Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers – Employee Benefit News (registration)


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Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers
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Many Americans think of allergies and asthma as chronic, yet only mildly harmful conditions. And, for some of the 7% of Americans that have asthma and 50 million Americans who experience seasonal allergies, that is true. But despite the advancements in …
Parents need to enlist pediatrician in fight against allergiesNews-Medical.net

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Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers – Employee Benefit News


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Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers
Employee Benefit News
Many Americans think of allergies and asthma as chronic, yet only mildly harmful conditions. And, for some of the 7% of Americans that have asthma and 50 million Americans who experience seasonal allergies, that is true. But despite the advancements in …
Parents need to enlist pediatrician in fight against allergiesNews-Medical.net

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Asthma costs Australia almost $28b every year, report finds – ABC Online


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Asthma costs Australia almost $28b every year, report finds
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The reported estimated the total cost of asthma in Australia in 2015 was $27.9 billion, comprised of $3.3 billion in economic costs and $24.7 billion in "burden of disease" costs. It defines "burden of disease" costs as those that flow from suffering
Asthma costs Aust $28ba year: report9news.com.au
Australia's $28 billion asthma billThe Advertiser

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Substantial Increase in Costs for Uncontrolled Asthma – Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)

Substantial Increase in Costs for Uncontrolled Asthma
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(HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of patients with mild to moderate asthma are symptomatically uncontrolled, and uncontrolled asthma is associated with significantly increased costs, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in Allergy.

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Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma – Reuters


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Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma
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(Reuters Health) – A 2008 ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has ended up being particularly costly for people with asthma. The ban changed the type of albuterol inhaler available in the U.S., and since then costs have gone up and inhaler use has gone …
Environmental Concerns Led to Jump in Cost of Asthma Inhalers: StudyU.S. News & World Report

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