The asthma talk teens need before they leave for college

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When teens have asthma, the “sex talk” isn’t the only tough discussion parents should make sure kids get before heading off to college. The teen years are a good time for parents to start encouraging children to talk with doctors about managing their health, particularly as questions arise about how to live with chronic conditions like asthma, Dr. David Stukus and colleagues argue in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “Teenagers are learning about their bodies and health from a variety of sources, and most of them are not the most reliable – this includes their peers, internet searches, or what they may encounter through media and television or movies,” Stukus, a researcher at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University in Columbus, said by email.

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Dexamethasone for asthma in the ER: Better compliance, nearly equal effectiveness American College of Emergency … – EurekAlert (press release)


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Dexamethasone for asthma in the ER: Better compliance, nearly equal effectiveness American College of Emergency
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WASHINGTON –Adults with asthma who were treated with one-dose dexamethasone in the emergency department had only slightly higher relapse than patients who were treated with a 5-day course of prednisone. "Enhanced compliance and convenience …

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Bronchial thermoplasty improves asthma regardless of socioeconomic status American College of Chest Physicians – EurekAlert (press release)

Bronchial thermoplasty improves asthma regardless of socioeconomic status American College of Chest Physicians
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Shanghai (April 11, 2016)–Among people with asthma, lower socioeconomic status, education level, and ethnic minority status clearly have undesirable effects on their care and outcomes. Patients with severe disease who attend county (public) hospitals

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STAT6 may explain mortality associated with some asthma drug – Baylor College of Medicine News (press release)

STAT6 may explain mortality associated with some asthma drug
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The “black box” warning on some long-acting beta agonists – drugs used to ward off asthma attacks – mandates that such medications be sold as combination agents that contain a steroid to prevent the rare episodes of medication-associated deaths.

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Ventilator race helps Jackson College students raise funds for kids with asthma – MLive.com


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Ventilator race helps Jackson College students raise funds for kids with asthma
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JACKSON, MI – Jackson College respiratory care students raced ventilators to raise funds for Camp Michi-MAC on Thursday, Nov. 5. The 5-kilometer race also commemorated National Respiratory Care Week Oct. 25-31. Two teams of students – Albuterol …

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Apprentice star Stuart Baggs died as result of asthma – Junior College


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Apprentice star Stuart Baggs died as result of asthma
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Stuart Baggs' cause of death has been revealed as the results of asthma. Mr Baggs was the youngest ever candidate on the show when he appeared aged 21 and said he had started his business career selling yo-yos in the playground. She stressed the …
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