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Thousands of children put at risk by asthma medication
Great Lakes Advocate Professor van Asperen, who has provided advice to drug companies that produce asthma medications, said there was a role for the drugs in some cases where asthma was difficult to control, but many children were being given them as a first option. Concern over overuse of asthma drugs |
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Thousands of children put at risk by asthma medication
Sydney Morning Herald ASTHMA experts fear thousands of Australian children are using unnecessary and potentially dangerous asthma medications, and are calling for a review of the alarming frequency with which the drugs are prescribed. The drugs, called long-acting beta2 … |
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BWMC Sponsors 'Camp Airways' for Children with Asthma
Patch.com Sponsored by the Baltimore Washington Medical Center (BWMC), campers will participate in a range of activities including asthma and nutrition education, arts and crafts, swimming and other outdoor activities, according to the website. The goal of the … |
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Higher asthma in children of smoking moms
UPI.com SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (UPI) — Children of women who smoke during pregnancy can bear the consequences of the tobacco use many years later, a U.S. researcher says. Sam Oh of the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed data from nearly … |
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Asthma cases rise among children
Alabama’s News Leader Cases of asthma, a chronic disease of the lungs, is on the rise among children. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, one in 10 children have the condition. The cases are even more prevalent among minorities. |
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In California's Imperial County, asthma takes severe toll on children
Washington Post Since being diagnosed with severe asthma six years ago, Marco, who lives in this border town east of San Diego, has visited the hospital nearly 50 times. He has been airlifted on several occasions. The illness has affected much of his childhood … |
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Poor Children Drive City's Asthma Rate
Wall Street Journal One in eight New York City children has been diagnosed with asthma, with poor children nearly twice as likely to suffer from the respiratory disease, according to a report to be posted by the city health officials on Wednesday. |
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Can vegetables reduce the risk of asthma in children?
FreshPlaza Children usually don't like to eat fresh vegetables, even though adults tell them it's healthy. Not just doctors know this is no lie. If you don't eat enough vegetables, you have a heightened risk of asthma, say Canadian researchers in an ongoing research. |
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Imperial County leads state in treatment of children with asthma
Los Angeles Times Youngsters in the region are far more likely than those elsewhere to go to the ER or be hospitalized for the chronic respiratory disease. Experts don't know why. |
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Vitamin D Deficiency And Lung Function In Asthmatic Children
Medical News Today A new study from researchers in Boston has found that poorer lung function in asthmatic children, treated with inhaled corticosteroids, is linked with vitamin D deficiency.Ann Che. Vitamin D deficiency may impair lung function in asthmatic children treated … Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Poorer Lung Function in Children |
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