Navy: Naples asthma study ends with inconclusive result

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Navy: Naples asthma study ends with inconclusive result
By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, October 25, 2008

NAPLES, Italy — A 20-month study to determine if living in Naples increased the number of asthma sufferers, or increased the severity of the illness, has proved inconclusive, according to a Navy report.

Experts from the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center analyzed records of 581 patients who sought treatment at the Navy’s hospital and clinics in the Naples area to answer these two questions:

n Do asthma symptoms worsen for Navy active duty and family members while living in Naples?

n Are personnel more susceptible to asthma four to six months after arriving in Naples?

The statistical results were inconclusive.


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