Press Release – Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
A study published today (16 April) in the New Zealand Medical Journal highlights clear inequities in the health outcomes of New Zealand children with asthma.
The study, by the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, documents trends in the number and cost of hospital admissions and asthma prescriptions for children aged 0-14 from 2010-2019.
It shows that Māori children were hospitalised with asthma at twice the rate of non-Māori children (7.2/1,000 versus 3.5/1,000), and a larger proportion of Māori children had an asthma readmission within 90 days of their first admission (18% versus 14%).
Māori children with asthma more likely to be hospitalised than non-Māori
15 Apr, 2021 09:00 PM
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A larger proportion of Māori children is said to have had an asthma readmission within 90 days of their first admission.
A larger proportion of Māori children is said to have had an asthma readmission within 90 days of their first admission.
NZ Herald
A new study has revealed that Māori children with asthma are hospitalised at twice the rate of non-Māori children.
The study, by the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, had documented from 2010 to 2019 that children living in high-deprivation areas were on average admitted to hospital 2.8 times higher than those in least-deprived areas.
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NZ scientists push closer to revealing gene s role in Parkinson s disease
10 Jan, 2021 10:16 PM
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Despite decades of research, and its impact on one in 500 New Zealanders and millions more around the world, Parkinson s disease remains a medical mystery. Photo / 123RF
Despite decades of research, and its impact on one in 500 New Zealanders and millions more around the world, Parkinson s disease remains a medical mystery. Photo / 123RF
Kiwi scientists are pushing closer to revealing one gene s critical role in the development of Parkinson s disease.
A just-launched study comes after New Zealand research, backed by Hollywood star Michael J Fox s world-renowned charity, shed more light on the gene s intriguing link with the notorious neurodegenerative condition.
Participants took 28 capsules containing the gut bacteria of four healthy donors over two days.
Much to the delight of the scientists, the bacteria survived in the gut. But while the bacteria stayed, so did the fat. We thought that they would get dramatic weight loss, it didn t happen, Cutfield said.
But what they did find was really quite exciting. What we did see was that metabolic syndrome almost disappeared in those treated. Metabolic syndrome is a condition with higher blood pressure, higher blood sugars, higher lipids, too much tummy fat. Major risk for diabetes, major risk for heart disease, he said.