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School-based asthma intervention effective in reducing school absences
Healio Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, of the department of surgery at the University of Rochester in New York, and colleagues analyzed data on 525 children aged 3 to 10 years who were enrolled in the School-Based Asthma Therapy program. Children in the program … |
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Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch
EurekAlert (press release) An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe, itchy rash. The drug, omalizumab, was … Asthma drug can ease agony of constant itch, too Asthma Drug Curbs Chronic Hives Novartis Reports Omalizumab Significantly Improved Chronic Idiopathic … |
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Phase III results: tiotropium* Respimat® is effective in symptomatic asthma …
Business Wire (press release) SAN ANTONIO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tiotropium delivered once daily via Respimat™ significantly improved lung function and reduced asthma exacerbations in patients who remain symptomatic despite treatment with at least ICS†/LABA‡, irrespective … Boehringer Ingelheim Presents Efficacy Data for Tiotropium in Symptomatic … |
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 Medscape |
School-Based Asthma Therapy Effective and Cost-effective
Medscape The School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) program, which uses school nurses to administer preventive asthma medication each day, is both effective and cost-effective, according to a study published online February 11 in Pediatrics. Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, … Urban School-Based Asthma Treatment Cost-Effective |
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 TopNews Arab Emirates |
How Effective Are Customized Asthma Drugs For Children?
TopNews Arab Emirates Asthma A recent news piece talked about developing `personalised' asthma drugs" for asthma patients as there are fears that the existing treatments could actually be really bad for them. The claim was more or less influenced by a recent study which … |
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 UCSF Today |
As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children
UCSF Today As asthma rates continue to rise in the U.S. — proportionally affecting more children than adults — experts at UCSF and across the nation continue to search for the best medicines for pediatric patients. Nearly 10 percent of American children under … |
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Sublingual immunotherapy highly effective for chronic allergy and asthma sufferers
News-Medical.net Could it be that those with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and childhood nasal allergies can finally get a break from their allergies and their allergy shots? Chicago's leading allergy, asthma, and immunology expert, Dr. Brian Rotskoff, who treats a … |
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 TV Equals |
Revolution Season 1 Review “No Quarter” – In Which the Most Effective Weapon …
TV Equals Revolution Season 1 Review “No Quarter” – In Which the Most Effective Weapon is Asthma. This week on Revolution in 'No Quarter', Charlie, Miles and Nora try to help the members of a rebel base that's under siege; Aaron and Maggie explore Grace's house … 'Revolution' Recap: The Bridge on the River Why? 'Revolution' Season 1 Episode 3: 'No Quarter' 'Revolution' Recap (Season 1, Episode 3): “No Quarter” |
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 Daily Mail |
Only using an asthma inhaler when having an attack is 'just as effective' as …
Daily Mail 'So we wondered what would happen if people with mild asthma already well controlled by daily treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid instead took a puff only when they used their rescue medication – usually albuterol – for relief of symptoms.' His … Study Proposes New Way to Control Asthma Mild-to-moderate asthma sufferers may not benefit from daily dose of steroids Daily steroids don't help asthma |
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Addition of tiotropium effective in poorly controlled asthma
Medical Xpress For patients with poorly controlled asthma, the addition of tiotropium to standard therapy is beneficial, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the … Tiotropium significantly reduces asthma exacerbations |
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