Primary care-based program can help improve assessment and treatment of asthma in children – News-Medical.net

Primary care-based program can help improve assessment and treatment of asthma in children
News-Medical.net
An innovative primary care-based asthma program improves identification of poorly controlled asthma among children and enhances treatment plans, compared to care provided during routine office visits, according to research published in the current

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Rockport camp creates fun space for kids with asthma – Corpus Christi Caller-Times


Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Rockport camp creates fun space for kids with asthma
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Diagnosed with persistent asthma as a child, Adams was nervous about going to Camp Easy Breathers, which takes place at Camp Aranzazu in Rockport for a week every summer. "I didn't really want to leave home. I was really homesick, scared and I didn't …

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Asthma vs. COPD: Differences in symptoms, causes, and treatment options – Bel Marra Health


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Asthma vs. COPD: Differences in symptoms, causes, and treatment options
Bel Marra Health
Asthma vs. COPD: Differences in symptoms, causes, and treatment options Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are both respiratory conditions that are chronic and affect a person's breathing. With many shared similarities, the two can …

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Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows ‘mismatch’ between doctors’ instructions, parents’ understanding – Safety+Health magazine

Controlling childhood asthma: Study shows 'mismatch' between doctors' instructions, parents' understanding
Safety+Health magazine
Boston – A Harvard Medical School study of parents whose children have asthma shows roughly half do not know which type of asthma-control medication their child is taking and how often it should be used. The researchers surveyed the parents and health …
Kids' Asthma Severity Under-Recognized & Undertreated at Routine Healthcare VisitsNewswise (press release)

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Hayes, Inc. Releases New Report on Bronchial Thermoplasty for Treatment of Asthma – Benzinga

Hayes, Inc. Releases New Report on Bronchial Thermoplasty for Treatment of Asthma
Benzinga
Hayes, Inc., a leading provider of unbiased health technology assessments and consulting services, recently released a health technology assessment on bronchial thermoplasty for the treatment of asthma. Since bronchial thermoplasty is a novel approach

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Kids’ Asthma Severity Under-Recognized & Undertreated at Routine Healthcare Visits – Newswise (press release)

Kids' Asthma Severity Under-Recognized & Undertreated at Routine Healthcare Visits
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — NEW YORK (June 14, 2016) – An innovative primary care-based asthma program improves identification of poorly controlled asthma among children and enhances treatment plans, compared to care provided during routine office visits, …

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Humoral immune factors and asthma among American Indian children: a case–control study – BMC Blogs Network

Humoral immune factors and asthma among American Indian children: a case–control study
BMC Blogs Network
Asthma is recognized as intimately related to immunologic factors and inflammation, although there are likely multiple phenotypes and pathophysiologic pathways. Biomarkers of inflammation may shed light on causal factors and have potential clinical

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New Data From GAP Landmark Trial Confirm GRAZAX® Prevents Asthma Symptoms in Children – PR Newswire (press release)

New Data From GAP Landmark Trial Confirm GRAZAX® Prevents Asthma Symptoms in Children
PR Newswire (press release)
The data, presented at the 2016 Annual Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) in Vienna, confirm that GRAZAX® can prevent asthma symptoms, as well as offering sustained relief from grass allergy symptoms.

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