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Deccan Chronicle |
Inhalation therapy is the best for treating asthma in children, doctors say
Times of India Addressing a press conference in Chennai on Wednesday ahead of the World Asthma Day, Dr Balasubramanian dispelled the myth that inhalation is too strong and should be used only as the last resort. "Inhalation medicines do contain steroids, but not the … Inhalation therapy, a key to win big against asthma World Asthma Day observed |
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Michigan Radio |
Many of DC's poor children struggle with asthma, and officials might make it worse for some
Reading Eagle WASHINGTON – Washington is a city that wheezes. It has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country. Those who suffer from the disease cluster in the city's poorest communities, where asthmatic children are 10 times more likely to visit the … Better air means healthier children Washington: Announcement of shelter for homeless families within District's largest bus garage alarms advocates Connecticut counties all at risk for high ozone levels, report says |
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Washington Post |
Many of DC's poor children struggle with asthma, and officials might make it worse for some
Washington Post Washington is a city that wheezes. It has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country. Those who suffer from the disease cluster in the city's poorest communities, where asthmatic children are 10 times more likely to visit the emergency room than … Lancaster County has some of the worst soot pollution in the United States. Butler County air quality: Not the worst, but not great either Huron County receives bad marks for air quality |
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Doctor details diagnosis of asthma in children
Taipei Times Diagnosing asthma in infants and young children is often difficult, but there are a few distinctive early symptoms that parents can look for, including having wheezing episodes more than three times in a year and coughing when emotional or after … |
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Health24 |
Children are getting asthma pumps for no good reason
Health24 "We propose that one contributing factor is that the diagnosis of asthma has been trivialised and inhalers dispensed for no good reason, and have become almost a fashion accessory," they write. "The result is the fact that asthma is a killing disease … |
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: MK-0887A 100/10 mcg; Drug: MK-0887 100 mcg; Drug: Albuterol/Salbutamol; Drug: Prednisone/Prednisolone
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Medical Daily |
Lower Air Pollution Levels Linked To Fewer Asthma Symptoms, Respiratory Problems In Children
Medical Daily The authors found a 47 percent reduction in ambient air pollution during that period was associated with a 32 percent decline in bronchitis symptoms among 10-year-olds with asthma. Children without asthma reaped benefits too: They were also 21 percent … |
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Vitamin D could prevent asthma, allergies in children
TVNZ A new study by a New Zealand doctor is the first to show that vitamin D supplements may prevent allergies and asthma development in babies and young children. Vitamin D tablets. Source: istock.com. The study, composed by Associate Professor Cameron … Vitamin D helps reduce childhood allergy rate |
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Dispatch Tribunal |
As smog reduces, condition of children suffering from asthma improves
Dispatch Tribunal Pollution levels and condition of children suffering from asthma can now be linked directly and strongly, a new study by University of Southern California has shown. Researchers at the university established that over the 20-years when pollution levels … When Air Quality Improves, So Do Kids' Asthma Symptoms SMOG STUDY: Fewer bad air days for asthmatics, other children California Children, Latinos Breathing Improved With Less Air Pollution Last 20 Years |
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Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of asthma exacerbations in children
Dove Medical Press Background: Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) is a major risk factor for poor asthma control in children. However, little is known about the effect of adherence to ICS on the incidence of asthma exacerbations. The objective of this study … |
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