Closer Look: Average adult on Medicaid fills 23 prescriptions a year; drugs … – Chicago Tribune

Closer Look: Average adult on Medicaid fills 23 prescriptions a year; drugs
Chicago Tribune
Medicaid covers drugs for a wide variety of illnesses, from asthma to schizophrenia, for the poor and disabled.Legislators are looking at other states for ideas. Tennessee, for example, limits adults to five prescriptions each month.

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A closer look: Setting a ‘safer’ ozone level – Los Angeles Times


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A closer look: Setting a 'safer' ozone level
Los Angeles Times
In a 2010 regulatory impact analysis report, the agency estimated that setting the limit at 70 ppb would prevent about 2200 heart attacks, 23000 asthma attacks and between 1500 and 4300 premature deaths each year; a limit of 60 ppb would avert 5300
Report: higher smog risk for US LatinosMiamiHerald.com
Health, lives lost in the ozoneToledo Blade

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Allergic asthma on the breath: Metabolomics brings diagnosis a step closer – separationsNOW.com

Allergic asthma on the breath: Metabolomics brings diagnosis a step closer
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Allergic asthma, a sub-type of asthma, is a growing health problem affecting all age groups. The symptoms do not differ between the allergic and non-allergic condition, although the causes do. The allergens responsible are encountered commonly everyday

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Researchers a step closer to find new class of asthma, COPD drugs – TruthDive


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Researchers a step closer to find new class of asthma, COPD drugs
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Washington, May 16 (ANI): New compounds that relax airway muscles and may provide relief from shortness of breath for patients with COPD and asthma have been identified by the researchers in Baltimore. “We have identified compounds that are more potent
Researchers move closer to identifying new class of asthma, COPD drugsEurekAlert (press release)
Bitter May Be Better When It Comes to BronchodilationAbout – News & Issues

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Researchers move closer to identifying new class of asthma, COPD drugs – EurekAlert (press release)

Researchers move closer to identifying new class of asthma, COPD drugs
EurekAlert (press release)
ATS 2011, DENVER – Researchers in Baltimore have identified new compounds whichrelax airway muscles and may provide relief from shortness of breath for patients with COPD and asthma. The bitter-tasting compounds are at least as, if not more,

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Program to Enhance Communication of Life-sustaining Treatment Preferences Associated with Closer Adherence to a Person’s Wishes when Compared with Traditional Practices, Finds NIH-Supported Study

A program in which individuals used a standardized form signed by a physician to communicate their end-of-life care preferences on issues such as levels of medical intervention and tube feeding lead to significantly better adherence to treatment preferences than more traditional methods of communication, according to a new study.

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