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Health report: Mass. struggling with illicit drugs
Boston.com The report pointed to the American Lung Association, which has estimated there were more than 524,000 cases of adult asthma and more than 127,000 cases of pediatric asthma in Massachusetts in 2010. Combined with cases of chronic bronchitis and … Report: Massachusetts Has a Drug Problem [Charts] |
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 Examiner.com |
Asthma cause discovered, new drugs discovery offers hope to asthmatics in future
Examiner.com A new study has found a way to reduce the two major biological responses that lead to an asthma attack, giving hope to 26 million asthma sufferers in the United States. The research, by Jason Rock Ph.D., et al of the University of California, San … Asthma: Single Target, Double Blow New way to help asthma sufferers found |
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 Washington University in St. Louis News |
Child's Use of Certain Asthma Drugs Could Shorten Adult Height
U.S. News & World Report Researchers followed 943 children, ages 5 to 12, who were treated for mild to moderate asthma for more than four years. The children were divided into three groups. One group took the inhaled corticosteroid medication budesonide (brand names Pulmicort, … Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers |
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Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: Study
U.S. News & World Report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that asthma patients who take both long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid medications should be cautious about using them together once their condition is under control. Long-acting … Asthma Worsens with Step-Off Therapy Study Questions Recommendation to Discontinue LABA Therapy in Asthma … |
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 Newsday (subscription) |
Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: Study
Newsday (subscription) It's OK for some patients with asthma to stick with a combination of medications instead of abandoning one because of concerns about complications, a new analysis of existing research suggests. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that … |
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 AARP News |
Global Markets for Asthma, COPD Drugs to Hit $47 Billion in 2017
news Stories A new market research report projects growth for the global asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prescription drug market. The report, published by RnRMarketResearch.com, valued the market at $34.9 billion in 2011 and projects it will reach … Global Markets for Asthma & COPD Drugs to hit $47 Billion in 2017 Meet held to discuss respiratory diseases |
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Canada Drugs Online Offers Summer Advice for Asthma Sufferers including …
RedOrbit Canada Drugs Online has provided multiple tips for asthmatic to survive the summer. Olympians and athletes in particular may be feeling the effects of the heat, and should remember to maintain their medications, use air conditioning, and shower every … |
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Concern over overuse of asthma drugs
The Canberra Times Asthma experts fear thousands of Australian children are using unnecessary and potentially dangerous asthma medications, and are calling for a review of the alarming frequency with which the drugs are prescribed. The drugs, called long-acting beta2 … |
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs can help in asthma treatment: study
Indian Express Asthma patients who take cholesterol-lowering drugs alongside inhaled corticosteroids are half as likely to require hospital attention, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the University of Mississippi found that statins which have anti … |
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Team finds new type of severe asthma, can be treated with drugs that suppress …
Medical Xpress Five to 10 percent of patients with asthma have disease that can be classified as severe, meaning it is difficult to treat and often causes life-threatening breathing problems, said lead author Sally E. Wenzel, M.D., professor, Division of Pulmonary … |
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