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Mouse, Cockroach Sensitivity Common in Children With Asthma
Medscape December 7, 2011 (Cancun, Mexico) — More than one third of children admitted to the hospital for bronchodilator-responsive wheezing or asthma were sensitized to cockroach or mouse allergens. Cockroach allergen sensitization was lower in children from … |
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Preventive Asthma Medication Use Increasing in Children
Doctors Lounge Use of preventive asthma medications (PAMs) among children with current asthma increased significantly from 1988 to 2008, but disparities persisted, with lower PAM usage reported among minority children, adolescents, and the uninsured, according to a … |
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More Children Using Preventive Asthma Drugs: Study
U.S. News & World Report 5 (HealthDay News) — About one in three children with asthma is currently using a preventive medication, according to new research. That number is up from about 18 percent of kids during the late 1980s. Preventive asthma medications help control the … |
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New smartphone 'asthma app' launched for children and young people
HealthCanal.com A new smartphone app that will help children and young people to better understand and manage their asthma has been developed by the NECLES* Health Innovation Education Cluster in collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London. … |
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More Children Using Preventive Asthma Drugs: Study
Newsday (subscription) Click here More Children Using Preventive Asthma Drugs: Study Published: December 5, 2011 9:26 AM By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter About one in three children with asthma is currently using a preventive medication, according to new research. … |
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HealthDay – MONDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) — About one in three children
with asthma is currently using a preventive medication, according to new
research. That number is up from about 18 percent of kids during the late
1980s.
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Mobile Clinics, Home Visits of Little Benefit to Children With Asthma Who Need …
HealthCanal.com A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of expectations. The Breathmobile, a mobile clinic that … |
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Mobile Clinics, Home Visits of Little Benefit to Children with Asthma Who Need …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of expectations. The Breathmobile, a mobile … |
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Boardman pediatric doctor: Don't give Tylenol drug to children with asthma
Youngstown Vindicator An Akron Children's Hospital pediatric physician's stance that children with asthma should not use medicines containing acetaminophen has drawn national attention. Common over-the-counter medicines containing acetaminophen include … |
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Validating a questionnaire diagnosis of asthma in children using health claims …
BMC Pediatrics Childhood asthma prevalence is widely measured by parental proxy report of physician-diagnosed asthma in questionnaires. Our objective was to validate this measure in a North American population. The 2884 study participants were a subsample of 5619 … |
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