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Study: Too many asthmatic kids being given antibiotics – Chicago Sun-Times


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Study: Too many asthmatic kids being given antibiotics
Chicago Sun-Times
Antibiotics aren'ta recommended treatment for asthma, yet doctors are prescribing them to roughly one in six children with asthma who shouldn't be getting them, according to new research. That amounts to nearly 1 million prescriptions for antibiotics …
Too many kids getting antibiotics for asthmaUSA Today
Study shows that Antibiotics For Asthma Were Prescribed to Too Many ChildrenAccentedTouch
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Antibiotics overprescribed to children with asthma – Ice Gems


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Antibiotics overprescribed to children with asthma
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Although guidelines don't recommend antibiotics for asthma, almost 1 million children with the respiratory condition are prescribed the medications each year in the United States. "We are trying to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, …
Study: Too many kids getting antibiotics for asthmaABC7Chicago.com

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Antibiotics May Slightly Increase Risk for Childhood Asthma – Medscape


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Antibiotics May Slightly Increase Risk for Childhood Asthma
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May 24, 2011 — Antibiotic exposure prenatally or in early childhood may slightly increase the risk for later childhood asthma, according to the results of a systematic review reported online May 23 in Pediatrics. "The increasing prevalence of …
Kids with asthma given unnecessary antibioticsmsnbc.com
Antibiotics for Asthma Given to Too Many ChildrenYour Daily News Fix (blog)
Unnecessary Use of AntibioticsTopNews United States
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Antibiotics for Asthma Given to Too Many Children – Your Daily News Fix (blog)


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Antibiotics for Asthma Given to Too Many Children
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A current study found that close to a million children in the United States are prescribed with antibiotics for asthma even though the actual guidelines do not recommend its use. Dr. Ian Paul, the lead researcher and a professor of pediatrics at the …
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Study: Too many kids getting antibiotics for asthmaABC7Chicago.com
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Asthma: Kids get unneeded antibiotics – Examiner.com

Asthma: Kids get unneeded antibiotics
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Asthma affects as many as 6 million kids in the United States annually – that's about 1 or 2 kids out of 10. Now experts say unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed during nearly 1 out of every 6 pediatric ambulatory care visits for asthma. …
Kids with asthma, UTIs may be overprescribed antibioticsThe Inquisitr
UCSF studies examine antibiotic prescribing patterns for childrenEurekAlert (press release)
Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kidsReuters
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Kids with asthma, UTIs may be overprescribed antibiotics – The Inquisitr


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Kids with asthma, UTIs may be overprescribed antibiotics
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Researchers contrasted outcomes when prescriptions were offered first versus when pediatricians spoke to parents about asthma attack prevention and other treatment options: Of the 5198 outpatient visits included in the analysis, antibiotics were …
UCSF studies examine antibiotic prescribing patterns for childrenEurekAlert (press release)
Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kidsReuters
Asthma Patients Are Over-Prescribed AntibioticsThirdAge
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Asthma Patients Are Over-Prescribed Antibiotics – ThirdAge


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Asthma Patients Are Over-Prescribed Antibiotics
ThirdAge
Asthma treatment often results in unnecessary antibiotics being prescribed to children, says a new study. One in six children with asthma are prescribed roughly 1 million unnecessary antibiotics to US children with asthma. Another study published in …
Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kidsReuters
Too Many Kids Getting Antibiotics for AsthmaU.S. News & World Report
Antibiotics May Slightly Increase Risk for Childhood AsthmaMedscape
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