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Cost of medication and stigma leading asthma sufferers to risk health
EurekAlert (press release) 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 today in the journal BMJ Open. In the UK 5.4 million … |
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 Irish Medical Times |
Counting the cost of asthma
Irish Medical Times As CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland, Sharon Cosgrove has a sizeable constituency of almost half a million people. Indeed, Ireland ranks fourth in the world in respect of asthma prevalence although, as Cosgrove points out, the reasons behind this … |
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Vote For Health And Cut The Cost Of Asthma
Care2.com (blog) From 2001 to 2009, health care visits for asthma per 100 persons with asthma declined in primary care settings, while asthma emergency department visit and hospitalization rates were stable. For the period 2007–2009, black people had higher rates for … |
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 India Today |
The horrific cost of illegal mining: Children of Bellary are paying the price
India Today The Sandur region in Karnataka's Bellary district, which contains rich deposits of high grade iron ore, now has another claim to fame. As many as 20 percent of the children in the region are suffering from asthma because of air pollution caused by … |
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Canada Drugs Online Provides Low Cost Asthma Drugs to Support Parents with …
PR Web (press release) Canada Drugs Online is helping asthma sufferers this spring by providing helpful tips and more affordable options for their asthma treatments. To help prevent children's asthma, remember to avoid smoking while pregnant, breastfeed your child, … |
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 China Daily |
Asthma could cost Zhang ticket to London
Times of India BEIJING: The coach of Chinese 800 metre freestyle world record holder Zhang Lin has blamed asthma for a disappointing national championships performance that could cost him a ticket to the London Games. Zhang, 25, only managed to finish fourth in 3min … Zhang may miss London Games due to asthma attacks Zhang Lin's Bad Result Probably Caused by Asthma |
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Out-of-Pocket Cost Deter Asthma Treatment
dailyRx The out-of-pocket cost of a child's asthma puts a strain on a family's wallet and on the child's health. The cost of asthma treatment has led to reduced medicine use and more hospitalizations. For some families who are privately insured, … |
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Asthmatic children get fewer meds when cost hits parents more
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) School-aged children received less asthma medication, on average, when their parents had to pay more of the cost out of pocket, according to a study released this afternoon in the influential Journal of the American Medical Association. Most Parents Don't Fill Their Kids' Asthma Meds — Study High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Kids' Asthma Drugs Could Pose Dangers Cost Sharing Linked to Rise in Asthma Hospitalizations |
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Paramedics' alleged mistakes in girl's death likely to cost taxpayers
Chicago Sun-Times Chicago taxpayers will likely spend $1.75 million to compensate the family of a 13-year-old girl who died of bronchial asthma in 2002 after a string of alleged mistakes made by Chicago Fire Department paramedics. Arielle Starks died at Advocate Trinity … |
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Cost burden of childhood asthma rising
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