harmful overuse of oral corticosteroid tablets in people with asthma through more personalised treatment approaches. The Minimising Oral Corticosteroid Use in Asthma using Treatable Traits (TTOCS) Study is investigating whether identifying and targeting specific risk factors unique to each person can reduce dependence on oral corticosteroids while ma…