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WDEF News 12 “Dog exposure during infancy was associated with a 13 percent lower risk of asthma in school-age children, while farm animal exposure was linked to a 52 percent risk reduction. Preschoolers had a 10 percent lower risk of asthma if they'd been exposed … |
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Article Link: http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20150511/environmental …
WebMD Immediately following the ban, the mean cost of asthma inhalers rose from $13.60 per prescription in 2004 to $25 in 2009, said lead study author Dr. Anupam Jena, an assistant professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School in … Environmentally friendly inhalers double the cost for people with asthma Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma FDA Ban on CFCs in Asthma Inhalers Raised Costs for Patients, New Study Finds |
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Article Link: http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20141205/urine-test-kids-asthma
WebMD They tested children with asthma on days when they had no symptoms. They counted the number of days when the kids received medical attention or missed school due to asthma symptoms. Urine samples were compared with those of children who didn't … |
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Monthly Prescribing Reference Employees at a manufacturing plant in Selma, AL, which produces foam cushions for car seats and headrests, are claiming that exposure to toluene diisocyanate (TDI) has led to workplace-induced asthma, sinus infections, chronic coughs, bronchitis, and … Some workers at Hyundai supplier in Selma say they have gotten sick from … What's making Alabama auto parts workers so sick? What's Making These Selma, Alabama Auto Parts Workers So Sick? |
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Review article examines sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic …
EurekAlert (press release) In an examination of a type of treatment for allergic rhinitis and asthma that is used in Europe but not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, researchers found moderate strength in the evidence from previous studies to support the use of … |
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Letter: Health article needlessly scared asthma patients
SouthCoastToday.com It is unfortunate that the article (was) written one-sided, mostly in medical terms that did not adequately distinguish the value that many drugs in this class, including Advair, have advanced the treatment of asthma. As one of the original researchers … |
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Advair misused: Article describes troubling details of the overselling of an …
MinnPost.com (blog) The drug in this case is Advair, which is used by millions of people with asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes the airways to become inflamed and constricted, leading to wheezing, coughing and difficulty breathing. Although asthma is … |
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Smoking in pregnancy tied to child's cholesterol. Full Article
Reuters India NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking folic acid during pregnancy doesn't seem to raise the baby's risk of getting asthma, according to a Dutch study that eases earlier concerns. In 2009, two research teams reported that folic acid, … |
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