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New Study Shows Childhood Asthma Due to Living Near Major Roadways Cost …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — Asthma caused or worsened by living near major roadways cost Los Angeles County more than $441 million in 2007 alone, according to a new peer-reviewed article by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of … |
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Warning as cost of treating asthma reaches Dh130m a year in Dubai
The National There needs to be a “global strategy in the UAE to reduce the impact [of asthma] in many ways – lifestyle, quality of life, cost, and morbidity and mortality”, said Dr Pierre Majdalani, specialist in paediatric pulmonology at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib … |
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Cost of Asthma Attacks Part of Math Behind Obama's Carbon-Cutting Argument
Businessweek Instead of added jobs or more spending to develop alternative energy sources, a majority of the benefits are calculated in terms of fewer illnesses, less health-care spending and more productive individuals. An asthma attack averted, for example, is … New pollution rules will reduce asthma, heart attacks Obama: My new EPA regs will prevent 'up to 100000 asthma attacks' Obama heralds health benefits of climate plan to cut power plant emissions |
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Cost of Asthma-Related Care in NY State Tops $1.3 Billion
NY1 The cost of treating asthma-related illness is on the rise in New York State, especially in the city, and now, local and state officials are calling for policy changes that would target funding toward certain neighborhoods and more robust prevention … Asthma costs state $1.3 billion a year in medical expenses, lost productivity … NYS Comptroller Report: State Choking On $1.3 Billion In Annual Asthma … Asthma makes New Yorkers cough up $1.3B annually |
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The High Cost of Asthma in America
New York Times … front page, Oct. 13): Your excellent article about the soaring costs of prescription drugs reveals how successful Big Pharma has been in protecting its bottom line even if it leaves millions gasping for breath because they cannot afford their … |
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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Chicago Tribune LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … Life-changing jab gives hope to asthma sufferers Asthma treatment – double U-turn NICE U-turn on Novartis' Xolair for asthma |
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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Yahoo! News (blog) LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … U-turn As Asthma Drug Gets Go-ahead NICE U-turn over asthma drug omalizumab |
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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … NICE U-turn over asthma drug omalizumab |
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Curbing asthma and its cost
Mysouthend Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States, affecting nearly one in 12 people, particularly low-income and minority households. It's also one of the most common diseases for children, with nearly seven million children … |
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Cost of Medication and Stigma Leading Asthma Sufferers to Risk Health
Science Daily (press release) Feb. 20, 2013 — The high cost of medication, stigmatisation and poor acceptance of their condition are causing young adults to take a dangerous approach to managing their asthma, according to new research published February 20 in the journal BMJ Open. |
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