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Article: MP3s, Sports Skills Prove Effective Asthma Education

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February 27, 2009
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The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology issued the following news release: New research presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) reported success in using MP3s and sports skills as tools for asthma education and treatment adherence. In the first study, Giselle S. Mosnaim, MD, and colleagues used a group of 12 to 18 year old low income African American teens as their sample, a group that typically has high asthma morbidity. The study authors aimed to increase adherence to daily inhaled steroids using coping peer asthma messages delivered between MP3 music tracks, as coping peers provide support and ...

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